Christmas Office Party Themes

Corporate comedian Larry Weaver outlines a very inexpensive and memorable Christmas office party theme in his newly updated book "Funny Employee Awards: Your Complete Guide to Organizing a Humorous, Entertaining, and Rewarding Recognition Ceremony." Weaver recommends an office “Awards Show” theme to maximize impact with a limited budget.

Employee awards ceremonies are nothing new, but Weaver has added a humorous twist with funny award certificates designed especially for the office.

Sure, you could gather everyone together and hand out plaques reading “Best Salesman” or “Most Valuable Worker,” but where’s the fun in that? “Your employees don’t want to sit through a dry presentation any more than you want to give one,” advises Weaver. 

Weaver's book gives tips on how to organize a corporate event to show gratitude and motivate staff. He suggests many low-cost touches to make your awards show special:

• Set up a red carpet outside the meeting space (check your local remnant store for deals).
• Station a photographer to pose as paparazzi as guests arrive.
• Serve “mocktails” to make the evening festive.
• Have a professional comedian or someone funny serve as the emcee for the event.
• Hand out funny certificates to the winners.

"Very few company awards shows make employees feel special.  But a little creativity in your awards shows your staff that you really put some thought into it this year," Weaver said. 

Weaver has employee award categories for teamwork, leadership, appreciation, achievement and excellence. Most of the awards "poke light fun." He encourages companies to only give those awards to employees with a sense of humor. For more sensitive types, the book contains a selection of "job well done" awards that range from congratulatory to silly.

"Funny Employee Awards" by comedian Larry Weaver contains everything you need to know about organizing a humorous employee recognition ceremony. And most important, you’ll get 101 printable certificates and templates that are appropriate for everyone around the office, no matter the type of business. 

About Larry Weaver:

Larry Weaver is a professional comedian and creator of the Funny Office Awards Show. With nearly 20 years as both a corporate comedian and office worker, Larry brings a humorous perspective to corporate events. His Fun Awards blog has free printable awards, office Christmas party games, and staff appreciation ideas from successful office parties around the world.

To order the funny office certificates, visit http://www.funawards.com

Employee Christmas Party Ideas

Hopefully you found this article on employee Christmas party ideas because you want to have the best holiday office party ever, and not because your Christmas party is in three hours and you have nothing planned. Either way, here are some last-minute ideas to liven up the festivities:

White Elephant Gift Exchange
Some call it White Elephant. Some call it Dirty Santa. Some call it "You know, that office party game where you try and steal each other's gifts." Just proceed with caution. Dirty Santa always starts fun, but never ends that way. In the beginning people are laughing and having fun. Then an hour later you’ve got two best friends who won’t speak for a month over a 9-pack of Starbucks flavored coffee. Hey, it’s a $10 gift. It’s not worth going to jail over. Imagine sitting in you cell, “What are you in for? "Well... I really wanted that Sham Wow.”

Holiday Party Entertainment
Maybe I'm biased, but live comedy is one of my favorite employee Christmas party ideas. Just make sure to hire an act that's both clean and experienced in front of diverse crowds. That means no curse words and no squirm-inducing jokes about what Tiger Woods does in his free time. As the person responsible for planning entertainment for your corporate event, there is no reason good enough to risk having a performer that might offend your group.

Employee Awards Show
The employee holiday party is the perfect time to give those who toil there a “thank you” that’s bigger than just free cups of warm sparkling  cider in the conference room. And that’s where the Employee Awards Ceremony comes in. Just make sure it's fun. Sure, you could gather everyone together in some conference room and hand out plaques reading “Best Salesman” or “MVW” (Most Valuable Worker), but where’s the fun in that? Funny awards give thanks while simultaneously making sure everyone has a good time. Your employees don’t want to sit through a dry presentation any more than you want to give one.

Here are some other ideas to try at your own risk:

• Cancel catering and have a pot luck dinner. It allows employees to show off their culinary skills, and it allows you to have your own personal episode of Fear Factor. Is that hair in Bob's casserole human or animal? You just don't know!
• Raffle off a job at a better company.
• Really mismanage the whole thing and the government will bail you out.

Got your own employee Christmas party ideas? Please share them in the comments section!

Free Achievement Certificates

Find free printable certificates of achievement samples, templates and examples at FunAwards. Plus blank certificate of achievement templates to make your own achievement certificates.

Sample Certificate of Achievement

Within every workplace, office or organization, there's always at least one employee, volunteer, or staff member who always seems to avoid responsibility or blame. Celebrate their outstanding lifetime achievement of dancing around the issues with this free certificate of achievement.

Download Free Certificate of Achievement (PDF)

Suggested wording for presentation or speech:
"The roots of true achievement lie in the will to become the best that you can become." - Harold Taylor

This is just one sample certificate of achievement you'll find in our FunAwards signature collections:

• Funny Employee Awards - certificates of achievement for employees, volunteers, staff
• Funny Teacher Awards - teacher achievement certificates

Each collection comes with blank certificate of achievement template in PDF format so you can add custom wording to make your own achievement certificates. If you need volunteer achievement certificates or staff achievement certificates, take a look at either collection. They both have dozens of silly and humorous gag certificates applicable to any organization or gender.

Keep checking back for more free printable certificates of achievement

Office Christmas Party Disasters to Avoid

Office Christmas Party season is upon us and that means it's time to be on your best behavior. Remember: Santa is watching. And by Santa I mean your boss. And by watching I mean posting the video of you dancing on the buffet table on the Internet.

But don't despair. It's time for my annual roundup of office party tips from around the World...

How to survive the office Christmas party
Take it from the African Business Review (yes, that's right - The African Business Review), "there is a fine line between having a good time and making a complete fool of yourself." Their advice? Avoid alcohol and "behave appropriately." That means no "informing your employees that sexual attention may assist career progression." Seriously, it says that.


No hug ruling must be embraced by employers
I'm not making this up. Things have gotten so bad in Australia that the Sydney Morning Herald warns "a few hugs between co-workers in the office or at the work Christmas party could leave you open to a sexual harassment claim." Hope those folks never attend an office party in Africa. And if you do find yourself facing a lawsuit, remember: "a ''huggy'' workplace is no defence."

What happens at the office party stays with you for a long, long time
The Winnipeg Free Press offers a much more tasteful array of advice. They encourage you to "practice the art of moderation" and "make a graceful exit". And remember to hold your monocle in your left hand while you sip your Earl Grey tea lest your "shenanigans" be flashed across the "worldwide net."

So to sum up... don't have any fun at the office party. Wear clothing that covers most all of your visible skin (a burka or hazmat suit will suffice) and don't drink anything. No touching and no smiling. Try not to blink, lest your involuntary eye movement be mistaken for flirting.

Or better yet, use some common sense and enjoy yourself.

If you really need to be told by a newspaper article not to encourage your employees to sleep with you, you're probably not management material anyway.

Further reading:

• Top 11 Holiday Office Party Do's and Don'ts
• Beware of Cameras at the Office Christmas Party
• Don't Take a Date to the Office Christmas Party
• How to Toast Your Boss at an Office Party

Certificate of Leadership

Find free printable certificates of leadership samples, templates and examples at FunAwards. Plus blank certificate of leadership templates to make your own leadership certificates.

Sample Certificate of Leadership

Within every workplace, office or organization, there's one fearless leader -- a bold risk taker who isn't afraid to step out of the pack and take on new challenges. Celebrate their superior management, direction, and control with this free certificate of leadership.

Download Free Certificate of Leadership (PDF)

Suggested wording for presentation or speech:
"Leadership has been defined as the ability to hide your panic from others." - Anonymous

This is just one sample certificate of leadership you'll find in our FunAwards signature collections:

• Funny Employee Awards - certificates of leadership for employees, volunteers, staff
• Funny Teacher Awards - teacher leadership certificates

Each collection comes with blank certificate of leadership template in PDF format so you can add custom wording to make your own leadership certificates. If you need volunteer leadership certificates or staff leadership certificates, take a look at either collection. They both have dozens of certificates applicable to any organization or gender.

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Funny Office Awards - 101 Funny Award Ideas for Employees, Volunteers or Staff

Looking for low-cost office party ideas? Comedian Larry Weaver has expert advice, funny office awards and printable certificates in his newly updated book "Funny Employee Awards: Your Complete Guide to Organizing a Humorous, Entertaining, and Rewarding Recognition Ceremony."

DURHAM, NC, USA - Company Christmas parties are coming and businesses are looking for office party ideas to fit their budget. Comedian Larry Weaver reveals how to plan a fun and entertaining corporate event in the Third Edition of his book "Funny Employee Awards: Your Complete Guide to Organizing a Humorous, Entertaining, and Rewarding Recognition Ceremony."

"Giving out funny office awards can be part entertainment, part morale booster at your holiday party. It gives employees a chance to get to know each other better, and it keeps the mood light. My book is full of gag awards and fun ideas for businesses to make the most of their holiday party," says Weaver.

Funny certificates can bring laughter long after the company office party ends. Just don’t take your inspiration from The Dundies that Michael Scott handed out on NBC's The Office. His selection ranged from boring (Pam won the "Whitest Sneakers Award") to the inappropriate (Kevin took home the "Don't Go in There After Me Award").

For work settings, Weaver recommends creating funny awards for employees that focus on humorous situations common to the workplace. Avoid references to personal appearance or character traits that could potentially embarrass the recipient.

Anyone who's tried to create their own funny awards knows that coming up with ideas is the toughest part. Weaver enlisted an A-list team of professional comedians and comedy writers to help, including an Emmy-nominated writer from Saturday Night Live and an editor from the New York Post. With their ideas anyone can put on a successful awards ceremony.

A few example funny award ideas include:

• Bermuda Triangle Award - for the desk where things go in but never come out 
•  Running with the Bulls Award - for the biggest risk taker 
• Room Service Award - for showing up sometime before lunch 
• Houdini Award - for being able to escape from any bind 
• Loch Ness Award - for least likely to be found

Most of the awards "poke light fun." Weaver encourages companies to only give those awards to employees with a sense of humor. For more sensitive types, the book contains a selection of "job well done" awards that range from congratulatory to silly.

The awards reference pop culture, world history, classic literature, children's characters, and more. There are humorous awards for teamwork, leadership, appreciation, achievement and excellence.

Weaver's book gives tips on how to organize a corporate event to show gratitude and motivate employees. There are 101 professionally designed and funny award certificates that can be printed, framed, and presented plus 6 awards template for creating your own employee awards.

About Larry Weaver:
Larry Weaver is a professional comedian and creator of the Funny Office Awards Show: the company party where your employees are the stars. With nearly 20 years as both a corporate comedian and office worker, Larry brings a unique and refreshing perspective to workplace humor. His Funny Awards blog has free funny award ideas and stories from successful office parties around the world.

To see samples of funny office awards or to order the certificates, visit http://www.funawards.com

Certificate of Appreciation Example

Find free printable certificates of appreciation samples, templates and examples at FunAwards. Plus blank certificate of appreciation templates to make your own appreciation certificates.

Sample Certificate of Appreciation

Within every workplace, office or organization, there's always at least one employee, volunteer, or staff member who really deserves a raise in pay -- or maybe they just think they do. Show them you care without spending a dime with this free certificate of appreciation.

Download Free Certificate of Appreciation (PDF)

Suggested wording for presentation or speech:
"Appreciation is a wonderful thing. It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well." - Voltaire

This is just one sample certificate of appreciation you'll find in our Fun Awards signature collections:

• Funny Employee Awards - certificates of appreciation for employees, volunteers, staff
• Funny Teacher Awards - teacher appreciation certificates

Each collection comes with blank certificate of appreciation template in PDF format so you can add custom wording to make your own appreciation certificates. If you need volunteer appreciation certificates or staff appreciation certificates, take a look at either collection. They both have dozens of silly and humorous gag certificates applicable to any organization or gender.

Keep checking back for more free printable certificates of appreciation

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Free Certificate of Excellence

Find free printable certificates of excellence samples, templates and examples at FunAwards. Plus blank certificate of excellence templates to make your own excellence certificates.

Sample Certificate of Excellence

Within every workplace, office or organization, there's always at least one employee, volunteer, or staff member who excels at talking a big game. Whether they're boasting about clients, sales, academics, or just their awesome weekend, reward their braggadocio with this free certificate of excellence.

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Suggested wording for presentation or speech:
"If you are going to achieve excellence in big things, you develop the habit in little matters. Excellence is not an exception, it is a prevailing attitude." - Colin Powell

This is just one sample certificate of excellence you'll find in our FunAwards signature collections:

• Funny Employee Awards - certificates of excellence for employees, volunteers, staff
• Funny Teacher Awards - teacher excellence certificates

Each collection comes with blank certificate of excellence template in PDF format so you can add custom wording to make your own excellence certificates. If you need volunteer excellence certificates or staff excellence certificates, take a look at either collection. They both have dozens of certificates applicable to any organization or gender.

Keep checking back for more free printable certificates of excellence

Pastor Appreciation Ideas

Pastor Appreciation Day 2010 was October 10. If you missed it, don't worry - you can appreciate your pastor year-round. Just be sure you mark your calendar now for Pastor Appreciation Day 2011 (also known as National Clergy Appreciation Day 2011), coming up on October 11, 2011.

According to Hallmark.com, Clergy Appreciation National Day of Honoring is always the second Sunday in October. The celebration was established in 1992 with a mission is to uplift and encourage pastors, missionaries and religious workers. Furthermore, all of October is National Clergy Appreciation Month, or Pastor Appreciation Month - whatever you prefer to call it.


Favorite pastor appreciation verses or scriptures include...
1 Thessalonians 5:12-13
"Now, brothers and sisters, we ask you to appreciate those who work hard among you, who lead you in the Lord and teach you.  Respect them with a very special love because of the work they do."  (NCV)

"And we beseech you, brethren, to know them which labour among you, and are over you in the Lord, and admonish you; And to esteem them very highly in love for their work's sake. And be at peace among yourselves." (King James Version)


Popular ideas for pastor appreciation include gifts such as poems, cards, skits, letters, plaques, or speeches. Many churches will hold a special sermon or program. Some congregations looking for a little pastor appreciation humor will hand out printable awards like these funny certificates.

No matter what you do, follow the Apostle Paul's advice and "esteem them very highly in love". And not just on Pastor Appreciation Day - but year-round.

Free Teamwork Certificates

Find free printable certificates of teamwork samples, templates and examples at FunAwards. Plus blank certificate of teamwork templates to make your own teamwork certificates.

Sample Certificate of Teamwork

When it's time to say well done in your workplace, office or organization, single out the team that has shown excellence in Group Work. In honor of super group Kool & The Gang "Cel-e-brate" their good times and outstanding work with this free certificate of teamwork.

Download Free Certificate of Teamwork (PDF)

Suggested wording for presentation or speech:
"Teamwork is essential - it allows you to blame someone else." - Anonymous

This is just one sample certificate of teamwork you'll find in our FunAwards signature collections:

• Funny Employee Awards - certificates of teamwork for employees, volunteers, staff
• Funny Teacher Awards - teacher team work certificates

Each collection comes with blank certificate of teamwork template in PDF format so you can add custom wording to make your own team work certificates. If you need volunteer teamwork certificates or staff teamwork certificates, take a look at either collection. They both have dozens of certificates applicable to any organization or gender.

Keep checking back for more free printable certificates of teamwork

Most Likely To Awards

Most Likely to Awards are a great way to add laughter to any yearbook, school function, family reunion, or office party. These awards typically take the format of "most likely to...", but you can also twist them into "least likely to..."

Once a mainstay in high school yearbooks, a classic list of Most Likely to Awards includes:

• most likely to succeed
• most likely to get married
• most likely to become President
• most likely to end up in jail
• most likely to become a supermodel
• most likely to be remembered
• most likely to be forgotten

Flip the wording around and now you have doubled your list of awards:

• least likely to succeed
• least likely to get married
• least likely to become President
• least likely to end up in jail
• least likely to become a supermodel
• least likely to be remembered
• least likely to be forgotten

Most Likely To Awards can work great in the office or workplace, too. But due to the sensitive nature of the workplace (especially in the U.S.), you'll want to avoid references to appearance or character traits that could potentially embarrass the recipient. New jobs are hard to come by these days, and you don't want to get canned by HR (most likely to fire you for inappropriate most likely to awards).

For corporate settings, create most likely to awards that focus on humorous situations common to the workplace. Some examples include:

• most likely to lose paperwork
• most likely to forward annoying emails
• most likely to put their foot in their mouth
• least likely to arrive on time
• most likely to be surfing the Internet instead of working

The hard part in coming up with most likely to awards is making them funny. After all, the idea is to create a few laughs, not awkward tension. That's why we've assembled a team of top comedians and office workers to do the work for you.

Download the certificates and start handing out these funny most likely to awards right away!

Free Certificates of Recognition

Find free printable certificates of recognition samples, templates and examples at FunAwards. Plus blank certificate of recognition templates to make your own recognition certificates.

Sample Certificate of Recognition

Within every workplace, office or organization, there's always at least one employee, volunteer, or staff member who is never around when you need them. In fact, some people may question whether or not they even work there. Reward their hiding skills with this free certificate of recognition -- if they show up to accept it!

Download Free Certificate of Recognition (PDF)

Suggested wording for presentation or speech:
"Don't worry when you are not recognized, but strive to be worthy of recognition." - Abraham Lincoln

This is just one sample certificate of recognition you'll find in our FunAwards signature collections:

• Funny Employee Awards - certificates of recognition for employees, volunteers, staff
• Funny Teacher Awards - teacher recognition certificates

Each collection comes with blank certificate of recognition template in PDF format so you can add custom wording to make your own recognition certificates. If you need volunteer recognition certificates or staff recognition certificates, take a look at either collection. They both have dozens of certificates applicable to any organization or gender.

Keep checking back for more free printable certificates of recognition

Humorous Awards, Ideas, Certificates

With the year-end awards season rapidly approaching, it's time to start looking for some humorous award ideas. To get you started, we've included some of our favorite humorous award certificates below...

Humorous Awards for Employees

Humorous Awards for Teachers

Humorous Awards for Students

Humorous Sports Awards

Humorous Awards for the Office

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Veterans Day Appreciation Certificates

Looking for Veterans Day gift ideas? Honor those who bravely served your country with this free military certificate of appreciation template.

Download Free Military Certificate of Appreciation

Download, print, and share this free certificate with your favorite hero. Easily customize the award with your own certificate wording, such as "This Certificate of Appreciation is hereby presented for Service in the Armed Forces of the United States".

Please suggest Veterans Day Certificate Wording in the comments section!

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Funny Student Awards

I'm often asked if our collection of Funny Teacher Award certificates can be used as Funny Student Awards? The answer is a resounding yes!

Although the book wasn't written for specifically for students, many of the awards could apply to school kids. Here are a few examples:

• The Energizer Award: for tireless energy
• The Germophobe Award: for cleanest desk.
• The Coal to Diamond Award: for most valuable under pressure
• The Glass Half Full Award: for most optimistic
• The American Idol Award: for being most likely to break into song.

These are just a few of the funny awards ready to print with no customization needed. There are dozens where you could change a word or two to make them applicable to students. For some you'd have to use the customized template to reword, but still it is a HUGE time-saver for you!

You could use these funny awards for elementary, preschool, kindergarten, middle school, high school, graduation, or reunions. Bookmark our site and check back for more funny kids awards, silly student awards, ideas, certificates, titles, templates, categories and more funny student awards!

Education Support Professionals Day

Education Support Professionals Day occurs as part of the National Education Association's 89th annual American Education Week celebration, November 14–20, 2010. Also known as National Educational Support Professionals Day, Education Support Professionals Day is on Wednesday, November 17, 2010.

According to the National Education Association (NEA), Education Support Professionals Day was first celebrated in 1987, after NEA's Representative Assembly called for the creation of a way to honor the contributions of school support staff. The celebration focuses on the importance of school employees who take care of students every day. Take this opportunity to thank education support professionals - secretaries, custodians, cafeteria workers, bus drivers, and so many others - for their tremendous contributions to our school communities.

Typical employee tributes include school-wide announcements, greeting cards, banners, awards ceremonies, newsletter mentions, small gifts and other acknowledgments.If your support staff has a sense of humor, you can always bring a few laughs into your recognition ceremony with 101 Funny Employee Awards: Your Complete Guide to Organizing a Humorous, Entertaining and Rewarding Teacher Recognition Ceremony. These funny teachers awards are sure to put a smile on everyone's face.

	Funny Appreciation Awards Every education support professional deserves a raise in pay. Show them you care without breaking the bank with this funny gag certificate of appreciation. Download free Certificate of Appreciation
	Funny Teamwork Awards When it's time to say well done to a group of education support professionals, single out the team that has shown excellence in Group Work. Celebrate their outstanding Teamwork with this funny gag certificate. Download Free Certificate
	Funny Leadership Awards Within every school there is one fearless leader - a bold risk taker who isn't afraid to step out of the pack and take on new challenges. Celebrate their Fearless Leadership with this funny gag certificate. Download Free Printable Certificate

Just in time for Education Support Professionals Day 2010, this PDF book includes everything you need to know to organize an entertaining and rewarding recognition ceremony. You'll get humorous award certificates that are appropriate for everyone around the school, no matter the level of experience or type of job function.

Download 101 Funny Employee Awards today!

Funny Classroom Awards

Looking for funny classroom awards? We have fun awards for teachers and fun awards for students of all ages. No matter what type of funny award you need, you'll find it at FunAwards.com!

Funny Classroom Awards for Students
Find free printable student awards certificates. These sample funny student awards are sure to be a big hit for elementary, preschool, kindergarten, middle school, high school, graduation, reunions. Bookmark this page and check back for more funny kids awards, silly student awards, ideas, certificates, titles, templates, and categories! Download free Funny Classroom Awards for Students

Funny Classroom Awards for Kids
Find free printable kids awards certificates. These sample funny kids awards are sure to be a big hit for elementary, preschool, kindergarten children. Bookmark this page and check back for more funny kids awards, silly recognition awards, ideas, certificates, titles, templates, and categories! Download free Funny Classroom Awards for Kids

Funny Classroom Awards for Teachers
These funny teacher certificates range from teacher superlatives to classroom awards. They reference common classroom objects, literary figures, noted scientists, fairy tales, popular culture icons, and much more.
While some fall under the category of "poking light fun", the vast majority are creative ways to say "job well done". They are G-rated and appropriate for all types of schools around the World. Appropriate for funny kids awards and funny student awards, too! Download Funny Classroom Awards for Teachers

Be sure to bookmark our site and check back for more free funny classroom awards!

Funny Award Names

If you've tried to create your own funny awards, you know the hardest part of the process is coming up with award ideas, categories, titles, or funny award names. Wouldn't it be great to have a list of funny award names written by some of the best professional comedians working today? Well, you're in the right place.

FunAwards.com is your best source for funny awards for employees, teachers, students, the office, kids, sports - whatever the occasion! Our funny certificates were written by an A-List writing team consisting of professional touring comedians, a features writer from the New York Post, and an Emmy nominated writer from Saturday Night Live! They are perfect for any company, organization, or group!

We have many funny awards collections, including:

• Funny Employee Awards
• Funny Office Awards
• Funny Teacher Awards 
• Funny Sports Awards
• Funny Student Awards
• Funny Kids Awards

Got an idea for funny awards names you'd like to see in 2011? Let us know in the comments section!

Funny Employee Awards Certificates - Updated!

I've just released an upgrade to my best-selling eBook, Funny Employee Awards: Your Complete Guide to Organizing a Humorous, Entertaining and Rewarding Recognition Ceremony  (version 3.01).

The new version updates last year's "3rd Edition" release with a new certificate seal design. The certificates seal formerly read "FunnyEmployeeAwards.com". The new seal reads "FunAwards.com". This change reflects the gradual shift to our newest website, http://www.funawards.com

The new seal design also makes the awards more versatile. Even though the collection is entitled "Funny Employee Awards", many of the individual certificates are appropriate for volunteers, coworkers, staff, teachers, athletics, fantasy sports teams, groups, organizations, kids, adults - really any purpose you can imagine. As always, you'll get 101 funny printable certificates plus 6 awards templates for creating your own funny awards.

The certificates are in use around the World, including sales to the United States, Australia, Canada, China, Germany, Great Britain, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, Mexico, The Netherlands, New Zealand, and South Africa. This new edition is guaranteed to bring more Worldwide popularity!

These awards are perfect for office parties, staff recognition, year-end celebrations, company meetings, work appreciation, and any employee, organization or type of business.
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Bosses Day - Ideas for National Boss's Day

When is Boss's Day? Boss's Day (also known as Bosses Day or National Boss Day) always occurs on October 16. This year, it falls on Saturday, October 16, 2010. Since it falls on a weekday in 2010, most will celebrate National Boss's Day on Friday, October 16, 2010.

According to Wikipedia, Emily Post says you should not give a gift to your boss unless it is from a group of employees. Nobody likes a suck up.

Humor is a great way to show appreciation while having fun at the expense of your boss. Just make sure they actually have a sense of humor first.

Below are some free printable certificates you can present to your boss. Just download the free certificate, fill in your boss's information, and print. Within seconds you'll have a gift idea that's fun, free, and easy:

	Raisin Pay Award For the Boss Most Deserving of a "Raisin" Pay. Download this free Certificate of Appreciation
	Loch Ness Award For the Boss who is Least Likely to be Found. Download this free Free Printable Award
	Running with the Bulls Leadership Award For the Boss who is the Biggest Risk Taker. Download this Free Printable Certificate

If you need serious gift ideas for Boss's Day, cards, flowers, or balloons are a good bet. Or go in with your coworkers to get a gift from the entire office.

Just don't forget National Boss's Day 2010. After all, your boss is... well, your boss.

Holiday Party Entertainment

Corporate Holiday Party Entertainment Ideas

When shopping for holiday party entertainment, live comedy can be a real crowd pleaser! Just make sure to hire an act that's both clean and experienced in front of diverse crowds. That means no curse words and no squirm-inducing jokes about what Tiger Woods does in his free time. A comedian that is funny without vulgar language, racy commentary or sexual innuendo will be a hit in any environment and for any audience.

As the person responsible for planning entertainment for your corporate event, there is no reason good enough to risk having a performer that might offend your group.

The creator of Fun Awards, Larry Weaver, can help you hire comedians that are 100% clean and appropriate for corporate events. But don't take our word for it...

"Larry Weaver is a great comedian. The material used was a perfect fit for our office environment. The Funny Awards part of the performance went over with bang. The employees talked about it all afternoon. Many, many comments and thanks were given to the HR Department for providing such a great program. Great job." - Teresa J Bell, ACS Annual Appreciation and Awards Luncheon

"Larry Weaver provided an excellent program for our Teacher Appreciation Banquet. He brought the house down. He was so funny, and the way he worked the audience was just out of this world. I asked for clean and funny and he gave me both. He was AWESOME!" – Annette Sessoms, Johnson Primary School Appreciation Banquet

"Thanks again for you help making our manager's party a success. I really enjoyed working with you, and I've heard a lot of positive comments about the show. We look forward to working with you in the future." – Jerry Lee Pendleton, Wal-Mart Distribution Center 6070 Holiday Party

"Terrific performance! Would recommend Larry Weaver to any organization. Clean, appropriate, and funny. He had everyone laughing. We hope to have Larry entertain us again!‎" – Breen Smith, President, New Hope Natural Gas Holiday Party

"Larry Weaver was spot on with his show. He asked about our company beforehand and incorporated funny stories about our employees into his show. It was great to have those jokes written just for us. We especially enjoyed the funny employee awards. Larry is a true professional!" – Gabi Jacob, Corporate Network Services Holiday Party

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Funny Sports Awards

Funny Sports Awards have long been a fixture here at FunAwards.com. We use sports puns and analogies to recognize and reward volunteers, employees and staff. You'll find them in our collections of funny trophies and funny certificates. Now we think it's long overdue to come up with a collection of funny sports awards for actual sporting use.

Our team of professional joke writers are hard at work coming up with ideas, categories, and collections of awards that celebrates the wide, wild world of sports. You'll soon find:

• funny football awards
• funny baseball awards
• funny basketball awards
• funny soccer awards
• funny cheerleading awards
• funny bowling awards
• fun team awards

Keep checking back for more funny sports awards.

Christmas Office Party - Planning Ahead Saves Big Money!

If you haven't already begun planning your office Christmas party, July is a great time to get started. There's still time to line up the venue, catering, and entertainment that you want. Best of all, planning ahead can save you big money.

In this tough economy, it's tempting just to cancel the Christmas office party altogether. But that's just being lazy. Let's explore some radical ideas that may save you some money in 2010:

Hold your office party during off-peak times. This is easily one of the biggest ways to save money on your event. My unscientific estimate concludes that nearly 95% of all companies will hold their office parties on either Saturday, December 4 or Saturday, December 11. I completely made that up, but you get the idea.

• Hold your office party any day of the week besides Friday or Saturday. There are five other days of the week to choose from. Show some love to Sunday. How about giving Wednesday a shout out? Want to really give your employees a thrill? Hold your party on a Thursday night and close the office the following Friday. Now that's a Christmas gift!
• Hold your office party any other month besides December. I've noticed more companies moving their events until after the holidays. January is a fantastic time to host your office party. The post-holiday doldrums have begun to set in, and people need a good jolt to get them fired up again for the new year. And believe me, venues, caterers and entertainers would love to have some extra business during January. You'll get a lot more options to chose from, less competition and possibly some significant cost savings.
• Hold your office party any other time besides 7PM. Lunchtime parties are becoming more common. How about a party at Noon on Friday, then close for the rest of the day? That's something to get excited about! What about 2:00 PM or 4:00 PM?

God bless all of the overworked Administrative Assistants out there. We know your company has had its Christmas party at 7:00 PM on the first Saturday of the month every year since 1831. That's awesome. But how about considering another date and time this year? Just give it some thought.

At least take a few minutes to ask if there are any costs savings to holding the event another night of the week. You may be surprised at what you find!

Further reading:

• Money-Saving Office Party Ideas
• Combined Christmas Parties Offer Huge Savings for Businesses
• 7 Reasons Not to Cancel the Christmas Party
• Fun Ideas for the Office Party

Humor in the Workplace

The Daily Journal takes a thorough look at humor in the workplace in their article, "Main Street: Even in business, laughter is the best medicine." Co-authors Don Daake and Edward Piatt offer their own take on Academy of Management Perspective article by Eric J. Romero and Kevin W. Cruthirds. The latter wrote:

"Humor is more than just funny concepts; it represents a multifunctional management tool that can be used to achieve many objectives. ... Managers can use humor to reduce stress and enhance leadership, group cohesiveness, communication, creativity and organizational culture."

Daake and Piatt offer three benefits and three warnings on the use of humor in the workplace.

Benefits of Workplace Humor

1. Humor has a way of building group cohesion, enhancing communication and increasing job satisfaction.
2. Humor can enhance communication because it awakens positive emotions and helps listening, understanding and the acceptance of messages.
3. Humor can reduce stress.

Cautions When Using Workplace Humor

1. The use of inappropriate ethnic and sexist jokes, personal insults or humiliation is out.
2. It is OK to use a little self-deprecating humor, but when overdone, it can be seen as self-defeating humor.
3. Never use humor as way to dominate or humiliate another person.

Read the full article at daily-journal.com. Even though this is my introduction to Romero and Cruthirds work, I put all of these guidelines to use when writing my collection of Funny Workplace Awards. The awards are not meant to embarrass, only to entertain. And you won't have to worry about getting in trouble with the HR department because the awards are all in good fun. Check them out for yourself:

101 Funny Employee Awards: Your Complete Guide to Organizing a Humorous, Entertaining, and Rewarding Recognition Ceremony Around every place of business, there comes a time when it’s necessary to give those who toil there a “thank you” that’s bigger than just dental coverage. And that’s where the employee recognition awards ceremony comes in. Just make sure your ceremony isn’t dry and boring by handing out creative and funny certificates. "Funny Employee Awards" includes 101 printable award certificates plus 6 blank award templates for creating your own funny awards. A staple of workplace humor!

Best Teacher Award Certificate

In celebration of Teacher Appreciation Day, we are giving away a FREE Best Teacher Award Certificate. You can type directly onto the certificate template before printing. Within seconds you'll have a unique award that will bring smiles to your favorite teacher! Just click the link below to download the PDF and enjoy!

Click Here to Download Free Award (PDF)

There's even an area to write your own customized message. This could be serious or silly. Here are some ideas:

• For inspiring me to achieve my greatest potential.
• For your hard work, dedication, and patience.
• You deserve a raise. But for now, this free award will have to do!

This Best Teacher Award Certificate is also available in Funny Teacher Awards: Your Complete Guide to Organizing a Humorous, Entertaining and Rewarding Teacher Recognition Ceremony. This collection of funny teachers awards are sure to put a smile on everyone's face.

The PDF includes printable award certificates packaged in a downloadable PDF file that works on a PC or Mac. You can type directly onto the certificates using the latest version of free Adobe Reader software. Print as many as you like on the paper of your choice. Designs are set to work on standard 8.5” x 11” paper. It’s simple and easy to do.

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National Nurses Day

National Nurses Day, also known as simply Nurses Day or National RN Recognition Day, always occurs on May 6 in the United States. National Nurses Week begins each year on May 6th and ends on May 12th, the birth date of Florence Nightingale, a pioneering nurse. For jettsetters, International Nurses Day is always on May 12.

To make matters slightly more confusing, National School Nurse Day is celebrated on the Wednesday during National Nurse Week. This year, National School Nurse Day 2010 falls on May 12, 2010. According to the National Association of School Nurses website, National School Nurse Day has been set aside to recognize school nurses since 1972.

Popular Google searches for the holiday include nurses day, nursing day, nurse appreciation week, nurses day gifts, and "when is nurses day". With all the variations, it's easy to understand the confusion.

Typical Nurses Day gift ideas include flowers, gift certificates, lunch or dinner, and gift baskets. If your nursing staff has a sense of humor, you can always bring a few laughs into your recognition ceremony with funny awards.

	Baryshnikov Award Navigating the medical system takes great skill and prowess - especially in the public school sector. Celebrate a nurses' mastery of dancing around the issues with this fun award certificate. Download Free Printable Certificate
	Running with the Bulls Leadership Award Taking care of patients requires courage and boldness. Within every staff there is one fearless leader - a bold risk taker who isn't afraid to step out of the pack and take on new challenges. Celebrate their Fearless Leadership with this funny gag certificate. Download Free Printable Certificate
	Raisin Pay Appreciation Award Every nurse deserves a raise in pay - or maybe they just think they do. Show them you care without breaking the bank with this funny gag certificate of appreciation. Download free Certificate of Appreciation
	Download 101 Funny Awards Certificates! PDF download includes 101 Hilarious Printable Certificates + 6 Award Templates for making up your own Funny Nurses Awards! Download now and start using right away!

Teacher Appreciation Day

Teacher Appreciation Day occurs on Tuesday of the first full week of May in the United States. Also known as National Teacher Day, Teacher Appreciation Day is on Tuesday, May 4, 2010. The entire week is known as Teacher Appreciation Week (May 2 - May 8, 2009). Outside the U.S., many other country celebrate Teacher Appreciation every October 5, World Teacher's Day.

Popular Google searches for the holiday include teacher appreciation ideas, teacher appreciation gifts, teacher appreciation certificates, teacher appreciation event, teacher appreciation party, teacher appreciation banquet, and other similar searches.

According to the National Education Association (NEA) website, Congress declared March 7, 1980, as National Teacher Day - but for that one year only. NEA continued to unofficially celebrate the day every March, until the NEA Representative Assembly voted to change the event to Tuesday of the first full week of May beginning in 1985.

Typical Teacher Appreciation Day gift ideas include gift certificates, lunch, and gift baskets. If your teaching staff has a sense of humor, you can always bring a few laughs into your recognition ceremony with Funny Teacher Awards: Your Complete Guide to Organizing a Humorous, Entertaining and Rewarding Teacher Recognition Ceremony. These funny teachers awards are sure to put a smile on everyone's face.
Just in time for Teacher Appreciation Day 2010, this PDF book includes everything you need to know to organize an entertaining and rewarding teacher recognition ceremony. You'll get humorous award certificates that are appropriate for everyone around the school, no matter the level of experience or type of class.

The PDF includes 76 printable award certificates packaged in a downloadable PDF file that works on a PC or Mac. You can type directly onto the certificates using the latest version of free Adobe Reader software. Print as many as you like on the paper of your choice. Designs are set to work on standard 8.5” x 11” paper. It’s simple and easy to do.

Download Fun Awards Certificates for Teachers! Purchase Funny Teacher Awards 100% securely at any of these great sites:

• Funny Teacher Awards at funawards.com (official product site)
• Funny Teacher Awards at lulu.com

Don't forget to celebrate Teacher Appreciation Day 2010 and remember to mark May 3, 2011 on your calendar for Teacher Appreciation Day 2011.

Administrative Assistant Day

Administrative Assistant Day is actually a misnomer for Administrative Professionals Day, which is the holiday formerly known as Secretary's Day. No matter what you call it, the unofficial holiday occurs on the Wednesday of the last full week of April.

Administrative Assistant Day 2010 falls on Wednesday, April 21, 2010. If one day isn't enough time for you to celebrate, the entire week is known as Administrative Professionals Week (formerly known as Secretary's Week).

According to Wikipedia, the National Secretaries Association, now known as the International Association of Administrative Professionals (IAAP) created the unofficial holiday in 1952  to recognize the work of secretaries, administrative assistants, receptionists, and other administrative support professionals. You may also know them as "Executive Admins".

The International Association of Administrative Professionals has actually trademarked the term "Administrative Professionals Day", although people continue to call it whatever they want.

Despite the push for the name change, the top Google searches for this holiday are (in order) secretary's day, administrative professionals day, administrative assistant day, professional administrative day.

Typical gifts for Secretary's Day include gift certificates, lunch, and gift baskets. Some companies cater lunch because hey, somebody has to stay in answer the phones (sad, but true). Best of all, bosses clumsily attempt to plan their own office party.

If your ExecutiveAdminProfessional-etary has a sense of humor, you can always bring a few laughs into the office with these funny awards:

	Bermuda Triangle Award Give to the person who always seems to be losing paperwork. Download this free Printable Certificate
	The Raisin Pay Award Give to the staff member who most deserves a "Raisin" pay. Available for free Sample Certificate of Appreciation
	The Selective Hearing Impairment Award Present to the person in your group who only seems to hear what they want to hear. It's free! Get this funny Award Certificate

Need more ideas? Celebrate Administrative Assistant Day 2010 with our eBook of 101 Funny Employee Awards. It will give all of you non-admins the tools you need to throw a fun recognition ceremony for your staff.

National Employee Appreciation Day

National Employee Appreciation Day occurs on the first Friday of the month of March. This year, it fell on Friday, March 5, 2010. But don't worry, the entire month of March is also Employee Spirit Month - so it's not too late!

We're all about fun here, but showing appreciation to your employees is serious business. Companies should try harder than ever to retain and reward their best employees.

If you need National Employee Appreciation Day ideas, gift certificates are a good place to start. Most any drug store or supermarket will sell a wide range of gift certificates in any price range. Even Amazon.com has gotten into the game with a huge variety of gift certificates to choose from.

Look for gift certificates with wide appeal. While Starbucks may not be everyone's cup of tea (or coffee), almost anyone can enjoy a popular restaurant or bookstore.

Here are some additional Employee Appreciation Day ideas:

• Gag Gifts for Under $10
• How to Choose Employee Award Winners
• Awards Show Presentation Tips

And remember: show your employees that you care. And not just on National Employee Appreciation Day, but year-round.

Fun at Work Day

Fun at Work Day, also known as National Fun at Work Day, always occurs April 1 - at least according to some websites. Other sites claim the date is always January 28 in the United States. Still others claim that the event occurs in 2010 on January 30.

International Fun at Work Day is always on April 1 - unless the date falls on a weekend. According to playfair.com, Thursday April 1, 2010 is the Fourteenth Annual International Fun At Work Day.

It's not unusual for holidays to have different dates for National and International celebrations. For example, National Teacher Appreciation Day is May 4, 2010 in the United States, while most countries celebrate October 5, 2010 as World Teachers Day.

So when is Fun at Work Day 2010 in the United States - January 28, January 30, or April 1?
The truth is, we don't know. Feel free to chime in on the subject using the comments section.
And remember, every day can be Fun at Work Day with Funny Employee Awards!

Download 101 Funny Awards Certificates! PDF download includes 101 Hilarious Printable Certificates + 6 Award Templates for making up your own Funny Nurses Awards! Download now and start using right away!