By November, most offices have the Christmas party venue booked. Then someone asks the harder question: what are we actually going to do? A nice meal is lovely, but the parties people are still talking about in January are usually the ones where everyone made something together.
Here is the bit that makes life easier: the activity does not need a venue. The best Christmas team building can come to your office, fit into an afternoon, and work just as well for the colleague who loves a competition as the one who would rather quietly ice a biscuit.
Decorating workshops are the season’s safest bet
There is a reason gingerbread workshops book out every December. Nobody needs any experience, the results look impressive straight away, and the finished houses double as dessert or take-home gifts. It can be as competitive or as calm as your team wants it to be, which is honestly the perfect mix for a mixed team.
Gingerbread houses, mid-build.
A cook-along is the social and the meal in one
Dumpling folding, bao shaping or a festive cook-along turns the food into the entertainment. Everyone cooks, everyone eats what they made, and people go home with a skill that lasts longer than the party. And if you are watching the budget, combining the activity and the catering into one booking is the simplest saving of the season.
Folding dumplings, one pleat at a time.
Something quieter for the people who do not want to perform
Not everyone wants a stage at the Christmas party. Calligraphy, wreath making and seasonal crafts give the quieter members of the team a way in. No microphone, no forced fun. Just a table, good materials, and something beautiful to take home.
Showing off a freshly painted fu character.
We run gingerbread and biscuit decorating, dumpling making and seasonal craft workshops across London, all hosted by chefs and makers who genuinely love what they do. December dates are filling up, so if you are planning something for your team, come and talk to us.
