Celebrate Your Employees with a Company Picnic
Though it is only March, it isn't too early to begin planning a company picnic to honor your employees and their efforts on behalf of your business. Company picnics are as varied as businesses. If you have a large number of employees, you may need to hold the event at a park. If, however, you have only a few employees, you might choose to invite them to your home for a barbecue What you do at the picnic depends on the ages of your employees and their family members and their educational backgrounds. What works for assembly line workers doesn't necessarily work for professionals. Food, of course, is a necessity. Other than that, your budget and the location are the only limiting factors.
If you want to personally limit your time and involvement in the planning, you might hold the picnic at a waterpark or amusement park where entertainment is "built in" and someone else will handle the details, including food. If you prefer your party to be more private, you might hire a caterer to come to your location.
For entertainment, children and adults love inflatable games, everything from giant slides and climbing walls to bounce houses, which can be rented from several companies. If employees have young children, consider hiring a clown or face painter. Teens enjoy more active options, such as a basketball toss or volleyball. If you have access to a swimming pool, you might have a pool party. If your employees enjoy more adventurous activities, you might take them whitewater rafting followed by a dinner hosted by the rafting company.
The nature of your business will influence the day and time the picnic is held. Many companies find that employees are more apt to attend a picnic held on a weekday evening rather than one held on a weekend. If your company is large and employees will come at varying times (shift workers, hospital employees), the picnic might occur over several hours, allowing employees to come either before or after work. Check your company calendar and for community events that might conflict before setting the date.
Limit alcohol or don't serve it at all. The last thing you need is someone to behave badly and you definitely don't want someone drinking before beginning his/her shift or drinking and driving.
Don't forget about weather. When planning in March, it is easy to forget that temperatures in July often reach 100 degrees. You may need to rent tents and/or misters and an evening event is usually preferable. Conversely, if your picnic will occur in early June or in September, it may be rainy, necessitating both tents and heaters.
What you do to celebrate with your employees and their families is up to you, but do plan something and begin planning early enough to do it right, creating a memorable event for everyone.
If you want to personally limit your time and involvement in the planning, you might hold the picnic at a waterpark or amusement park where entertainment is "built in" and someone else will handle the details, including food. If you prefer your party to be more private, you might hire a caterer to come to your location.
For entertainment, children and adults love inflatable games, everything from giant slides and climbing walls to bounce houses, which can be rented from several companies. If employees have young children, consider hiring a clown or face painter. Teens enjoy more active options, such as a basketball toss or volleyball. If you have access to a swimming pool, you might have a pool party. If your employees enjoy more adventurous activities, you might take them whitewater rafting followed by a dinner hosted by the rafting company.
The nature of your business will influence the day and time the picnic is held. Many companies find that employees are more apt to attend a picnic held on a weekday evening rather than one held on a weekend. If your company is large and employees will come at varying times (shift workers, hospital employees), the picnic might occur over several hours, allowing employees to come either before or after work. Check your company calendar and for community events that might conflict before setting the date.
Limit alcohol or don't serve it at all. The last thing you need is someone to behave badly and you definitely don't want someone drinking before beginning his/her shift or drinking and driving.
Don't forget about weather. When planning in March, it is easy to forget that temperatures in July often reach 100 degrees. You may need to rent tents and/or misters and an evening event is usually preferable. Conversely, if your picnic will occur in early June or in September, it may be rainy, necessitating both tents and heaters.
What you do to celebrate with your employees and their families is up to you, but do plan something and begin planning early enough to do it right, creating a memorable event for everyone.
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