Virtual Holiday Celebrations
Work from home is now holiday celebrations from home, so you’ll need to add extra sugar and spice to sweeten up the holidays. Even if you can’t travel this season you can still create special holiday experiences with these tips.
We shared ideas with AARP in their post, 5 Ways to Connect Virtually with Friends and Family This Holiday Season. If you’re looking for a cheerful virtual holiday celebration one of these activity ideas:
Do some cooking together
Schedule a virtual movie night
Try crafting activities
Game night
Share family memories
Instead of sending a basic email or calendar invite, create a Mixily invitation for free to send to friends and family. Spread holiday cheer with a personalized invitation. Here are some examples:
Christmas Brunch virtual invite (see it live on Mixily)
New Year’s Eve @ Home (see it in action on Mixily!)
Holiday Virtual Dinner (take it for a spin on Mixily!)
If you’re looking for other ways to run a successful live virtual event, here are five tips we shared with Authority Magazine.
Set the mood — share a music playlist, hold 1 minute at the beginning to do a breathing exercise, create a moment or action for guests to transition from whatever they were doing before into the event.
Make your attendees feel connected — one simple way is to prompt attendees to drop in the chat where they are from. You can also create deeper opportunities for connection like sending small groups into breakout rooms or having everyone show off their desk area.
Keep a good pace — create a tight agenda with ice breaker questions to fill downtime. If it’s a long event include breaks to get people up and moving. Don’t let the event feel like it’s dragging on, be respectful of your guests’ time.
Incorporate something physical into the event — ship items, share a shopping list of ingredients, outfit suggestions, scavenger hunt, bring your favorite drink — create some moment that connects the virtual to an IRL element so the experience is not purely staring at the screen
Record the event — create an accessible experience that can be joined across all time zones or if something comes up for a guest, have a recording that you can share.
Happy Holidays and New Year from the Mixily team!