Company picnics are a great way to show employee appreciation and strengthen workplace bonds.  As casual events, picnics are a great way to meet coworkers’ family members, including kids. Outdoor events also allow for social distancing where needed.

Here are a few tips on planning a relaxed company picnic for your employees.

Theme

Add a new spin to the traditional company picnic by choosing a creative theme. Let’s Party has rentals for a variety of themes including the Olympics, Beach Party, Carnival, Casino Royale and Western Rodeo. 

Food

Grilling burgers and hotdogs is a common menu for outdoor events.  You could also offer a variety of sandwiches, veggies and fruits.  In addition to the main menu item, be sure to offer plenty of snacks and treats. Cotton candy, Popcorn and sno cones make great outdoor treats for kids, while adults may enjoy some saltwater taffy or mini donuts.

Drinks

Be sure to offer plenty of bottled water if it’s hot outside, as well as plenty of non-alcoholic options. For those that want to drink an alcoholic beverage, consider renting the Margarita machine for a fun and refreshing cocktail offering.

Entertainment

A standard fixture at an outdoor event is a bounce house. We offer a variety of inflatables including obstacle courses and water slides. While the kids are entertained bouncing, consider renting adult games like Tug Of War, Giant Beer Pong, Karaoke and Inflatable Human Foosball  for some good team building.

Prizes

Incentivize your guests to participate in games by offering fun prizes and giveaways. Invite guests to spin the prize wheel at the picnic or send each family home with a company gift.

Start planning your company’s picnic and give us a call to talk through the various games, prizes and concessions we have to offer.

After all these years in the party business, one thing we have learned is that party games are not just for kids. At Let’s Party, we specialize in party game rentals for every occasion and every age. Bring that extra bit of fun to your birthday party with a game rental that will make your guests feel like kids again!

Some of our favorite party games:

Mechanical Bull

You know you won’t be able to hang on very long, you know you’re going to fall; yet the Mechanical Bull game lures you in. There’s something to be said about a person who doesn’t mind being embarrassed!

Mechanical Surfboard

Now, just because you’ve mastered the Mechanical Surfboard or our Mechanical Shark  that doesn’t mean you can take on the California waves!  This rental is a simulator, however, and a great way to practice your balance and strengthen your core muscles.

Human Hamster Balls 

Ever wondered how little kids can spin on the Merry Go Round at the park without getting sick?  Turn your world upside down and side-to-side in a Human Hamster Ball. Remember, it’s not the full experience if you don’t ram into others like you’re in a bumper car!

Human Foosball

If you like team sports, this is the game for you!  Work as a team as a human foosball player.  You are strapped to a pole, so you really do have to work with your team-mates to kick the soccer ball.

Inflatable Joust 

Quite literally knock your friend off their pedestal in this friendly jousting competition. Create a knock-out bracket and crown one of your friends the jousting champion.

Mini Golf

Who doesn’t like the odd game of Mini Golf?  It doesn’t matter at all if you can properly golf or not.  Enjoy practicing your putting through tunnels and over hills and bridges on this miniature 9-hole course.

There’s just one more thing that is really important to remember when playing our games…. Laughing is a requirement!  Laugh at yourself and with others while jumping, jousting, winning or losing.

After all these years in the party business, one thing we have learned is that party games are not just for kids. At Let’s Party, we specialize in party game rentals for every occasion and every age. Bring that extra bit of fun to your birthday party with a game rental that will make your guests feel like kids again!

Some of our favorite party games:

Mechanical Bull

You know you won’t be able to hang on very long, you know you’re going to fall; yet the Mechanical Bull game lures you in. There’s something to be said about a person who doesn’t mind being embarrassed!

Mechanical Surfboard

Now, just because you’ve mastered the Mechanical Surfboard or our Mechanical Shark  that doesn’t mean you can take on the California waves!  This rental is a simulator, however, and a great way to practice your balance and strengthen your core muscles.

Human Hamster Balls 

Ever wondered how little kids can spin on the Merry Go Round at the park without getting sick?  Turn your world upside down and side-to-side in a Human Hamster Ball. Remember, it’s not the full experience if you don’t ram into others like you’re in a bumper car!

Human Foosball

If you like team sports, this is the game for you!  Work as a team as a human foosball player.  You are strapped to a pole, so you really do have to work with your team-mates to kick the soccer ball.

Inflatable Joust 

Quite literally knock your friend off their pedestal in this friendly jousting competition. Create a knock-out bracket and crown one of your friends the jousting champion.

Mini Golf

Who doesn’t like the odd game of Mini Golf?  It doesn’t matter at all if you can properly golf or not.  Enjoy practicing your putting through tunnels and over hills and bridges on this miniature 9-hole course.

There’s just one more thing that is really important to remember when playing our games…. Laughing is a requirement!  Laugh at yourself and with others while jumping, jousting, winning or losing.

So, you volunteered for the school carnival planning committee and now you’re thinking, “great, now what?” Never fear, we are here to help.

Ask anyone what they think of when you say “carnival” and it will give you some great ideas for school carnival games and concessions. Red and white stripes, carousels and Strong Man Strength Tester, elephant ears, funnel cakes and the Big Top.  Recreating the fun of the carnival (on a somewhat smaller scale) is actually easier than you think.

The red and white booth tents are the iconic trademark of the carnival and great for selling concessions or setting up “win a stuffed animal” classic booth games.

Concessions

Popcorn

The smell of gourmet popcorn popping…. mmmm. Who could resist?!

Cotton Candy

An authentic cotton candy making machine is awesome. For the wow factor, try our LED sticks to make your cotton candy glow in the dark!

Mini Donuts

We’re all about the concessions that create delicious smells (and bring the crowds in). Mini donuts definitely fall into that category. Our famous piping hot and fresh state fair mini donuts are made to order in less than 40 seconds.

Taffy

We offer 22 different types of taffy in our rolling display Saltwater Taffy Bar. Try our chicken and waffle flavor!

Games

Haunted House

The Haunted House Inflatable is a massive maze that can hold 16-20 children at a time or 10-12 adults. The inflatable is full of scary pop-outs and semi-lit hallways.  Add scary music for an additional atmosphere.

Another great addition to school carnivals would be the Mechanical Spider and Mechanical Pumpkin Rentals. 

Prizes

Add the authentic carnival feel to your booth games with giant stuffed animals as prizes.

Ring a Duck

This is a classic ring toss game. Jumbo ducks float around while your guests try to toss large size rings around their necks. Some very popular carnival games are Bust-A-Balloon, Can Smash and Skee-Ball. 

Tic Tac Toe

Did you know that Tic Tac Toe is one of the oldest games invented? Here are a few more classic games such as Basketball Free Throw and Ping Pong Toss. 

Dunk Tank

No school carnival is complete without dunking the principal or a favorite teacher.  This is sure to be a money maker for your fundraising event.

“Life is like a carnival ride. You can play it safe and ride the merry-go-round or ride the rollercoaster for all its glory and thrills, ups and downs, twists and turns.”

You don’t have to book a fancy restaurant or decorate rented tables at an expensive venue to create a memorable corporate holiday event for your employees. In fact, oftentimes staying put and hosting a Christmas party event right in the office is most efficient. Add some of our Christmas Holiday Decorations to make your event more festive. It saves you and your team time and money when you have the party delivered right to your office. Not only that, but employees will value the addition of light-hearted fun and good, old-fashioned games to an environment that typically feels professional and frankly, pretty buttoned-up.

Consider the following tips as you plan your on-site corporate holiday event:

Visually Transform the Workspace

By simply plugging them in, inflatables such as Inflatable Santa Claus become a large, festive design element that quickly changes the look and feel of your office. For a corporate holiday event, consider inflatables with multiple purposes. Inflatable Snow Globes not only serve as a great decoration but also as a photo opportunity for your team. Inflatable Snow Globes can hold 1-5 guests at a time and actually blow snow inside just like a real-life shaken-up slow globe would. Your guests will love this chance to step inside a life-size snow globe and snap a pic to share on social media. Christmas Holiday Events aren’t complete without the famous Big Red Sleigh, with the option of adding The Santa Claus Prop. Make sure your guests know your social media handle to take advantage of this tagging opportunity.

Showcase Crowd-Pleasing Activities

When it comes to hosting a corporate holiday event for the masses, you have to consider a variety of age groups and personality types. To ensure you’re accommodating the varying interests of your crowd, consider renting a variety of the most popular arcade games, like Pinball, Whac-A-Mole, or Pac Man. The game options are nearly endless with even an option of a Mechanical Reindeer and an in-house arcade is sure to bring back fond memories for many of your guests and will encourage them to join in on all the fun of the event.

Incorporate Some Physical Movement

Arcade games provide great mental stimulation and some physical exercise (mostly for the thumbs!) but adding an element of physical movement is a great way to energize your team. To increase your guests’ movement, add the Olympic Ice Curling Rental or the Inflatable Snow Sledding Ride.  Rent a Snow Machine and let your employees enjoy the timeless feeling of outdoor snow play. Don’t let the worry of wet clothes hold you back from considering this activity. Snow machines use a special mixture of evaporative snow that keeps guests warm and dry, unlike real snow.

On-site corporate holiday events can be fun and exciting with the help of Let’s Party and our team of party-planning experts.