Some Ideas For A Christmas Gift For The Office

For starters, let me say that I enjoy shopping for Christmas gifts. I know there are some people that are more difficult to shop for than others, but I can work around that pretty easily. However when it comes to shopping for a Christmas gift for the office - well that's something I really dread.

Finding a Christmas gift for the office poses many challenges. First of all you want to consider who is working in the area. Some people celebrate other holidays during this season while others prefer not to celebrate Christmas at all. It is important to take everyone into consideration.

Many workplaces welcome a Christmas gift for the office while others prefer to avoid making a big deal out of the religious holiday. Considering the atmosphere will help you decide if giving a Christmas gift for the office is a good idea in the first place.

Of course in some offices it's almost mandatory. I know technically it's not, but certainly you are strongly encouraged to participate. I'm not talking about the usual gift exchange, rather something the whole office can share.

I found that my small group of employees all celebrate the holiday season so choosing to give a Christmas gift for the office was a great idea for my situation. I decided to create a huge holiday basket filled with a handful of smaller baskets. The smaller baskets are filled with great treats for the staff.

Since there are only four employees in the entire building I had no problem putting together one Christmas gift for the office that can be broken down into smaller gifts. The huge basket will be left in the office for decoration and for holding plants. The smaller baskets in the Christmas gift for the office go to each employee.

Finding the items to create this interesting arrangement was not difficult. You can find oversized baskets at just about any craft store. The smaller baskets are very easy to find as well and they are inexpensive. The challenge in this Christmas gift for the office is filling the baskets with meaningful items.

I definitely didn’t want to go with coffee mugs. Maybe because one year that was our "Christmas bonus". I thought that was a rather poor idea. It seems as if we get these items at just about every office function. Coming up with an original idea was difficult but it was really worth it. I decided to combine food and sentimental items to create the perfect Christmas present for the office that has a personal touch.

I chose gourmet food items like vinegars, oils and sauces for one of the baskets. I chose chocolate for the two chocolate-lovers and different kinds of specialty coffees for the coffee enthusiast in the group. Each employee also received a personalized frame for pictures of their loved ones in this Christmas gift for the office.

Those frames worked out really well because each of my fellow employees now has that frame displaying a family picture sitting on their desk.

It would have been easy to buy pre-made basket arrangements but I always communicate that we work as a team. The Christmas gift for the office represents that we are one unit but we still retain our individuality as well.

Of course if you work in a larger office, this becomes more challenging. You obviously can't go out and make an individual basket for over 100 other people. What I've found works best is a basket of homemade cookies or some other treat that you can put in a central location in the office. Attach a small card with a note saying something like "Merry Christmas to my team members" or something like that and sign it. Then as people walk by they are free to grab something for themselves.

I've been to offices where a lot of the employees do this. It seems like there's a never ending supply of Christmas goodies for co-workers to enjoy. And when a lot of people participate, it makes the perfect Christmas gift for the office.