When was the last time you saw your team’s faces light up after receiving some fun Halloween gifts? For coworkers, team members, and leaders, holidays can present important bonding moments that can seriously improve teamwork.
I’ve been leading my TeamBonding team for decades, and I’ve seen firsthand how Halloween treats for the workplace can immediately boost morale.
So, why let the kids have all the fun? This Halloween, treat your employees to fun and festive Halloween events for spooky season!
In this guide, I’ll cover some of my favorite Halloween employee appreciation ideas to help you get your team into the frightfully spooky spirit this year.
Treat Your Employees to Some Fun!
When you think about it, Halloween is about people. It’s the only holiday where we open our doors to strangers with the intention of making them smile (by giving out candy) and appreciating their creativity (by seeing their costumes).
It’s also one of the only holidays that’s not confined to living rooms or backyards. Instead, it pours out onto the streets in a wild celebration that brings communities together.
So I encourage you to make this Halloween about your people—your team—this year!
Remember, celebrating holidays as a team helps build relationships and trust between employees. It’s also an opportunity for your team to bond while having a great time.
Plus, for those of us who look forward to Halloween every year (it’s why I love Summerween), diving into spooky season alongside your work friends is truly a delight.
My Top 6 Halloween Gifts for Coworkers & Team Members
The best Halloween staff appreciation ideas tend to be those tailored to your team and their interests. One group might enjoy a brain teaser, and another might prefer happy hour—it’s all about picking events that vibe with your coworkers.
But I’ve been doing team building events for over 25 years now, and there are some programs that steal the show every single time. Those are the ones I’m listing here!
So, without further ado, check out these fun Halloween treats for your coworkers and employees—they’re sure to get your team in the spooky holiday spirit!
From pumpkins to candy and more, what’s not to love?
1. Pumpkin Carving
A pumpkin carving contest is a great way to bring your employees together for some face-to-face engagement, connection, and conversation. And if you can’t meet face-to-face, send your team a pumpkin carving kit and do it virtually!
It challenges each participant to be creative and rewards them for their efforts, which translates really well into team benefits. Trust me, winning the award for the spookiest pumpkin isn’t easy!
And don’t let those pumpkin seeds go to waste after the carving event! Instead, provide each team member with a recipe card for roasted pumpkin seeds so they can make a tasty seasonal treat. Click here for ours!
2. Halloween Treats!
I couldn’t list the best Halloween gifts for coworkers and employees without putting candy on the list! After all, Halloween is a guilt-free excuse to indulge in your favorite sugar-filled delights.
What better Halloween gift for coworkers? Adults have to get their candy somewhere since we’re past trick-or-treating age.
If your team is on-site, you could even try some office trick-or-treat ideas! Make it a costume day and set up trivia or challenge stations that participants must complete to claim their cache of candy and fill their bag with treats!
And if you’re remote or hybrid, you could have team members send Halloween goodie bags filled with candy to their coworkers. It’s easy to randomly assign coworkers to one another.
After all, there’s nothing quite like receiving Halloween treats and candy apples in the mail. It’s a great way to connect and strengthen relationships!
3. Virtual Murder Mystery
Who doesn’t love a good (virtual) murder mystery dinner? The suspense of the crime. The twists in the story. The thrill of catching the suspect. Sign me up!
You can play this Halloween game online with your team to meet some of the most eccentric and intriguing personalities you’ve ever seen. Motives will emerge, clues will be unearthed, and a murder will take place!
That’s when the real fun begins—from there, you get the opportunity to question suspects and solve the crime. So, put your detective hats on and get ready to test your problem-solving skills. You’ll need them!
You can even choose between a customized, corporate murder mystery or a Halloween-themed one. And if you’re looking for an in-person murder mystery, we have that too! There’s something for every team.
4. Around the (Virtual) Campfire
Nothing builds a team like an experience around the (virtual) campfire! This is one of my favorite Halloween gifts for coworkers and team members because I’m a huge fan of sharing experiences with friends and colleagues.
You’ll enjoy live music, interactive tales, unique quizzes, and entertaining performances. Each member also receives a s’mores kit that includes a bar of gourmet chocolate, four vanilla-bean marshmallows, and eight freshly baked honey vanilla graham crackers.
It’s a recipe for a truly memorable experience, whether you’re outside or indoors. Prepare to create some unforgettable Halloween memories with your team.
5. Halloween Happy Hour—Team Mixology
If your team loves happy hour, they’ll have even more fun with a Halloween Happy Hour event! This one can be customized for in-person, hybrid, and remote teams, too, so it really can work for any team.
Your team will receive all the necessary ingredients to make their Halloween-themed drinks, plus a class led by an expert mixologist. They’ll learn bartending techniques and mixology trivia, so they’ll walk away feeling accomplished with lots of new knowledge.
6. Haunted House Virtual Escape
Last but not least, why not bring an element of spookiness to your Halloween treat? After all, it is Halloween.
Our Virtual Haunted House Escape Room is jam-packed with exciting escape room challenges and cryptic clues. As teams battle to be the first to escape, they’ll have to work together like never before. And these skills definitely translate to team projects.
My favorite part of the Haunted House Escape Room is how it gamifies the key components of cooperation. This makes it a memorable shared experience that they’ll be talking about long after the game is over.
Get Results With These Halloween Gifts for Coworkers!
Halloween is traditionally a time for trick-or-treating, but here at TeamBonding, we prefer to help teams treat themselves to a collaborative and fun experience!
Halloween gifts for coworkers not only get them excited for the rest of the year, but they also get the creative juices flowing!
Whether you’re celebrating virtually or your team is able to be together in person, check out all our Halloween events for your next in-season celebration.
If you’d like us to handle the planning so you can focus on having fun, please contact us and ask how we can customize one of our events for your team.
