Halloween

How to Celebrate Halloween With Your Coworkers (Even if You’re All Working From Home)

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Celebrating Halloween with your coworkers might seem a little difficult this year. If you and your coworkers are currently working from home, you won’t be able to have a Halloween office party, share sugary snacks, or show off your amazing Halloween costume in person. But never fear! It IS still possible to celebrate Halloween together and have a lot of fun! Here are a few ways you can do it:

  • Have a virtual party/costume contest – Ask your coworkers to dress up in their coolest Halloween costumes, and then show them off during a video conference call. Enjoy hanging out, chatting, and relaxing. And at some point, everyone on the call should be asked to vote for the best costume. The winner could receive a small prize, like a gift card.
  • Have a pumpkin carving contest – Ask your coworkers to carve a pumpkin and get really creative. Each of them should then submit a picture of their final creation. Everyone can meet virtually to review the photos and vote for the winner.
  • Have a Halloween/Fall scavenger hunt – Make a list of things that you and your coworkers need to do to complete the Halloween/Fall scavenger hunt. (It might include things like “carve a pumpkin,” “take a walk in the woods,” “visit a haunted/scary location,” etc.). Ask your coworkers to take a picture of each of the things that they accomplish, as proof that they’ve been completed. Then, at the end of a certain period of time, everyone can meet virtually to share their pictures with each other. Those who have completed all of the challenges could receive a small prize.
  • Watch a scary movie together – If you have the technology available to you, consider screening a scary movie online, while you and your coworkers watch it together. As the movie plays, you and your coworkers can comment on what’s happening, yell at the actors when they make dumb decisions, and enjoy every scary moment together.

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Sowierszenko, M. (2019, October). How to celebrate Halloween with your remote team. Remote-How. Retrieved from: https://remote-how.com/blog/how-to-celebrate-halloween-with-remote-team

Spawn, L. (2019, October 28). 4 ways remote co-workers can celebrate Halloween together. Thrive Global. Retrieved from: https://thriveglobal.com/stories/4-ways-remote-co-workers-can-celebrate-halloween-together/

Ridiculously Easy Halloween Costumes That You Can Wear to Work

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Halloween is definitely one of the best holidays of the year. It’s all about dressing up in goofy outfits, eating candy, and having fun with friends. Excellent!

Halloween often falls on a workday (as it does this year), so I generally wear my office-appropriate, sparkly ghost t-shirt to celebrate the day. But honestly, I think my coworkers might be getting tired of seeing that ghost t-shirt. It’s time to step it up.

But who has the time to put together an elaborate costume? Certainly not me. That’s why I was pleased to find Real Simple’s list of 22 last-minute Halloween costumes. To be honest, most of the suggestions are pretty cheesy and ridiculous. But they ARE easy! And they’re office-appropriate! Perfect!

(I’m particularly fond of the “Breadwinner” costume. And also the “Chip on Your Shoulder” costume.)

Click the link below to see the list and find inspiration for your own Halloween costume! Good luck! And happy Halloween!

https://www.realsimple.com/holidays-entertaining/holidays/halloween/last-minute-halloween-costume-ideas?slide=389796#389796

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How to Celebrate Halloween at Work

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Next week is Halloween – one of the coolest days of the year! Seriously, I do love Halloween. It’s such a fun, no-stress holiday. It’s all about dressing up in a weird outfit and eating candy. What’s not to love?

Unfortunately, Halloween falls on a Wednesday this year. So you’re probably going to be at work. It’s hard to be truly festive when you’re sitting behind a desk and going to meetings. But it is still possible to inject some spooky fun into the day!

Click the link below to read through a list of ways to celebrate this terrifying holiday at work. Then treat yourself to a candy bar. (It’s never too early to start celebrating.) And have a very happy Halloween!

https://www.careeraddict.com/halloween-at-work

 

Halloween at the Office

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Halloween is right around the corner. It falls on a Monday this year, which is a work day for most of us. I usually wear the one Halloween shirt that I own. It features a sparkly ghost flying through the air. (I’m sure my coworkers can’t wait!)

But some of you might want to do something a little more elaborate. The problem is that it’s sometimes hard to know how to dress up in an office-appropriate way. If you’re feeling unsure, click the link below and scroll through the article, “21 Halloween costumes that won’t get you kicked out of the office party.” It provides many suggestions and helpful graphics. Have fun! And happy Halloween!

http://mashable.com/2015/10/19/office-appropriate-halloween-costumes/#20m1P4eaEkqm