Office Christmas parties?
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I always hated them.  One year we all took a dinner cruise.  4 hours trapped on a boat. Ugggh!\n\nThe only time I ever really enjoyed myself was the year they closed the office at noon and took everybody bowling.  Nobody had to get dressed up, no spouses being uncomfortable around a bunch of people they don't know, plus they ordered a bunch of pizzas so nobody really had to mind their table manners.  They gave prizes for the lowest score, highest score, most improved, oddest delivery, etc.  Everybody had fun, nobody got drunk and said things they shouldn't and then needed a cab to get home.\n\nOther years I always went expecting to have a good time, but ended up just enjoying a nice meal and then wondering if it was too early to bolt.\n\nYou could always go for the dinner and enjoy the fact that your company is providing it for you.  We always had door prizes at ours.  One year I got a gift certificate to a really nice store that I would otherwise not have been able to shop at.
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Usually before Christmas
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Yes, why not have a family Festive Lunch in a restaurant that caters for kids, i.e. with a soft play area or something?  Somewhere like Whacky Warehouse, where the kids can exhaust themselves and perhaps not wake you so early on Christmas Morning, and the adults can relax in the bar?  Sounds great to me. \n\nHave fun... and a very happy Birthday. :-)
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Under the Christmas tree or you can try Microsoft
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http://www.hermyspacelayouts.com/Christmas.php has Christmas layouts.
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Go for it! Have a drink for me! God, I used to work with clods like that and I WISH I'd thought of having a party like that. Sounds like you and your co-workers will be in heaven for those 2 months, so may as well start it off right.
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Try some of these.\nhttp://www.partypop.com/Categories/Childrens_Party/Sacramento_CA.htm
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SURPRISE PARTY\n\nI threw one for my hubby's 30th, it was a blast!
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ideas here\nhttp://mariesmanor.fateback.com/Christmas-Decorations.html
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Go to "Dollar Central" and pick up a nice (cheap) box of Christmas cards. Go to your local lottery retailer and buy scratch & win tickets for each of your friends and perhaps blow a whole $ 10.00 on the crummy in-laws.\n\nWrite some nice warm & fuzzy stuff in the cards and wish them luck with the tickets & the new year!\n\nMerry Christmas! And may 2007 be brighter!
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Just dress up the same as you would if you were going to attend a Christmas party. The idea is to be dressy but dress warm. Crushed velvet, suede, wool, cashmere, leather are fabrics that would work. Like you're about to attend a church or office job.
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this year @ work we are donating the $$$ we would normally spend on the Christmas party  &  on gifts for each other.. to a needy family
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Where I work we all supply gifts for just such needs, see:\nhttp://www.familygivingtree.org/
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Look in the yellow pages of your phone book.  You'll find them all grouped nicely in there!  I forget what it is under.  Try looking under one of these keywords any you'll get everything you need! Good luck!\n\nWeddings, Banquet, DJ, Party
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What kind of parties? For kids? Teens? Adults?\n\nBesides singing (which may scare some people away), you may want to look at 'parlor' games.  Have people test their memories about Christmas. \n\nPut together some Christmas trivia questions.  You can get lots of them from the Internet.  Put people into teams and have them answer the questions. Sort of like Trivial Pursuit.  Winners get some Christmas candy or something holiday related.\n\nWhen your guests arrive, ask them to fill out a questionnaire. Only about 5-10 questions- relating to Christmas.  Then, the "host" will ask the question and give the answer. The guests have to guess who answered it.\n\nFor example:  What was your favorite Christmas gift as a kid?\nYou will probably get lots of answers like "football" "Barbie", etc.\nPick out an unusual answer and have the guests answer it.\nI would stay away from very "personal" questions- ask general ones that could bring some funny answers.\n\nMaybe do recipes- leave out a key ingredient and see who finds it, or, who can identify the dish!
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http://familyfun.go.com/parties/holiday/specialfeature/roomparent-Christmas/
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You could probably use Microsoft Outlook's Calendar. We use it at work to schedule 4 studios.