Virtual Holiday Party Ideas for Remote Teams

A virtual company holiday party can be hands-on, conversational, or almost no-preparation. Compare the materials, planning work, and participation involved before choosing an activity for your remote team.

1. Virtual gingerbread house decorating

Participants receive a gingerbread house kit with icing and decorating materials. During the live class, the host guides the group through constructing the house, then decorating it. It suits teams looking for a shared project with a build-and-decorate sequence. See the virtual gingerbread house decorating event for current details.

2. Holiday cookie decorating party

Cookie decorating has a different materials list: 3 shaped sugar cookies, each 8 inches, 8 oz royal icing, 3 coloring gel bottles, 10 ml each (one red, one yellow and one blue), holiday sprinkles mix, and piping bags. A host demonstrates decorating techniques, and each participant personalizes the cookies. Check the virtual holiday cookie decorating event for current kit and shipping information.

3. Holiday trivia

A host-free option if an organizer can write the questions and run the call. Add company-specific questions for a personal touch; budget time for preparing and checking the quiz.

4. Remote team awards

Invite teammates to submit lighthearted award nominations in advance, then announce the results on the call. This can be a low-materials activity when you already have a way to collect votes.

5. Gift exchange

Agree on a spending limit and delivery date before matching participants. This option needs coordination for gift selection and delivery, and may be harder when teammates live in different countries.

6. Virtual cocoa or coffee tasting

A tasting can work as a social activity, but sending samples adds purchasing, dietary, and delivery planning. A locally sourced alternative avoids coordinating shipments.

7. Online escape room

Choose this if your team prefers a shared puzzle over a craft. Check the provider's group-size and breakout-room format before you reserve.

8. Recipe show-and-tell

Ask participants to share a seasonal recipe or food tradition. It needs little equipment for attendees, though organizers should make sharing optional and consider varied schedules and traditions.

9. Holiday movie discussion

A discussion about a film everyone can access is simpler to organize than a shipped-kit event. Confirm that the group can watch it through an appropriate service before the gathering.

10. Holiday show-and-tell

Invite teammates to share an object, decoration, or tradition if they wish. This is a minimal-materials choice and can fit a short team meeting.

11. Online drawing or guessing game

Use a shared drawing board and simple prompts for an activity that does not require shipping. Check that the tool works for everyone attending.

12. Add a short appreciation round

Give participants a moment to recognize a colleague or team contribution. It can be a short closing activity alongside another party format.

Compare budget and planning effort

For a concrete comparison, Sweetology's listed gingerbread and cookie decorating events are $79.50 per person, with kits and contiguous-U.S. shipping included. That is $795 for 10 participants or $1,590 for 20, before additional destination shipping charges. Every participant gets a kit shipped directly to them. Shipping to Continental US is included at no extra cost. Additional shipping is available to Alaska, Hawaii & US Territories for $75/person, Canada for $60/person, and International for $45/person. Expedited shipping also costs extra. A trivia or show-and-tell meeting avoids kit shipping but shifts preparation to the organizer. Review the corporate holiday team-building guide, team reviews, or contact Sweetology with planning questions.

Compare the gingerbread house and cookie decorating event details, then send an inquiry with your date, participant count, and shipping locations.