{"id":9158,"date":"2018-01-17T09:00:47","date_gmt":"2018-01-17T14:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.elfster.com\/?p=9158"},"modified":"2025-07-30T10:30:24","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T14:30:24","slug":"national-have-fun-at-work-day-game-ideas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.elfster.com\/blog\/2018\/01\/17\/national-have-fun-at-work-day-game-ideas\/","title":{"rendered":"National Have Fun at Work Day Game Ideas"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Inject a little celebration into your workplace this January. | Image courtesy Pexels user rawpixel.com.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I smelled the burning coffee before I saw it. My coworker Jana looked up from her desk and asked if anyone else smelled something funny; I took a big whiff, then bolted out of my chair and sprinted to the breakroom. It was January 2nd, and in my sleepy post-holiday state, I had forgotten to put a coffee filter in the machine!<\/p>\n

Going back to work after the holidays is always interesting. Summer is far away, everyone’s a little more lethargic than usual, and it feels like we\u2019re all looking for a reason to get excited about getting up for work in the morning. That\u2019s where National Have Fun at Work Day on January 28th comes in.<\/p>\n

While my co-workers and I had a hearty chuckle after the coffee incident, we realized that having a party or game day<\/a> to look forward to in the next few weeks would help us feel more energetic as we got back into the swing of things. So we instituted an annual National Fun at Work Day celebration, not only to lighten the mood but also as a way for us to bond and rebuild our team after spending some time apart. Whatever your workplace, these National Have Fun at Work Day game ideas are the perfect way to get everyone excited about spending another successful year together.<\/p>\n

Throw a Costume Contest<\/h4>\n
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Work is more fun in a costume. | Image courtesy Pexels user Ben Cheung<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

My mom was at the door, holding double fistfuls of colorful feathers. She had followed a trail of the fluffy confetti from the craft closet all the way upstairs to my bedroom, where I was sitting in the middle of a pile of glue bottles, sequins, and more feathers than should be allowed in any single family home. The reason? Tomorrow was crazy hat day at school, and I was determined to win the prize for the wackiest head-topper in my class.<\/p>\n

I didn\u2019t win that year, but my love for dressing up in fun costumes has extended from those schoolroom days to my time working in an office. One of my favorite traditions was having a Halloween costume contest at work, but to make things interesting on National Fun at Work Day, why not throw an impromptu costume contest of your own? Here are some different themes you could try:<\/p>\n

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Pajama time in the office! | Image courtesy Etsy seller ThePaisleyBox<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n