Whether you’re hosting in a ballroom, a bar, or the conference room, these 20 end-of-the-year ideas will show employees some appreciation.
Artificial Ice Events has a variety of winter-themed entertainment options, including a giant, hand-carved rocking horse, an inflatable tubing slide that simulates sliding down a snow-covered hill, and 15-foot-tall inflatable snow globes that can be branded for photo ops. The company also offers snow machines and ice rink rentals.
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Digital stationery has come a long way—Paperless Post has partnered with decoupage artist John Derian to create a collection of 65 customizable designs, including ones with seasonal imagery like holly branch motifs and antique lettering. The digital invitations and envelopes cost less than $1 each.
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Night Owl Paper Goods custom prints holiday invites and cards on eco-friendly, sustainably harvested wood. Upload your own logo or design, and choose from more than 40 colors. The design-your-own holiday cards, including envelopes, are $4.50 each for 50, with discounts for larger orders.
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Provide a full-sensory holiday experience by hanging ScentSicles scented ornaments from a faux Christmas tree or around the room.
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Create a cozy cabin atmosphere with log-shaped throw pillows from Spoon Sisters on couches in the lounge area. Guests can take the pillows, $19 each, home as gifts.
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Koyal Wholesale offers festive, budget-friendly partyware including red-and-green stripe biodegradable paper drinking straws, $29 for 100. Discounts are available for large orders.
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The new Crystal line from AFR Event Furnishings offers a touch of glitz. The collection includes a high-back loveseat, bench loveseat, chaise, round ottoman, and bar fronts in white or black embellished with crystal nailheads. Available nationwide, the rental price for each item ranges from $250 to $575.
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MYdrap cotton napkins and place mats come on a perforated roll. Each place mat roll, $40, includes 12 recyclable squares that can be torn off or kept connected to create a table runner. The holiday collection features snowflake and tree patterns.
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Keep employees’ behavior in check with Spoon Sisters' cheeky paper cocktail napkins, which cost $6.50 for 20.
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No room for a photo booth in the office? BYO Booth is a new Instagram-driven virtual photo booth app that works with any computer. Guests take photos on their smartphones, then tag them with a specific hashtag which automatically uploads them to the computer’s printer and to a slideshow display on the monitor. The photos can also be instantly uploaded to Facebook, and a basic package costs $199.
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Need an ice display? IceSculpture.com is a new network of hand-picked, independently owned ice sculpting companies that can offer sculptures of all shapes and sizes as well as live performance ice shows around the world.
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Brooklyn-based Custom Cookies creates holiday- and winter-themed treats that can be customized with company logos. The cookies cost $3.95 each, with discounts for large custom orders.
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Keep dips fresh and chilled throughout the party with Tilt from Soiree Home. Store the flavorless, iceless chilling sphere, $35, in the fridge, then place it in the dip bowl when it’s go-time.
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The ivy and scarlet Yuma linens from BBJ Table Fashions can give tables an organic holiday look. Rental prices start at $23 for a 90-inch square; matching chair ties are $3 each.
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Add some extra sweetness to the bar offerings with Melville’s peppermint-flavored hard candy shot glasses, $20 for 12, available at Candy.com.
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For a winter lodge feel, rent the new antler chandeliers from Blueprint Studios, available nationwide, to hang overhead.
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The new SculptLamps from SculptWare can work as centerpieces or cocktail table accents. Available to rent in two sizes—14-inch, $45, or 30-inch, $65—the acrylic lamp bases and spandex lampshades include remote-controlled LEDs that can glow in 13 colors.
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Festive drink stirrers from HeathOriginal are a cute addition to cocktail glasses. The cost is $15 for 12.
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If you want to go all out, the “Winter Soiree” round frosted-plastic invitation from Allie Munroe is sure to impress. The silk-screened invites cost $1,242 for 100 with unprinted envelopes.
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Place colorful bulk candy from ACandyStore.com in glass jars as table decor, and set out glassine bags for guests to fill with the sweets as a take-home favor.
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