How To Celebrate Valentine’s Day & Carnival 2023 At The Office

With February right around the bend, two significant dates should be marked in your calendar for different reasons. First up, Tuesday, 14th February is Valentine’s Day, and Carnival between Friday, 17th and Tuesday, 21st February, closely follows.

You might be asking yourself what the point of celebrating these events is in a workplace environment. However, there are plenty of reasons to do so for both, so we’ll take a look at them separately!

Valentine’s is about appreciation

While the notion of celebrating Valentine’s Day at the office might be strange to some, it’s a celebration of something more than love. It’s about appreciation, which is something the workspace always needs.

How can you show appreciation to your staff on this special day? Decorating the place is definitely a start, and speaking of starts, a late one is also an option. Giving your team the morning off to allow them some special time with their loved ones means that they can join later in the day feeling refreshed.

Alternatively, you could have your team on-site as usual but order breakfast for the whole squad! Bagels, fruits, pastries and pancakes will set the tone, along with decorated tables and flowers. Goody bags are also a handy option if you’re unable to prepare a whole spread, especially if you’ve got remote workers on your roster.

If your mornings are busier, you could host an afternoon tea party instead. Whether hosted on-site with complete décor or virtual with themed attire, it’s one way of showing appreciation towards your team and having a bit of fun with Valentine’s Day!

Speaking of fun…

If Valentine’s Day is all about showing appreciation for others, then Carnival is where all the fun can truly take place. Your first step should be to determine the theme; once that’s settled, everything else will fall into place. Your budget, location, food, and drinks all centre around your theme. After that, you can start planning the activities for the event itself.

Consider your team and what they’ll enjoy doing; that will dictate where you’ll be better off hosting the event. Games such as bingo, wheel of fortune and mini golf are almost always crowd pleasers, but a must-have is a “Best Costume” competition with an adequate prize! That’ll ensure your team will put effort into attending the event out of their own will and into their costume.

Your food and drinks should also reflect your theme; if it’s an American-style carnival, then hotdogs, burgers and cotton candy will set the mood. However, no carnival in Malta is truly complete without some imqaret and prinjolata, so make sure to have a handy supply of those too.

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This early part of the year tends to be busy for everyone, and with both Valentine’s Day and Carnival coming up pretty soon, you might want to do yourself a favour. We’re experts in handling any type and scale of the event, so if you’re worried you might miss a detail or two when planning these events for your team, just give us a shout! Drop us an e-mail or call, and we’d be happy to help you, no matter the budget you’ve got in mind!