The holiday shopping season is now officially underway. Are you a super shopper or does your gift list intimidate you?

Confession time:  I am not a natural gift giver. This weakness of mine is most obvious during the holiday season. It takes a lot of effort to come up with appreciation gift ideas for all my friends and family members. My process usually involves starting a Google Drive document in July and tracking each and every crazy gift idea that comes to mind. I keep my eyes open for unique gifts that would impress my friends and family. Sometimes, I’m even successful!

Unique and creative gift ideas are tough for a lot of people. This is especially true during the holiday season when you want to show appreciation to so many. Who’s on your list this year? A teacher, caregiver, mail or newspaper carrier, boss, neighbor, daycare provider, teammate, stylist, doctor, or employee?  

Our Product Development Team understands the challenge of thinking up appreciation gift ideas. They put their creative minds together and developed more than 20 holiday-specific gifts, expanded to our personalized gifts selection, and updated our Gift Finder to make your shopping experience easier.

When we created our Holiday Gift Collection, we tried to capture the primary sentiments you express during the holidays: appreciation, gratitude, and thanks. Select a gift your recipient can use, like our festive Twist Top Tumblers, for a regular reminder of your appreciation. Or present a Spinner Ornament for a gift that will be cherished year after year.

Personalized gifts are memorable and meaningful gifts during the holiday season. Add the recipient’s name and the date to one of our high-quality gifts and wow everyone on your team.

Still need some help with your shopping? Use our Gift Finder to discover the perfect gift for your occasion and budget. If you’re looking for more appreciation gift ideas, visit the Recognition Resource Center where we’ve compiled lots of articles on Employee Gift Ideas.

What are your holiday shopping tips or favorite appreciation gift 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.

During the holidays, we often take the time to express our thanks and appreciation to key individuals who make our days go smoothly. We often show appreciation for newspaper delivery staff, mail carrier, childcare provider, teacher, caregiver, and more.

Do you take the time to thank your team, too?

It’s easy to fall into the belief that employees don’t need recognition because they earn a pay check all year. But showing your appreciation for their efforts can go a long way in terms of motivation, dedication, and engagement. Take the time to recognize every member of your team during the holidays. I guarantee you won’t regret it!

At Baudville, our team turns to recognition themes to make appreciation easy. We carefully craft sentiments, messages, and artwork that will express your thanks in a fun way. Our four new holiday recognition themes are full of employee recognition ideas that you can use for the entire team or each individual. Choose your favorite and plan your appreciation early for a low-stress holiday season.

Snowman: Thanks for Making Our Season Bright
Our most whimsical holiday theme, gifts from the Snowman collection are great for thanking teachers and peers. Present the snow globe photo frame, and the recipient will bring it out year after year as part of their holiday décor. It will serve as a lasting reminder of your appreciation! 



Snowflake: You’re One of a Kind
One of our most popular holiday recognition themes, Snowflake: You’re One of a Kind allows you to recognize your entire team while speaking to their individual contributions. One of my favorite employee recognition ideas for this theme is presenting the Spinner Ornament with the recipient's name engraved on the back.



Candy Canes: We Truly Appreciate You
The straight forward message of appreciation in the Candy Cane theme makes it an easy choice for recognizing a group of staff members or volunteers. Hand out the Twist Top Tumbler filled with peppermint candies for a sweet and thoughtful gift of appreciation.



Reindeer: You’re Essential to Our Team
This theme is designed to provide you with employee recognition ideas for your entire team. The team message acknowledges the importance of working together and gives you the perfect opportunity to talk about the major accomplishments you achieved as a team. Present each team member with a travel mug that they can use to keep their favorite beverages hot during the cold weather. Add a little something extra by including a couple packets of hot chocolate or a gift card to a local coffee shop.

 

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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.

Just like you, at Baudville we have big goals. One of our biggest this year was to bring you an ambitious new selection of breathtaking (and smile-inducing) trophies and awards, while still providing the exceptional quality and same day service you’ve come to expect and enjoy.

I’m proud to tell you that we met our objectives—and then some! Visit BaudvilleTrophies.com to find all of your tried and true favorites along with more than 75 new awards for every budget, style, and occasion. We even have some that light up. Why didn’t we think of that sooner?

As the year closes and opens anew, I’ll be reflecting on the significant achievements of every member of my team, and you likely will too. How might you express your sincere thanks for a job well done?

Shop our Trophy Collection today and the answer will be Crystal clear!

Cheers!

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Brad Darooge is President and CEO of Baudville and a positive mojo aficionado. He brings the positive mojo to work every day along with his bike. In addition to leading Baudville, Brad is also an amateur triathlete.

Although the Thanksgiving holiday has come and gone, at Baudville, we don’t see any reason to stop being thankful. In fact, we like to think we’re just getting warmed up!

As we reflect on the year, we can’t help but feel deep appreciation for those who make our business thrive: that’s you! We realize that you, our loyal customers, are truly essential to our success. Thank you!

We hope we can give back to you by continuing to provide you with products and resources that help your company be the best it can be. To do just that, we’ve been working over the past months to bring you a great batch of new products that you can use to start off the new year with excitement and enthusiasm. Watch for them in January, and until then…

Cheers to a happy and prosperous holiday season!

 
Happy Holidays from the entire Baudville team!

 

The Recognition at Work blog will be taking a break over the holidays, but we'll return after the New Year on January 3rd. Looking for more information and ideas? Visit our new Recognition Resource Center!

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Brad Darooge is President and CEO of Baudville and a positive mojo aficionado. He brings the positive mojo to work every day along with his bike. In addition to leading Baudville, Brad is also an amateur triathlete.

With Christmas only one week away, those of us in the office who like to bake – and like to eat baked goods – have sugar plums, candies, and cookies dancing in our heads. If you’re like me, you may spend days in the kitchen making goodies to share with neighbors, friends, family, and party hosts. It’s a lot of time and a lot of work!

This year, one of my teammates arranged a cookie exchange among our department. Ten of us signed up for the very easy swap: bake enough of your favorite cookie to share with nine other coworkers. The result was fabulous! We didn’t all have to spend the entire weekend in the kitchen, but we got a delicious variety of sweet and chocolatey treats to share with friends and family.

When we got together for the exchange, we had fun learning about the different kinds of cookies and admiring the unique holiday packaging (we declared Hobby Lobby the best resource for cute bags). We each talked about the type of cookie we made and explained the significance, if any, of the recipe. I made my family’s sugar cookie recipe and decorated each cookie, while one of our designers made an authentic Bosnian dessert. Next year, we’ll each bring a recipe card for the exchange, too, so we can recreate a new holiday favorite.

This is a really easy and fun team activity. Everyone gets to take home delicious goodies and share a little bit about their holiday traditions, too. In our cookie exchange, we had brand new recipes and family favorites shared. You can use this opportunity to learn more about your teammates as individuals and celebrate the holiday season in a friendly way.

Here are a few of the recipes we swapped in our office cookie exchange:

Red Velvet Cheesecake Cookies

Chocolate Toffee Matzo Candy

Chocolate-Caramel Cookie Bars

Russian Tea Cakes

Rolo Cake Mix Cookies

You can find more of our team's favorite recipes on our Pinterest Board, Office Potluck Ideas. 

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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.