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Team Building Holiday Fun

I love this time of the year. In fact, at the end of every year for the past 25 years, I love to plan lots of fun holiday events for my team.

In fact, one of the things that I notice at this time of the year is the fact that my staff is excited to come to work, because they know I have something fun planned for them.

As I write this blog post, we are kicking off the first week of December and I have several fun events planned for the staff and the families.

Moreover, I am writing this post to share with you three team building ideas, that will most definitely boost morale and bring some excitement to your team.

  • Plan a fun Christmas Party for your team. Consider hosting a party at a local restaurant or having the party catered by a local restaurant and have the party at your facility. Be sure to do a staff gift exchange, play fun games and have lots of fun.
  • Have a Christmas door decorating contest. My staff loves this contest. They go all out, and this is the time of year, when I can truly see how creative they are! Have a parent to judge the doors and give the winner a prize such as a gift basket, gift card, etc.
  • Invite the staff to wear a Holiday related t-shirt or sweater every Friday during the holidays and take lots of photos to show off your team spirit on social media.

Thats just of few of my ideas and I don’t want to overwhelm you with too many ideas. So, what do you think about the ideas above? How do you plan to make this holiday season an exciting time for your staff?

Shiketa Morgan

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Every summer, I plan a Team luncheon for the staff at my childcare center. The purpose of the luncheon is to inspire the staff to have fun together and get to know each other, especially the new staff. Also, I have an amazing team and I want to show them that I appreciate them.

Team Learning Days

Last year I hosted my 1st team building luncheon with my Georgia location at a local New Orleans inspired restaurant and we had a wonderful time. This year, I will host a luncheon at a Caribbean inspired restaurant that will include some Caribbean drinks and some fun team building games.

I am writing this blog post because I want to inspire you to build the team of your dream and to share with you some fun ways to build a team that loves to work together:

  1. Set up a group chat where the staff can post positive inspirational messages and where important staff reminders are posted. ** Nothing negative
  2. Plan team luncheons or dinners and play fun games at least twice a year. ** This could include a Fun Christmas party.
  3. Hold a monthly potluck. * Food brings everyone together
  4. Hold contest often where staff can compete with one another and offer prizes. ** Competition is a great motivator.

Please be sure to let me know if you have tried any of the ideas that I have shared above. Also, if you any ideas, feel free to comment on this post.

Happy Team Building!

Dr. Shiketa Morgan

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