Feeling the pressure of Christmas? Wouldn’t it be great if technology could lift some of the burden so you can just enjoy it?! Well, it can. A bit.
If it’s your turn to organise the office Christmas party there are a myriad of fun, frivolous, useful apps and platforms to help you. From gift-giving to cocktail making to organising the obligatory quiz. After all, technology isn’t just for work!
Here are some of the apps that can help you get organised and perhaps give you some ideas along the way too.
Elfster
Elfster is a secret Santa generator. It manages all the logistics and communications of the office secret Santa, that, let’s face it, never ends up being secret.
It can also manage wish lists and randomly generate the recipient designated to everyone in the group. All you need to do is to enter the names and Elfster will invite them by email and manage the entire rest of the process.
The other useful thing about Elfster is that you can restrict who gets paired up for gift-giving if you want to stop close friends or spouses buying for each other.
Elfster is what elves are supposed to be – handy and useful to have around – especially when it comes to secret Santa.
Event Planner
Rated as one of the best party-planning apps out there, it makes all the organising elements of your party easy and manageable. It’s set up for you to keep track of your to-do list, your budget, guest list and any other planning. Plus, you can share it with your fellow planners too.
It’s easy and free to download for Android and iOS.
The Liquor Cabinet
No need to hire a professional bartender! Simply download the aesthetically pleasing free Liquor Cabinet app which tells you everything you need to know about mixing everyone’s favourite festival and classic cocktails. And gives you tips and tricks on how to serve.
Spotify
Whether you want to collaborate on a playlist with your guests or set up your own, Spotify takes care of it. All through the free streaming version if you don’t mind a few ads. Simply download it to your phone and start building your playlist/s and play directly through any audio device.
What is a Christmas party without the oldies and the goodies from everyone’s favourite Christmas tunes list?
My Photobooth App
Free to download to Apple devices, capture the memorable moments of your Christmas office party with My Photobooth Ap, which turns your iPad into a standalone touchscreen photo booth. You can import your own photobooth borders and designs.
Once you’ve set up your device, My Photobooth Ap will run completely unassisted throughout your event.
Topia
Topia is a social engagement platform in which you create your own amazingly animated virtual world and invite people to it. Great for virtual events you’re able to get your attendees to experience an online event unlike any other.
Likened to attending an online festival where you can wander around experiencing music, conversations and games, you can set up scavenger hunts and quizzes. Particularly good for a virtual Christmas party, you could use it in person in the office for everyone to take part in from their desks, as part of your fun activities and games.
Kahoot
It might be an educational platform, but Kahoot is great for competitive quizzes, either virtually or in a community, in-person setting. Whatever sector or industry you work in you can set up a quiz of complete trivia that only you and your colleagues will know the answers to.
It’s easy to set up a quiz from scratch and for people to download it onto their phone, plus it sets up a live scoreboard and has lots of fun features.
Enjoy your Christmas party!
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