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Company Dessert Buffet

Dessert buffets are all the rage in the event planning world. They’re commonly found at weddings, birthday parties, and showers, but your employees will go crazy for them, too. A dessert buffet is filled with delicious treats in colors that all coordinate with the theme. Send invitations to all your employees informing them of the time and place your buffet will be open. Create a dessert buffet in your company colors for  Employee Appreciation Day! Cupcakes, M&Ms, licorice, jelly beans,  and whoopee pies can all be found in a variety of colors. Display your treats in glass bowls, jars, and tiered plates for a sweet Employee Appreciation Day treat!

Click here to read all ten Employee Appreciation Day theme ideas.

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Employee Appreciation Day is March 2, 2012, so you have one month to plan a celebration for your team. If you’re looking for theme ideas, register for our upcoming Recognition TV webisode. Lindsay, Baudville Product Manager, will share her favorite Employee Appreciation Day themes in a video broadcast on Wednesday, February 15. She’ll probably share her picks for Employee Appreciation Day gifts this year, too. Don’t miss it!

Employee Appreciation Day is all about your employees. Celebrating the value they bring to your organization as individuals is a great way to increase employee engagement, commitment, and motivation.

But how do you do that? We have a few low cost ideas for this year that will get your employees talking!

 Friendly Competition. Engage your team with a little friendly competition. Host a Minute to Win It contest in your department or create your own game of Team Bingo. Offer a small prize to the top achievers and watch the fun that follows! You can find over 60 activity ideas for Employee Appreciation Day in our new Team Up! eBook now available in the Recognition Resource Center.

Take it Outdoors. Thanks to our mild winter weather, you can take your team outside for Employee Appreciation Day! A little fresh air will invigorate your team, and expands your activity options. Bust out one of your summer yard games out of the garage for a short recess your team will enjoy.

Random Acts of Kindness. Make your Employee Appreciation Day about kindness this year by encouraging employees to practice kindness the week leading up to Employee Appreciation Day. Download our new 75 Random Acts of Kindness eBook from our Recognition Resource Center and cut out each of the 75 ideas – you may want to add some of your own ideas, too! Place them in a bowl and have employees pick an act of kindness to do every day. Give everyone five Cheerful Change coins  that they are to pass on to the person who received their act of kindness. 

Celebrate the end of the week – and your many acts of kindness – with a team lunch on Friday. Conversation will inevitably lead to the Random Acts of Kindness from the week. This is a great opportunity to remind your employees that they make a difference both inside and outside work. What a great recognition moment!

For more Employee Appreciation Day ideas, use these additional resources:

Baudville on Pinterest
Recognition Resource Center
Employee Appreciation Day on the Baudville Recognition at Work blog

 

How will you celebrate Employee Appreciation Day this year? Tell us here!

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Cori is Baudville's in-house Recognitionista (she's officially a Certified Recognition Professional, too)  and a member of the Millennial generation. Get her employee recognition tips and special discounts by liking Baudville on Facebook.

We’re excited to kick-off an Employee Appreciation Day Gifts contest, our first contest on Pinterest!

Participating is easy: Simply create a virtual pin board featuring your favorite Baudville gifts for Employee Appreciation Day and categorize it under Products. Send us a link to your Pinterest board via email at recognition@baudville.com or post it as a comment after this blog post, and you could win a $150 Baudville Gift Card for your 2012 Employee Appreciation Day celebration!

If you’re not already a member of Pinterest, send us an email at recognition@baudville.com to request an invitation, and if you’re sure how to use Pinterest, read our post 5 Simple Steps for Creating and Using Pinterest on the Recognition at Work blog.

How will the winner be selected? Our Social Media and Design Teams will review all the entrants and pick a winner based on creativity, pin descriptions, and gift selection.

The contest ends 2/19/12 at 11:59pm EST, so create your board and start  pinning your favorite Employee Appreciation Day Gifts today!


Follow the Baudville Employee Appreciation Day Gifts board on Pinterest for great gift ideas!

Here’s how it works:
Step 1:  Create a Baudville Employee Appreciation Day Gifts Pin Board - Name your board Baudville Employee Appreciation Day Gifts on Pinterest and categorize it under Products.

Step 2:  Pin Your Favorite Baudville Items - Go to the Baudville Pinterest Boards http://www.pinterest.com/baudville or http://www.baudville.com/ to pin 10 – 20 of your favorite Employee Appreciation Day gifts.

Step 3: Submit Your Board Link to Enter the Contest - Email a link to your board to recognition@baudville.com or post it as a comment here for a chance to win a $150 Baudville Gift Card. You’ll receive your gift card just in time for your own Employee Appreciation Day celebration!

Remember! The contest ends February 19, 2012, so start pinning today!

If you have any questions or would like an invite to Pinterest, please feel free to contact the Baudville Social Media Team at recognition@baudville.com.

Submit your board link or ask questions about Pinterest here!

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Cori is Baudville's in-house Recognitionista (she's officially a Certified Recognition Professional, too)  and a member of the Millennial generation. Get her employee recognition tips and special discounts by liking Baudville on Facebook.

Employee Appreciation Day 2012 will be here before you know it! This year, Employee Appreciation Day is Friday, March 2, 2012. How does your organization plan on celebrating? Need a few ideas? We’ve listed some of our top resources below, and stay tuned to the Recognition at Work blog! We’ll have more posts for Employee Appreciation Day coming soon!

Employee Appreciation Day Ideas  on the Recognition at Work blog
We’ve created an entire category on this blog dedicated to Employee Appreciation Day. Browse ideas from our previous celebrations here at Baudville and pick up tips that will help you plan a memorable day.

Special Event Ideas in the Recognition Resource Center 
Our new Recognition Resource Center is your first stop for ideas for special events, like Employee Appreciation Day. Browse articles, videos, and eBooks that will give you great ideas for this year. 

Special Event Videos in the Recognition Resource Center 
We’ve created several videos filled with Employee Appreciation Day ideas in the past two years. But don’t forget about the Customer Service Week, National Nurses Week, and other event videos you’ll find on this page. They also have great employee appreciation ideas you can use for Employee Appreciation Day!

Employee Appreciation Day Gifts
I suggest that you include a small gift in your Employee Appreciation Day 2012 celebration. At Baudville, we always have a surprise during the day. Last year, we each got a Star Performer Twist Top Tumbler  as part of our Hollywood themed day. Employees still use their tumblers every day! A gift serves as a lasting reminder that helps your appreciation stick long after Employee Appreciation Day comes to an end. 

Send a Free ePraise
Want to acknowledge Employee Appreciation Day but don’t have a budget? Send a unique ePraise card to each of your employees. Take the time to write a personal note about the many characteristics and contributions you appreciate about the individual. ePraise is a great example that when it comes to appreciation, you don’t have to have a big cost to have a big impact!


What are your favorite Employee Appreciation Day ideas? Share them here!

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Cori is Baudville's in-house Recognitionista (she's officially a Certified Recognition Professional, too)  and a member of the Millennial generation. Get her employee recognition tips and special discounts by liking Baudville on Facebook.