The words work and fun sounds pretty much like an oxymoron. This can be especially tricky when you feel as though you have been doing the same thing day in and day out for years. Especially with the recent remote culture, work may have been even more mundane than ever without all the pantry chats. However, it is still important to have fun and enjoy ourselves every once in a while. Especially when we spend more than half of our time at work. Therefore, International Fun at Work Day is the perfect opportunity to break away from the monotony of everyday office tasks and enjoy your time with your colleagues. Not only does it reduce stress levels and improve overall health, but it also increases the bond and communication between employees. Plus a bit of humour and laughter is great to increase company morale and motivation. Here are some ways you can celebrate International Have Fun At Work Day (aka April’s Fools Day). 

Test Your Knowledge with Trivia

Promoting an environment where healthy competition is encouraged is often beneficial. So why not try some trivia? It is another way to liven up a typical day at the office! Divide everyone into teams (preferably a good mixture of people from different teams and hierarchy levels) and have them compete against one other. You can select trivia questions based on pop-culture, music, films, history, or even something unique about the people in your company! Personalised trivia questions about the team is a great way to know each other and encourages team building! Additionally, you can even consider adding on a non-monetary prize for the winning group to encourage greater participation and engagement. 

Engage in Team Building Activities

What better way to forget about your daily stress and enjoy time with friends and colleagues than having you and your team immerse in a day of team building activities like laser tag or bubble soccer? Not only will this help to boost morale and increase productivity, they’re fun! That’s what you want to achieve on a “Have Fun At Work” Day. They also help to spark interest in new areas and increase communication and camaraderie.  

Culinary Experiences 

Engaging in a culinary experiences as a team has been getting lots of raves in recent days. This can be an effective way to bring the team together while indulging in local foods! If you’re in a multi-national company, you can even get your international colleagues to share their local foods, while introducing them Singaporean foods. Alternatively, if you guys aren’t great cooks, you can always register for culinary classes for the team. Whether you are taking a pasta class or learning the ins and outs of fine chocolate, creating something together is great for team building. If cooking a meal seems a bit intimidating, then try a tasting experience instead! A wine, chocolate, or even beer and cheese tasting might just be appeal your team. 

Movie Screening

Whip out those popcorns and chips, select a movie and have a movie screening! This has definitely got to be one of the most adaptable option we have right now, when we’re encouraged to practice social distancing. Everyone can simply engage in a zoom movie screening! If you have trouble getting people to vote for movies to watch, simply look up “Office Comedies” for some movie inspiration online.

There you go, 4 Ways To Celebrate International Have Fun At Work Day (aka April’s Fools Day). What are some other plans you guys have?