So it’s time for Christmas parties and your officemates have just appointed you as the official party organizer, what now? While party organizing may not be new to you—and must be the reason why you were dearly voted by your fellow coworkers—still, it can be quite troublesome to think of new and inventive ways to keep your party rolling.

If you think keeping children entertained all throughout a party is hard, then you must have been out of the party scene for quite a while! Even if older adults have, in time, developed an ability to entertain themselves during the most boring of parties, the fact that they do remember who threw that party tends to ruin the party organizer’s reputation. So if you happen to have thrown a flop party, expect a minimal amount of people attending your next. With that said, you should know that each and every time you organize a party, you must make sure it will be a hit or else, never attempt again. EVER.

Here are some Christmas party ideas for seniors and older adults to give your party a little spice:

·    Christmas Charades—charades are always fun and they never fail to crack up a roomful of adults. Just make sure that you throw in some Christmas feel into it such as dressing up the person who would act out with Santa hat or elves’ vest.
·    White Elephant Gift Exchange—the game of gift exchange has many variations as its mechanics keep on changing over time. The original way of doing it involves stealing and swapping gifts until you get the most coveted gift in the pack.
·    Pictionary—if your guests can act out, then they can also have fun drawing things up to win a price! The fun begins when hard items come up so make sure you have lots of them mixed with easy ones.
·    Icebreakers games—there are lots of variations for icebreakers but what I love most is the one where you get your question and answer it out loud no matter how embarrassing the question is! Icebreakers are great for getting to know your officemates more, in a way, an activity that promotes team-building and camaraderie.
·    Spa party—if you have money to spend and your officemates are willing to have a relaxing night to prepare their tired and weary bodies for the holidays ahead, spa parties are the greatest for older adults! Spa packages are available inhouse and oncall, whichever is the most convenient for you and your guests.