Celebrate Your Employee's Birthday

30 Unforgettable Ways to Celebrate Your Employee’s Birthday

Employees form an integral part of the organization, so they should be honored and their efforts recognized on special dates like their birthdays. It is not always possible for organizations with a huge workforce to celebrate every employee’s birthday, but they can always collectively organize group events to celebrate their birthdays.

Here are 30 unforgettable employee birthday celebration ideas that you can implement in your organization:

How to Celebrate Your Employee’s Birthday

1. Celebrate with everyone

Celebrating employee birthdays with the entire team/department is a must. Therefore, announce the celebration time in advance so that everyone attends the celebration to appreciate and honor the employees. Also, discuss the importance of birthday celebrations in the office but don’t force anyone to attend.

2. Remote working employees

Most organizations allow their employees to work from home. Therefore, how to celebrate a remote employee’s birthday can be a challenge for HR managers. However, sending a birthday cake or gift to the employee and planning a virtual birthday celebration for coworkers is a brilliant idea.

3. Surprise celebrations

 Birthday parties are special when they are full of surprises. As an employer or HR manager, you can throw a surprise party for your employees to make them feel special. For example, you can arrange a surprise celebration so that when the employee enters the organization, they are given a pleasant surprise. You can even include a surprise element in their gifts.

4. Talk about their achievements.

One of the best employee birthday celebration ideas is talking about their achievements while celebrating their birthday.

5. Personalized gifts

Give the employees gifts like coffee mugs, pens, or t-shirts with their names inscribed on them or a team picture. This is one of the most popular office birthday gift ideas as it makes employees feel valued.

6. Greeting cards

Giving greeting cards on birthdays may be out of fashion; however, it is an excellent idea to give the employee a greeting card with all the coworkers and staff wishes. 

7. Thoughtful treats

Arranging parties with treats, like pizzas, pastries, or dishes, that employees like can be an excellent way to celebrate their birthday.

8. Arranging their desks

Don’t forget to decorate the employees’ desks with balloons, flowers, buntings, and other decoratives before they arrive at the office.

9. Celebrate on social media

Send birthday wishes to all employees through social media. It will mean a lot to them if their employer or HR gives them heartfelt wishes on their birthday!

10. Group lunch or dinner

You can arrange a group lunch or dinner to celebrate the birthday events of your employees. If you don’t have the budget, you can always club two or three birthdays together and have a big party.

11. Custom videos

A slideshow or a video with all the employee’s accomplishments can be a wonderful present for an employee on their birthday. The HR team needs to be more creative with their employee birthday celebration ideas and add funny moments to these clips/videos. 

12. Cocktail/mocktail competitions

Arranging competitions associated with drinking cocktails can be a memorable office birthday celebration idea. However, give them the option of mocktails for those who don’t drink.

13. Shoutouts

Social networking platforms like LinkedIn are used by professionals all around the world. Therefore, giving a shoutout to the employees by praising them on their birthdays would mean a lot to them.

14. Call your employees

If the employee’s birthday falls at the weekend or has taken leave on their birthday, give them a call to wish them on their birthdays. It will make them feel special and recognized in the organization.

15. Special notes

Ask everyone from the team to write special notes or messages for the employees on their birthday. Also, ask them to be creative and funny to nudge the funny bone of the entire team.

16. Celebrate at a club

Celebrating birthdays at a nightclub can be a great way of bonding with your employees

17. Adventurous activities

Once in a while, organize adventurous birthday activities like bungee jumping or surfing for the adventurous employees of your organization.

18. Live matches

Watching a live cricket or soccer match at the stadium is an unforgettable experience. How about watching a game together with the employees on their birthday? Isn’t it one of the most fascinating employee celebration birthday ideas you have ever come across!

19. Team outings

Arrange an outing to a beach or fort to celebrate your employees’ birthdays. It will undoubtedly give them an unforgettable experience.

20. Puzzle games

Organize a quiz or puzzle game on the employee’s birthday to improve employee engagement.

21. Announcing promotion or hike

If an employee’s promotion or hike is due, announcing it on their birthday would be a perfect idea.

22. Setting themes

You can choose different themes like disco, fancy dress, masquerade, etc., to celebrate employee birthdays in unique ways.

23. Organize competitions

Organizing sports or any other competition can be a brilliant employee birthday celebration idea. It will foster engagement and team bonding.

24. Arrange a jungle safari with your team

It would be fun to experience the thrill of a jungle safari with your employees. You can celebrate the birthday of the employees who are nature lovers in such unique locations. If possible, ask them to invite their families to this trip. 

25. Organize a mountain trekking or hill climbing expedition

A mountain trek or hill climbing expedition would inspire your employees to remain fit and healthy. It will also be adventurous to try out with your new and old employees. 

26. Give them gift vouchers so that they can select their gifts

It would be a wise thing to let employees choose their gifts. You can arrange a small party for the celebration and allocate most of the budget to present a valuable gift voucher to the employee. 

27. Celebrate their birthdays with their family and friends

If you manage to invite the friends and family of employees to celebrate with them, it would be a nice gesture. 

28. Give them electronic gifts such as iPads or a Fitbit watch

People are crazy about electronic items like smartwatches or Fitbit. You may also give an iPad to the loyal employees on their birthdays to make them feel special. 

29. Give a health insurance policy, a gym membership, or a wellness kit on their birthdays

Something that secures an employee financially, healthwise, or both will prove to be a perfect birthday gift. 

30. Arrange entertaining activities like karaoke to make the event memorable

Enjoy a light moment with your employees by arranging an event like a music chair or karaoke. 

Springworks Team

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