Team Building Day

[officepa]

Hi lynnk - goodie bags, good idea - wish I had thought of that 

What sort of things did you include?

[gee4]

Goodie bags were distributed at an admin professional's day I attended with a previous company a few years ago.  They can be used at all sorts of events.

Items can include anything from stress balls for the office (!) to the usual pens, notebooks, or in some cases if all female attendees, mini beauty products depending on the event or who is sponsoring it.

We did a raffle that day and I won a weekend break for 2.

For some children's events, home made goodie bags are ideal with stitched on appliques, or even a beach bag if it's a summer event.

[lynnk]

Hi OfficePA

Sorry its taken so long to get back to you - been a busy  few years!  With regards to the goodie bags they were fun things. 

As it was FA Cup year..... I went to Morrisons and bought their fun prty stuff as they had princess bags and football boy bags and I just bought say 60 of bounc balls, whistles, tiaras, fairy wands etc whatever they had which in all came to about £30 for the whole lot as each item of say 12 balls or wands to a bag would say cost no more than £2 so was really cheap. 

Then I took the items to work, sat in a room and distributed and sorted the items between boys and girls.... and then when the day came, at the end of the day before everyone went home I announced that to make the day complete there was a fun goody bag they could take home either for them if they were a big kid like me  or take home to their kids... and everyone loved them! 

Just something simple is all it takes...
 

[officepa]

Hi lynnk - good to hear from you!!!!  I was surprised to see my posting back again but was very interested in your reply.  Even though I have moved jobs since I initially posted my question, it is still relevant with my new company so thanks for the tips.

Best wishes and thanks again