{"id":251607,"date":"2022-10-17T20:35:18","date_gmt":"2022-10-17T20:35:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/teambuildinghub.com\/?p=251607"},"modified":"2022-11-04T20:03:00","modified_gmt":"2022-11-04T20:03:00","slug":"thanksgiving-office-contest-ideas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/teambuildinghub.com\/blog\/thanksgiving-office-contest-ideas\/","title":{"rendered":"10 of the Best Thanksgiving Contest Ideas for the Office &amp; How to Plan Them"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Celebrate Turkey Day at your office with food, gratitude, and fun Thanksgiving-themed contests! Contests are easy and fun ways to keep your employees engaged at work with some competition and anticipation. Check out some ideas of how you can run the perfect Thanksgiving office contest!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-why-do-contests-at-work\">Why do contests at work?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019ve never tried running a contest at work, you\u2019ll find that they\u2019re a chance for you to flex a creative and fun muscle that maybe you haven\u2019t worked in a while! Contests give your employees a chance to break from the normal, day-to-day routine of work. When you announce a contest, your coworkers have something to look forward to\u2014granted it may be a prize or bragging rights, but you\u2019ll build an anticipation of fun and a little bit of competition in them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some other benefits you\u2019ll get when you do a contest at work are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"padding-left:25px;\">\u2022 Lower stress<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"padding-left:25px;\">\u2022 Reduced work fatigue<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"padding-left:25px;\">\u2022 Long-lasting memories for your team<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"padding-left:25px;\">\u2022 A chance to have fun at work!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img width=\"1024\" height=\"546\" src=\"https:\/\/teambuildinghub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/team-members-celebrating-office-contest-win-1024x546.webp\" alt=\"team members celebrating office contest win\" class=\"wp-image-251609\" srcset=\"https:\/\/teambuildinghub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/team-members-celebrating-office-contest-win-980x523.webp 980w, https:\/\/teambuildinghub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/team-members-celebrating-office-contest-win-480x256.webp 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-how-to-make-a-successful-thanksgiving-contest-for-the-office\">How to Make a Successful Thanksgiving Contest for the Office<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you want a successful Thanksgiving office contest, you\u2019ve got to set the stage for Thanksgiving excitement! Decorate your office space (you can never have enough gourds!) and leave enough time to celebrate Thanksgiving together. Here are some tips for running a great contest:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"padding-left:25px;\">\u2022 Have great prizes<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"padding-left:25px;\">\u2022 Encourage\u2014but don\u2019t force\u2014everyone to participate<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"padding-left:25px;\">\u2022 Do multiple contests<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"padding-left:25px;\">\u2022 Ask someone to moderate or emcee the contests<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"padding-left:25px;\">\u2022 Remember your virtual employees and consider how they can participate<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some contests can be done over the course of a week, a month, or a party. Plan your Thanksgiving celebration accordingly (budget, planning, calendar invites, etc.), and for real, <em>have great prizes<\/em>. Not only are these contests a fun way for your office to enjoy the holiday, but they\u2019re a moment for you to show your appreciation for your employees!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-10-thanksgiving-office-contest-ideas\">10 Thanksgiving Office Contest Ideas<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"h-1-turkey-raffle\">1. Turkey Raffle<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The classic king of contests is the raffle. Each person gets a raffle ticket, and at some point in your event, you\u2019ll take time to call out the winning numbers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"padding-left:25px;\"><strong>Materials Needed:<\/strong> raffle tickets, coveted prizes<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"padding-left:25px;\"><strong>Estimated Cost:<\/strong> $60\u2013$300 (including prizes)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"padding-left:25px;\"><strong>Tip:<\/strong> Have several small prizes and one grand prize. Make sure you include Thanksgiving-themed things like a turkey or ham, an apron and oven mitt set, a meat thermometer, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img width=\"1000\" height=\"669\" src=\"https:\/\/teambuildinghub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/raffle-tickets.webp\" alt=\"raffle tickets\" class=\"wp-image-251611\" srcset=\"https:\/\/teambuildinghub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/raffle-tickets.webp 1000w, https:\/\/teambuildinghub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/raffle-tickets-980x656.webp 980w, https:\/\/teambuildinghub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/raffle-tickets-480x321.webp 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1000px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"h-2-pin-the-feathers-on-the-turkey\">2. Pin the Feathers on the Turkey<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Blindfolded, employees must pin (or tape) feathers to the back of a turkey cut out. Each person has their own turkey taped to a wall that they\u2019re aiming for. The person with the most feathers in the right place at the end of a timer wins!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"padding-left:25px;\"><strong>Materials Needed:<\/strong> turkey cut outs for everyone, pins (or tape), feathers, blindfolds<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"padding-left:25px;\"><strong>Estimated Cost:<\/strong> $10\u201330<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"padding-left:25px;\"><strong>Tip:<\/strong> Have a couple of people stand by as judges so that no one cheats! Keep commentary going to keep excitement up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"h-3-pie-contest\">3. Pie Contest<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Let your employees show off their pie-baking skills! At your event, allow people to enter into a pie contest (they can choose their favorite flavor or you can choose it for them) for a grand prize. Make sure you\u2019ve got a good, hungry set of judges!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"padding-left:25px;\"><strong>Materials Needed:<\/strong> scorecard for the judges&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"padding-left:25px;\"><strong>Estimated Cost:<\/strong> N\/A<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"padding-left:25px;\"><strong>Tip:<\/strong> Make the prize for this contest something that even non-bakers would want to compete for\u2014a tablet, a fuzzy sherpa blanket, a restaurant voucher, or an Apple Watch would be great prizes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/teambuildinghub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/pumpkin-pie-and-slice.webp\" alt=\"pumpkin pie and slice\" class=\"wp-image-251612\" srcset=\"https:\/\/teambuildinghub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/pumpkin-pie-and-slice.webp 1000w, https:\/\/teambuildinghub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/pumpkin-pie-and-slice-980x654.webp 980w, https:\/\/teambuildinghub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/pumpkin-pie-and-slice-480x320.webp 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1000px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"h-4-trivia-contest\">4. Trivia Contest<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Put your Thanksgiving knowledge to the test! You can include Thanksgiving history trivia as well as run polls on some Thanksgiving favorites from around your office and insert those answers (don\u2019t forget the turkey vs. ham debate!). Running low on trivia questions? Check out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodhousekeeping.com\/holidays\/thanksgiving-ideas\/a35457\/thanksgiving-trivia\/?utm_source=google&amp;utm_medium=cpc&amp;utm_campaign=arb_ga_ghk_d_bm_prog_org_usx_a35457&amp;gclid=Cj0KCQjw1vSZBhDuARIsAKZlijR0VTMkHds4tpXUSRHl4ZkR7j7uXlreN311YkZnvCw2-llI3bxWUcsaAmaLEALw_wcB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">this list for some ideas.<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"padding-left:25px;\"><strong>Materials Needed: <\/strong>trivia answer sheets<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"padding-left:25px;\"><strong>Estimated Cost:<\/strong> N\/A<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"padding-left:25px;\"><strong>Tip:<\/strong> Break your office up into teams and give out prizes for teams, not just individuals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"h-5-turkey-week-challenge\">5. Turkey Week Challenge<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Create a bingo sheet that employees can fill out the week of your Thanksgiving party. Include challenging things, like \u201cBake a pie for the office pie contest,\u201d \u201cWrite thank you cards to each of my team members,\u201d and \u201cWalk for 20 minutes 5 days this week.\u201d The person with the most bingo squares marked off wins!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"padding-left:25px;\"><strong>Materials Needed:<\/strong> bingo sheets<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"padding-left:25px;\"><strong>Estimated Cost:<\/strong> N\/A<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"padding-left:25px;\"><strong>Tip:<\/strong> Prepare for multiple winners! You can also ask for photo evidence, although that might not be possible for all of them.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img width=\"1024\" height=\"454\" src=\"https:\/\/teambuildinghub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/office-contest-winners-1024x454.webp\" alt=\"office contest winners\" class=\"wp-image-251613\" srcset=\"https:\/\/teambuildinghub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/office-contest-winners-980x434.webp 980w, https:\/\/teambuildinghub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/office-contest-winners-480x213.webp 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"h-6-thanksgiving-taboo\">6. Thanksgiving Taboo<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Give everyone three small clothespins when they come to the Thanksgiving party and a list of taboo words that are Thanksgiving-related. If someone hears someone else say one of the words at the party, they get to take one of their clothespins. The person with the most clothespins at the end of the day, event, or party wins!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"padding-left:25px;\"><strong>Materials Needed:<\/strong> three clothespins for every participant, index cards with the taboo list printed on them<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"padding-left:25px;\"><strong>Estimated Cost: <\/strong>$5\u201330 or more, depending on how many participants (you can buy bags of clothespins at different stores, like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michaels.com\/creatology-mini-wood-clothespins\/10122781.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">this deal of 18 for $3.50<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"padding-left:25px;\"><strong>Tip:<\/strong> Don\u2019t make your list of words <em>too<\/em> hard to avoid. Words like \u201ccranberry,\u201d \u201cstuffing,\u201d \u201cfootball,\u201d or \u201cdinner\u201d are acceptable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"h-7-canned-food-drive\">7. Canned Food Drive<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This is a great opportunity to get your team involved in community service! Partner with your local food bank to collect as many canned foods as you can. Let every can that an employee brings in equal one entry into a grand prize drawing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"padding-left:25px;\"><strong>Materials Needed: <\/strong>space or a tub to store the canned goods<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"padding-left:25px;\"><strong>Estimated Cost:<\/strong> N\/A<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"padding-left:25px;\"><strong>Tip:<\/strong> Spread the word about your food drive with your office a month before you stop collecting. This can also be an annual drive that culminates in an opportunity to volunteer at the food bank in person.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img width=\"1024\" height=\"538\" src=\"https:\/\/teambuildinghub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/employees-volunteering-1024x538.webp\" alt=\"employees volunteering\" class=\"wp-image-250385\" srcset=\"https:\/\/teambuildinghub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/employees-volunteering-1024x538.webp 1024w, https:\/\/teambuildinghub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/employees-volunteering-980x515.webp 980w, https:\/\/teambuildinghub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/employees-volunteering-480x252.webp 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"h-8-gourd-bowling\">8. Gourd Bowling<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Set up a bowling lane with plastic bowling pins and use gourds as the bowling \u201cball.\u201d Run a mini bowling tournament, and whoever (or whoever\u2019s team) has the highest score wins!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"padding-left:25px;\"><strong>Materials Needed: <\/strong>plastic bowling pins, five to seven small gourds, a bowling scoresheet&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"padding-left:25px;\"><strong>Estimated Cost: <\/strong>$25\u201330<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"padding-left:25px;\"><strong>Tip: <\/strong>Since gourds aren\u2019t normally round, your team will have a hard time making them roll straight, so buy gourds of different shapes and sizes. Also, be sure to announce when the bowling tournament is happening and encourage people to come watch!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"h-9-undercover-turkeys\">9. Undercover Turkeys<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Decorate your office with as many turkeys as possible, and let your team guess how many there are!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"padding-left:25px;\"><strong>Materials Needed:<\/strong> paper turkeys, plastic turkeys, pictures of turkeys\u2014basically as many turkeys as you can get<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"padding-left:25px;\"><strong>Estimated Cost: <\/strong>$50 (for plastic or toy turkeys)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"padding-left:25px;\"><strong>Tip:<\/strong> Don\u2019t tell them about the contest until they have to make their guesses. Let them use their memories to count how many turkeys they\u2019ve seen!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"h-10-candy-corn-guessing-game\">10. Candy Corn Guessing Game&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This game is a classic! Pour candy corn into a big glass jar, and let people guess how many pieces of candy corn there are. Make sure you count the pieces of candy as you put them in! The person with the closest guess wins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"padding-left:25px;\"><strong>Materials Needed: <\/strong>candy corn, glass jar, slips of paper, pens, a small basket to put guesses in<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"padding-left:25px;\"><strong>Estimated Cost: <\/strong>$10<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"padding-left:25px;\"><strong>Tip: <\/strong>Let your team place their guesses throughout the day, party, or week. Give them time to speculate their guesses and stir up anticipation for when you reveal the right answer!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/teambuildinghub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/candy-corn-in-glass-jar.webp\" alt=\"candy corn in glass jar\" class=\"wp-image-251615\" srcset=\"https:\/\/teambuildinghub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/candy-corn-in-glass-jar.webp 1000w, https:\/\/teambuildinghub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/candy-corn-in-glass-jar-980x654.webp 980w, https:\/\/teambuildinghub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/candy-corn-in-glass-jar-480x320.webp 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1000px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-celebrate-thanksgiving-with-a-little-competition\">Celebrate Thanksgiving with a little competition!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanksgiving contests are sure to be a hit with your office, and they\u2019re great opportunities to remind your teammates that you value them and are thankful to have them on your team. 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