When your work colleague has a birthday, everyone comes up to him and congratulates him. And all this looks solemn and banal. How can we improve this moment? How to congratulate a colleague on his birthday at work in an original way that everyone will remember? Let's think about this moment together and make an ordinary working day the most festive day of the year.
Option 1.
The first option seems to be normal, but it seems not. After all, it will happen at work.
You need a beautiful and large cake. Place candles on the cake and light them. When your birthday boy is sitting in his office, the lights on the entire floor suddenly turn off. And immediately the song sounds - happy birthday to you! And the whole team goes to the birthday boy. In your hands you have a cake with burning candles. It turns out breathtakingly beautiful!
And the birthday boy will be scared at first, and then he will be very surprised and delighted at the gift and such an unusual congratulation.
Option 2.
Surely your birthday boy has a favorite character from a game, cartoon or movie. You just need to find out who this character is. And when you find out, then run to a holiday planning company and order life-size dolls with this character from them.
And now your colleague sits and works. He's all about business. And then suddenly a real character and his favorite hero approaches him! And he doesn’t just come up, but speaks to him and gives him a gift. There is surprise, joy and photographs for memory.
Well, to you, colleagues, honor and respect for your ingenuity and resourcefulness!
Option 3.
You order a cafe for the evening. You pay for everything, and everything is beautifully arranged and the table is set for you. The boss or someone older approaches the birthday person and tells him that today, on his birthday, he will not go home to celebrate, but to an unscheduled meeting with management and an informal meeting. If he doesn’t come, then goodbye to work and career. Tell him the address and what time to arrive at the place.
Meanwhile, the rest of the workers quietly leave work, one or two at a time, so that no one suspects anything.
And then evening came. The birthday boy arrives at the cafe address. He is upset and possibly angry. He goes and enters the cafe. And here... congratulations, firecrackers and laughter are flying at him from all sides!
What a surprise, what a surprise!
Any congratulations must be sincere. It doesn’t matter what words you choose to express your wishes and feelings, the main thing is that it all comes from the heart. And then, any of your congratulations will definitely be appreciated by the main hero of the occasion.
Possible methods
You should always be based on the person’s personal preferences and hobbies, then the congratulations can be made especially pleasant for the hero of the day. There are many ways to congratulate a woman or work colleague, and your choice should be based precisely on the preferences of the hero of the day, her age, credo in life, as well as your relationship with her.
Are they close enough that you can afford to be frivolous with her? Or is it better to be more correct and limit ourselves strictly official congratulations? You decide. Here are some interesting ideas for you to choose from:
- not a single anniversary would be complete without verbal congratulations in prose or poetry;
- there are many holiday scenarios that are chosen depending on the interests of the birthday girl;
- You can give a huge bouquet of your favorite flowers and a small funny gift. She will like the flowers, but they will fade someday, and a small souvenir will always bring her back in her memories to that day;
- give a gift that will always remind you of your work (if she loves it) and your affection for it;
- create a memorial album for her, where all the memorable dates are marked, all her work achievements are captured, and each colleague there can leave a personal wish for the birthday girl and his photo;
- make in advance and solemnly present medals to the hero of the day with inscriptions corresponding to her achievements at work: “the best employee”, “the most clever girl”, “the most careful worker”, “the most benevolent person” and the like;
- Today, the most popular anniversary gift is money. How can you present them in the most extraordinary way? If the hero of the day has a cheerful, mischievous disposition, you can create for her a real, hand-drawn treasure map. Their search will entertain not only her, but the entire team.
Let's try ourselves in prose
Congratulations in the form of a philosophical reflection on the past years
- Any birthday, like an anniversary, is a wonderful occasion to say many wonderful words to a person and do something especially pleasant for him. On this wonderful day, I want to wish you that this particular anniversary will be a celebration of not only memories and many years of experience, but also give rise to certain plans, dreams and hopes.
- One American journalist, Edward Bok, once wrote that “a person’s real life begins only at 50 years old. During these years, a person has already managed to master what true achievements can be based on, has finally acquired what can and should be given to other people and has fully learned what he can teach others.”
- How much has not yet been done! Therefore, I want to wish you to realize that today is just the beginning of your real life, which you are entering. We are all very glad that you are in the world. Thank you for this and be with us always!
Official words from the team
Congratulations to our dear colleague. Over the years that we worked together with her, she became just a family member for us. Any team is a big family that can work fruitfully only if there are good relationships, support and mutual assistance. Our dear hero of the day is not only a valuable employee, but also a true friend who is always ready to help and will never refuse support. Thanks to her spiritual qualities and work skills, she managed to gain great authority in our team. We really appreciate our esteemed birthday girl and want to wish her all the best in her personal life, as well as success in her future work.
Happy anniversary greetings to a female colleague with a reminder of her parents
Today’s anniversary is, of course, a credit not only to our dear colleague, but also to those people who gave her life. Let's remember today the parents of our birthday girl. It was they who made it possible for this wonderful woman to be born, it was they who created the foundation of her character, it was they who gave her a proper upbringing and a wonderful start in life. And only thanks to her parents we have the opportunity to rejoice at the result of their joint efforts - our dear, beloved and so valuable colleague - name.
If the anniversary coincides with retirement
Our dear hero of the day, today you have not one holiday, but two at once. Firstly, this birthday is a wonderful holiday. Secondly, you are retiring soon. You are finally given the opportunity to relax, deservedly resting on your laurels, enjoying immeasurable happiness and peace. They say that a person is happy only 7 years in life: 6 years before school and 1 year after retirement (then he just starts to get bored). I wish you to spend this year in such a way that it will be worth your entire life.
For a young employee
Our dear employee has just recently joined our team and has already managed to win general recognition and receive the highest rating of all. She is incredibly smart, stunningly beautiful, amazingly friendly and very easy to talk to. But the most important thing is that our hero of the day is simply an amazingly good, sympathetic person whom it is impossible not to love. Our entire team wholeheartedly congratulates our dear and respected name.
Congratulations on simple things
Congratulations and wish you to learn to live easier. Simplicity at home, simplicity in relationships, simplicity in desires. Learn to be happy. Because behind a heap of worries, you can forget how it’s done. After all, every moment of life is unique, it will never be repeated. How long have you been doing little stupid things, how long have you been enjoying simple things: enjoying the sunset or watching the dawn, admiring how beautifully autumn leaves fall to the ground or how snowflakes swirl in a blizzard dance, how beautiful the stars of the night are, how mysterious the moon is? How long has it been since you warmed yourself by an open fire or fried bread on a twig and enjoyed its crispy crust and smoky aroma? How many happy moments can be found in simple things and how fleetingly, without our realizing their value, they disappear into oblivion. We wish you that you always appreciate life, and many more times you want to shout: “stop, just a moment, you are wonderful!” 
Let's try to compose poems
Let this bright anniversary illuminate the road in life, give you many new days and only wish you happiness!
Congratulations to our faithful colleague on her anniversary, and we wish her a lot of strength so that she doesn’t get sick.
Stay close to us, be the same as always! We will all be very happy - the team needs you!
This ordinary day was marked with an anniversary, Like a ray of sunshine, our fairy illuminated the shadow!
A real queen, she will help everyone, she will understand everything, she can’t sit at work - there is always too much to do.
Our team adorns: Both smart and good. Her experience and soul help us in our work.
Congratulations to the hero of the day, And together we wish you a lot of joy, smiles, success, happiness and love!
Do you want to know how to make them and what they can be? Are you wondering how to write a script for seeing a woman off to retirement? Read about it If it’s a friend’s birthday, and you don’t know what toast to say, then follow the link and “learn by heart” the version of the ceremonial speech you like.
A few more ideas
If you set out to create a real performance for the hero of the day, then it would be best to implement this project with the help of specially trained people. If you prefer to use only your own strength, you will need not only remarkable ingenuity, but also many additional accessories that, in principle, you can make with your own hands. You can simplify your task and do the usual presentation, in the form of presenting minor gifts with jokes. The main character of the banquet will definitely like this and, of course, will entertain bored guests.
Gift – mug
The boss won’t let you talk to your girlfriend, calm him down, give him a mug of tea.
Gift - horseshoe
You are so “savvy” in your work that you will undoubtedly be held in high esteem!
Gift – calendar
If you live in grief at work, do not forget about the days of the calendar!
Gift - soap
And if you “soap up” to run away from us, “Here’s some soap for you, but you have to continue your work!”
Gift - pen
To write down where your salary went, take this pen as a gift!
Wonderful scenario for an anniversary
If you are a true extrovert and have the ability to "turn on" people, you may well create your own holiday script, without relying on the official organizer of the celebration. There must be an introduction in which the birthday girl is introduced, a general description of her work and the personal contribution she made to the labor process is given, and her main advantages are also highlighted. You can read out the most interesting congratulations employees. The hero of the day will be pleased if they do this in person. After this, a specific presentation can be made. It is best to choose the script individually, depending on the preferences and interests of the main character, but you can also use popular options. For example, a free adaptation of the cartoon about “Winnie the Pooh”, where a bear cub, Piglet and an owl congratulate a sad donkey; at the end of the scene, sing the corresponding, well-known song about a potty and a tail. In the form of a tail, you can give the birthday girl a long cord with wishes attached to it, and in the form of an impromptu pot, a barrel, flower pot or bucket can act. You can end the event with dancing and a friendly song of the whole team, learned in advance.
Any holiday will be successful if an employee celebrating her anniversary is surrounded by people dear to her who value and respect her. Let the birthday girl feel loved and very beautiful.
One of the first and at the same time most significant anniversaries for a woman is her 25th birthday. Here’s a simple and funny video that will definitely cheer up the hero of the day: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubHAxeTY48k
Personal holidays
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By taking risks you can lose everything, but without taking risks you will definitely lose!
How to congratulate a co-worker on his birthday or just congratulate each other at work? The organizer or hero of the occasion often faces the risk of incurring the disfavor of his superiors for loss of working time.
But somehow you have to make the holiday different from others, and you want to accept congratulations like a human being, not secretly and not in the form of a patter, meeting in the corridor during the working day. If possible, you should discuss this issue with your superiors. A completely “safe” option is to congratulate an employee during his lunch break.
In this case, you are guaranteed no reproaches regarding the use of working time, and at the same time, you do not risk getting into a situation where the birthday boy or hero of the day has already asked to leave work earlier in order to have time to accept congratulations with his family. It happens, of course, that a team becomes family friends, but it rarely happens that the entire team is present at family celebrations.
Therefore, a home holiday is one thing, but congratulations from colleagues, superiors and subordinates are completely different. If the boss considers a team celebration obligatory, then it should be organized in such a way as not to distract the person from congratulating loved ones in the family circle.
So, two options are possible - congratulations during the lunch break and a separate, specially organized celebration. However, this does not mean that the day should proceed as usual until lunch. From the very beginning of the working day, you need to create a festive atmosphere and prepare everyone for the climax, that is, directly for congratulations. The workplace of the hero of the occasion can be decorated with:
- flowers;
- poster;
- postcards.
Let your co-worker receive congratulations before the start of the working day. You can choose congratulations from the chapter “congratulations and toasts”, or write (compose, compose) yourself. Verbal congratulations are required. At the same time, it is possible to announce that the presentation of gifts and tea will take place during lunch. This is a wonderful moment for the birthday boy, who may also have been preparing to accept these congratulations and prepared a treat for his colleagues. If the hero of the occasion intends to arrange a separate banquet after work, he can also announce this at such a moment. This is the most natural and convenient scenario for everyone. It is much more troublesome and not always convenient to find the right moment for an invitation during the working day. Others may have other things planned for their lunch break or evening after work, and an invitation before the start of the work day provides an opportunity to reconsider their plans.
adminYou can congratulate an employee in an original way on every birthday, but if it is also an anniversary date, then it is important to try.
Most often, in offices no one thinks about original gifts. Usually, at the last moment, the courier is sent for a bouquet or something else “beautiful”. Then everyone calls up in one heap to rush into the office of the hero of the occasion for joint congratulations.
People often congratulate co-workers in standard ways: a postcard and an envelope with money. But even such a gift can be presented in an original way.
It is always a problem to choose the most worthy person to read the wishes from the postcard. Then a primitive verse sounds, everyone claps their hands, the hero of the occasion with flowers and an envelope hands out glasses of champagne to everyone. And it's all. Of course, even a minimal change in such a scenario will certainly be remembered. Even a long-known trick with a large number of boxes, which, when opened, ultimately reveal a gift at the very end. Another “traditional” option is congratulations on the radio. But in fact, there are many interesting options for congratulations. Let's try to look at some of them.
Personal poem to a colleague
When coming up with a poem for a colleague, it is important not to overdo it. Highlight personal qualities and professionalism. Even if a person is not famous for the special skills that are needed for successful work. Remember that any person is pleased when they pay attention to him and notice his features.
Limitations are imposed. If you are new to the company, then in order not to break traditions, ask employees from the HR department, colleagues or the manager for advice.
Special requirements are also put forward for poetic congratulations from superiors. Each manager must decide whether the congratulations will be from himself or from the company as a whole.
Each company has its own customs: in some places they get by with formal congratulations at work and a buffet table, but you can also organize a celebration in a cafe or banquet hall. In such a situation, any poetic congratulations become appropriate.
A poem, especially written specifically for the birthday boy, cannot leave anyone indifferent.
When delivering congratulations, it is first worth noting business qualities, but the positive impact on the atmosphere in the team, human traits, and only then professionalism. Often employees become like family to each other, which is why an appropriate approach to composing congratulation poems is required.
Individual gift made to order
Each person will appreciate the attention of his colleagues if he breathes a little specialness and warmth into an ordinary thing. Today, many options for individual gifts and personalized gifts have been invented. This should include gifts created by cartoonists, artists, Photoshop and souvenir specialists.
Initials, photos or personalized text will make any gift truly valuable. No one will ever want to re-gift this or throw it in a distant drawer. Even a simple cup with a personal inscription or photo will become your favorite thing.
Unusual birthday gift delivery
It’s pleasant and unexpected when a huge doll stumbles into the room, hugs the birthday boy and gives him a present. The doll can be in the form of a bear, a hare, an alien, or a cartoon character. For an unusual birthday gift, rent a similar costume and dress up one of your colleagues.
Another option is to rent costumes for the carnival, and dress up a group of people or a couple: as Father Frost and the Snow Maiden (if the holiday is even more interesting in the summer), as a Hussar and a young lady, movie heroes, Superman, Batman, etc. Such a congratulation cannot leave anyone indifferent or forgotten. Be sure to take a photo for memory.
If none of your colleagues wants to change clothes, then you can invite professional animators to the office.
Chocolate fountain in honor of the hero of the day
Whatever you say, a chocolate fountain is always festive and great. Call a pastry chef who will create a fountain (or even three small fountains from different types of chocolate), cut a biscuit, fruit or marshmallow, so that you and the hero of the occasion can celebrate the “sweet day” in a fun and tasty way.
Cabinet decoration
An office decoration idea like this is always a pleasant surprise. Just imagine: an unsuspecting birthday boy is walking through the office, enters the office, and there... Balloons are everywhere, bright paper pompoms. Garlands with wishes, inflatable toys, balloon fountains, inflatable bouquets look great...
Sweet surprises, unusual gift giving - all this can make even a non-anniversary birthday unique and unforgettable.
If it’s a man’s anniversary, they even order huge numbers.
Presentation-congratulations
Another option unusual gift– this is a congratulation presentation with pleasant words from each colleague. If you have a room with a projector in your office, then create a similar presentation for the birthday boy.
Collective poems from various departments, superiors, and office neighbors are also added to it; create slides from photos, where colleagues will interestingly write a congratulatory message and take a photo with it: on the hood of a car, from coins, from pebbles, on sand, on a sheet of paper.
Such a task must be given in advance, and then collect all the photos in one presentation file or make a wall newspaper. Little effort is required, but the person will be pleased.
Sand show
Most likely, everyone knows how artists create sand drawings on a special table - this is interesting stories or fairy tales. Pictures from the sand change, and on a large display you will see an animated movie. Such a sand show with congratulations takes 15-20 minutes. And even the hero of the holiday himself can play a key role. The sand story will be about him or for him. Tell the artist in advance about the main stages of the birthday person’s work or life. You will need a darkened room.
Guest artists for the birthday
There are many options with artists for a birthday:
the birthday boy is called into the office for congratulations, but gypsies fly in dancing and singing with a guitar;
another option: girls from the carnival; a couple performing ballroom dancing; tap dancers;
Today there are many agencies that organize holidays and provide professionals for congratulations.
if there is no special place for such fun on the premises, then you can order a magician to show micromagic. The magician will demonstrate interesting tricks with coins and cards on any office table for the birthday boy.
Firework
Even if you chose the traditional route (came to congratulate with a postcard), then nothing prevents you from taking 3-4 firecrackers for internal use and throwing a fireworks display in your office. Today, firecrackers have been invented, from which money, pieces of foil, and rose petals fly.
It is better if someone gives the command so that the fireworks turn out to be simultaneous. Warn the security guards in advance so as not to call the police. The hero of the occasion will be covered with money or flowers from head to toe.
Another great option is a cold fountain. This is a safe design for a table or floor, which will delight the birthday boy with beautiful splashes of silver color within a few minutes.
An interesting and most interesting choice would be a large transparent ball with 50-100 small balls and confetti inside. They hang it from the ceiling and then pierce it with a button. It turns out to be a big “boom”, and the whole room takes on a festive atmosphere and becomes colorful.
Lady Buffet
If you haven't heard this before, then you will be curious to know what a "lady buffet" is. This is the girl who stands in the very middle of the table on wheels. Her outfit is made in such a way that all the dishes are on the skirt. The buffet lady will treat you to a variety of delicacies.
It is almost impossible to rent such a suit separately, but you can rent it with a girl. This service is provided by catering companies, so both the girl and the treats will be delivered.
Professional photo shoot
Ladies of any age love to be photographed. So for female birthday girls, ordering a professional photo shoot will be an excellent option. The culprit will certainly come in a beautiful outfit and receive a lot of compliments and bouquets, so it’s important to capture such a moment.
Find a photographer who can choose a unique portrait for everyone. Today this is not difficult due to the wide range of offers on the market. Then photographs are taken with the artists and colleagues.
Photography is a memory for centuries. And a professional photo is doubly pleasant for every person.
The photos are slightly adjusted in special programs, so they turn out very beautiful.
Caricature from a photograph
Choose not a photo shoot, but a caricature based on a photograph. A professional will draw about 7 portraits in an hour, showing the birthday person from various angles. If you just want to present the cartoon in a frame, then just send several different photos of the hero of the occasion in advance, and receive the gift ready-made.
They only draw a face or a face with a funny body or with certain objects in their hands in order to show the character and distinctive features of a person. You can give not only the drawing itself under glass. You can order a plate, cup, poster, calendar, etc. with the cartoon.
Photo props for a photo shoot
Why not have a funny photo shoot with funny lips or mustaches on sticks? Photo props will appeal to even shy employees, and the birthday boy will have a series of photos as a keepsake.
Give everyone cute props, and no one will dare refuse a photo with words about the lack of photogenicity.
The big picture
So, the overall picture is drawn like this: the picture is delivered to you big size(100x150 cm or larger), on it a professional artist creates a sketch with a plot that the birthday boy will like.
The painting depicts the hero of the occasion in an expensive car or near palm trees on the beach. And then each employee must brightly color a part of the image or object. It’s difficult to call it a masterpiece, but you will certainly like such a picture. And if you have craftsmen, then purchase a frame and canvas and create a sketch yourself.
Story Cakes
Today, confectioners are truly capable of creating miracles. They make any theme cakes to order, which will help the hero of the day feel that this is his day and a personal cake. A confectionery masterpiece is created based on a person’s hobby, his favorite films, and his own portrait is made. Such sweet art has no boundaries except the budget.
Other original gift ideas
Let's consider a few more ideas for original gifts for a colleague:
If at work you have spaces with a large area: halls, corridors or halls, then create a huge postcard for congratulations. The wish is laid out in large sheets of different colors in the foyer, and shown to a colleague from the 3rd floor;
A cake with a story, a picture from each of the employees, interesting photo ideas - all this is simple, requires minimal costs, but brings a lot of positivity and joy.
The postcard creates a route map that will lead to the present. The larger the office area, the more interesting the journey;
Despite the passion for healthy lifestyle, the fashion for sweet delicacies does not go away. Therefore, a sweet card also becomes appropriate: a cake with an inscription, in the form of a document, etc. Everyone will like such a congratulation;
if you have special equipment, you can congratulate the person using video or audio. Make it turn on automatically when the main character of the holiday appears;
decorating the room where you plan to congratulate your colleague is also important. There is no need to create something exclusive here: inflate balloons, hang garlands - and a holiday is guaranteed.
As you have seen for yourself, creating a holiday is not difficult. The main thing is to use your imagination and not be lazy when searching for an original idea.
17 January 2014, 16:53
