As we head into 2024, office holiday parties are making a significant comeback, with more companies opting for in-person celebrations than in recent years. In fact, studies have shown that 64.4% of companies plan to hold in-person holiday parties this year, up from 57% last year, marking the highest percentage since 2019. For us, this is a positive signal and great sign that businesses are eager to return to traditional festivities - while incorporating modern elements like virtual or hybrid options to accommodate their remote teams.
In addition to this resurgence, holiday parties are naturally evolving to meet the needs of today’s workplace dynamics. If you’re going to make people show up, they want something unique and special to celebrate with their colleagues. The modern focus we’re reading about is on flexibility, inclusivity, and meaningful experiences, from the rise of mid-week and daytime events to the inclusion of charitable initiatives, where employees can celebrate while giving back to their communities.
As companies seek to create memorable holiday events, there is also a growing demand for interactive and innovative experiences, and that’s where we come in! With holiday parties back in full swing, we've compiled some fresh and interactive ideas that your company can book for its 2024 celebration, giving your event a unique edge to drive engagement and create lasting memories.
1. Custom AI Holiday Cards
Holiday cards are always a nice gesture, but imagine each employee being able to generate their own custom version of the corporate holiday card, to give to others, share, or have as their own keepsake (we don't provide printing but you can set it up easily).
Use Snapshot AI to generate fun, branded holiday cards where employees can choose their favorite holiday theme (Christmas, Hanukkah, winter solstice, etc.), and AI generates personalized card-sized portraits with festive backgrounds and custom frames featuring the company’s logo.
For an added touch of personalization, allow people to add their own custom greetings using a simple survey question.
Good for: In-person, virtual, hybrid
Snapbar Products: AI Photo Booth
Features: AI-generated portraits, AI-generated backgrounds, custom overlays, custom styled text
2. Festive Team Trading Cards
Transform your team into holiday heroes! Forget the boring office headshots – give your employees the chance to become the MVP of the office with their very own trading card. Imagine cards where your best gift-giver can flaunt a “Gift Wrapping: 99” stat, or the office comedian is crowned with “Jokes: 100.”
With Snapshot AI, generate personalized, holiday-themed trading cards with festive backgrounds and custom text showcasing each employee’s holiday "skills." These cards are perfect for sharing digitally (or print them for a fun team collectible).
Good for: In-person, hybrid
Snapbar Products: AI Photo Booth
Features: AI-generated portraits, AI-generated backgrounds, custom styled text (stats), custom overlays
3. Holiday Hashtag Campaign
Does your team love to show off their festive spirit on social media? Let them create their own #HolidayVibes or #FestiveFury! Employees can define themselves with a custom hashtag, and our AI will generate holiday-themed portraits incorporating their chosen hashtag into a fun and shareable branded background.
Boost team engagement as they share their creations online – it’s a holiday campaign wrapped in joy (and hashtags).
Good for: Virtual, hybrid
Snapbar Products: AI Photo Booth
Features: AI-generated portraits or Headshots, custom styled text (hashtags), AI-generated backgrounds
4. Winter Wonderland Portraits
What’s a holiday party without a magical winter backdrop? Whether your employees dream of a snowy forest or a cozy fireplace, Snapshot AI has them covered. Give them the chance to transport themselves to a winter wonderland with AI-generated backgrounds that scream holiday vibes. Snowflakes, hot cocoa, twinkling lights – the whole works.
Let them add custom filters and overlays to enhance the magic – all without leaving their desks (or couch). Perfect for a shareable keepsake or a virtual holiday background.
Good for: In-person, hybrid
Snapbar Products: AI Photo Booth, Digital Photo Booth
Features: Custom backgrounds, custom filters, AI-generated portraits
5. AI Holiday Movie Posters
Lights, camera, action – starring your team! Have your employees become the stars of their own holiday blockbuster. Whether it's "Elf in the Office" or "The Christmas Party That Saved the World," our AI can turn your team into the cast of a custom holiday movie poster. With titles, branded overlays, and fun holiday themes, these posters are as epic as the parties they promote.
It's like having a mini-Hollywood production at your holiday party – minus the egos. Snapshot AI can only produce individual portraits, but our Headshot Photo Booth combined with AI generated backgrounds could create some awesome groups shots.
Good for: In-person, hybrid
Snapbar Products: AI Photo Booth, Headshot Photo Booth
Features: AI-generated portraits, custom overlays, custom styled text (movie titles), AI-generated backgrounds
6. Personalized Snow Globe Experience
Let’s be honest: nothing says “holidays” quite like a snow globe. But instead of shaking a globe, let your employees shake things up by putting themselves inside! Our AI will place them in a custom, snow-filled wonderland inside their very own virtual snow globe.
You can also use our Digital Photo Booth to apply the motion snow effect on top of each person’s picture. Both great options, and then add personalized messages, and voilà – a wintery keepsake they’ll love (without the risk of dropping and breaking it).
Good for: In-person, hybrid
Snapbar Products: AI Photo Booth, Digital Photo Booth
Features: AI-generated backgrounds, custom overlays, AI-generated portraits
7. Seasonal Celebration Awards
Move over, "Employee of the Month" – it's time for the "Most Festive Sweater" and "Best Cookie Baker" awards! Let your employees’ holiday talents shine with custom portraits celebrating their unique contributions to the team (or just their ability to rock an ugly sweater).
Using a combination of custom text, AI generated backgrounds, and digital portraits you can create the best way to award your own unique team, turning every holiday quirk into a celebration.
Good for: In-person, hybridSnapbar Products: AI Photo Booth, Digital Photo BoothFeatures: AI-generated portraits, custom styled text (awards), AI-generated backgrounds, custom overlays
8. Create Your Own Holiday Song Lyrics
What's your team’s holiday jam? From "Jingle Bells" to "All I Want for Christmas Is You," let them choose their favorite holiday song, and we'll create an AI-generated poster that showcases them rocking out to it. Lyrics, portraits, and festive backgrounds come together to make a perfectly shareable poster.
If you want to take it one step further, we can ask people a couple short questions and use AI to develop their own unique holiday lyric or poem, combined into their personalized portrait. That’s magical!
Good for: Virtual, hybrid
Snapbar Products: AI Photo Booth
Features: AI-generated backgrounds, custom styled text (lyrics), AI-generated portraits, custom survey
9. Digital Holiday Yearbook
The yearbook you didn’t know you needed – and no, it’s not just for high school! Capture the year’s holiday memories by creating a digital holiday yearbook. Each employee gets a custom portrait, wrapped in your holiday theme for the year, and each will be gathered in a digital gallery that lives forever (just like the embarrassing yearbook photos from your teenage years).
Put them all together in a dynamic visual mosaic as a great company keepsake.
Good for: In-person, hybrid
Snapbar Products: Digital Photo Booth
Features: Custom overlays
10. Holiday Scavenger Hunt
Who says scavenger hunts are just for kids? Turn your holiday party into a game by organizing a scavenger hunt where people use Snapshot to capture the moment of each solved clue or found item. Use custom overlays to highlight each moment, and a live gallery so employees can follow the trail of holiday fun along the way.
If you want to get really wild, set up a unique AI prompt for each step along that way that customizes the photograph, or even reveals the next clue!
Good for: In-person, virtual, hybrid
Snapbar Products: Digital Photo Booth, AI Photo Booth
Features: Custom overlays, AI-generated backgrounds
11. Santa’s Workshop Portraits
Take your employees on a trip to Santa’s workshop – without the expensive North Pole travel fees. Using Snapshot AI, generate portraits of them working alongside elves, assembling toys, or hanging out with Santa. It’s a whimsical way to celebrate the season, perfect for virtual or in-person parties.
To make it even more personal and custom, ask each person (via survey) the best toy they ever got as a kid - and we can incorporate that into their AI portrait. Holiday magic!
Good for: In-person, virtual, hybrid
Snapbar Products: AI Photo Booth
Features: AI-generated portraits, custom survey
12. Holiday Cocktail Creations
Pair your cocktail hour menu with a unique AI photo booth experience. Give employees options to pick their favorite festive drink from the ‘menu’, and our AI will generate their portrait in a unique style in the mood of the drink. From mulled wine to peppermint hot chocolate, these personalized recipes are as shareable as they are sippable.
Good for: In-person, hybrid
Snapbar Products: AI Photo Booth
Features: AI-generated portraits, custom overlays
13. Holiday Around the World
Why stick to just one holiday tradition? Let your employees pick their favorite global celebration, and our AI will transport them to that destination. Whether it’s Christmas in Japan, Hanukkah in Israel, or Diwali in India, the AI Photo Booth will generate stunning, travel-inspired portraits complete with festive backgrounds and cultural flair.
Using custom surveys we can even customize the background separate from the person - so an employee dressed like an elf celebrating the holidays in Atlantis (underwater) is totally doable!
No plane ticket needed – just some AI magic to bring the world to your holiday party.
- Good for: In-person, hybrid
- Snapbar Products: AI Photo Booth
- Features: AI-generated backgrounds, AI-generated portraits, custom overlays, custom survey
14. Ugly Sweater Contest
Who’s got the ugliest sweater in the office? Let the AI decide! Employees can submit their sweater ideas or describe their designs, and the AI will generate hilarious portraits of them "wearing" their creations. Add a festive background and some themed overlays, and you've got a shareable, silly tradition that's sure to bring out the holiday laughs.
Don’t want to include the people? We can also run the same contest as an ‘ugly sweater generator’ and who knows, maybe you can set up your own online corporate shop.
- Good for: In-person, virtual, hybrid
- Snapbar Products: AI Photo Booth
- Features: AI-generated portraits, AI-generated content, custom survey
15. Personalized New Year’s Resolutions
Kick off the new year with a personalized resolution in style. Have employees share their 2025 goals, and our AI will generate a portrait featuring them based on their chosen resolution. Whether it’s “Run a marathon” or “Finally learn French,” these AI-generated images are a fun way to visualize success, and encourage team support for everyone’s new beginnings.
Share them as digital motivation to start the new year on the right foot!
- Good for: In-person, virtual, hybrid
- Snapbar Products: AI Photo Booth
- Features: Custom surveys, AI-generated backgrounds, AI-generated portraits, custom styled text (resolutions)
16. Festive Virtual Selfies with Santa (or holiday figure of your choice)
Get ready for the ultimate "ho ho ho" moment – without the long lines at the mall! Give your employees the chance to take virtual selfies with Santa, complete with the festive backgrounds and decorations. Whether it’s for a quick laugh or a family holiday card, these portraits are a must-have for holiday parties. No awkward Santa costumes required!
You can go traditional on this one, putting people on Santa’s lap, or go wild and put them with a reindeer on the moon. Whatever fits the theme of your party!
- Good for: In-person, virtual, hybrid
- Snapbar Products: AI Photo Booth
- Features: AI-generated portraits
17. Holiday Playlist Posters
What's your team’s holiday anthem? Whether it's a timeless classic like "White Christmas" or a guilty pleasure like "Last Christmas," turn it into an epic poster! Employees share their favorite holiday song, and the AI generates a vibrant, music-inspired portrait with lyrics incorporated in a festive background.
It’s like gifting each team member their own mini concert poster for the holidays. This could be done with pre-set options people can choose from, or even done using custom surveys to give people more creativity, and a wider range of possible results.
- Good for: In-person, virtual, hybrid
- Snapbar Products: AI Photo Booth
- Features: Custom surveys, AI-generated backgrounds, custom styled text (lyrics), AI-generated portraits
18. Winter Vacation Postcards
Dreaming of a winter getaway? Give your employees the chance to "vacation" anywhere in the world without leaving the room! Using Snapshot AI, employees can choose their dream destination, and the booth will generate a custom postcard-style portrait placing them in a tropical beach, snowy mountains, or wherever they’d rather be for the holidays.
Send it digitally or print it out for a shareable holiday memento.
- Good for: Virtual, hybrid
- Snapbar Products: AI Photo Booth, Digital Photo Booth
- Features: AI-generated backgrounds, custom overlays, AI-generated portraits
19. Branded New Year Countdown Portraits
Nothing says New Year’s Eve like a countdown! Let employees create their own personalized countdown portraits, complete with sparkling AI-generated backgrounds, festive fireworks, and their own custom messages (e.g., “Happy New Year from [Brand]!”). Whether they’re counting down with family or virtually with the team, these portraits make a stunning end-of-year keepsake.
Combine it with the Resolutions ideas above if you want to stress people out before the new year even starts..
- Good for: In-person, virtual, hybrid
- Snapbar Products: AI Photo Booth, Digital Photo Booth
- Features: Custom overlays, AI-generated portraits, custom styled text
20. Holiday Mission Statement Posters
What’s the true meaning of the holidays to your team? Ask employees to define it with some short questions, or choosing pre-defined options, and the AI will generate custom posters featuring their customized mission statement alongside a festive, branded background. It’s a great way to add a touch of personal meaning to the office party and reflect on what makes the season special for everyone.
Another take is asking people “What does [insert mission statement] mean to you in 2 words?” and we can generate a unique portrait based on their answer, and then overlay the mission statement on top (or not). Another fun way to personalize the company mission.
- Good for: In-person, hybrid
- Snapbar Products: AI Photo Booth
- Features: Custom surveys, custom styled text (mission statements), AI-generated portraits, AI-generated backgrounds
21. Secret Santa Reveal Portraits
Looking for a fun way to reveal who’s giving what in your Secret Santa exchange? Create a ‘secret santa photo booth’ and have each person include their unique portrait inside their gift! Depending on your creativity and how your company interprets ‘secret santa’, you could generate some pretty goofy portraits and good laughs for the whole team.
No peeking before it’s time!
- Good for: In-person, hybrid
- Snapbar Products: AI Photo Booth
- Features: AI-generated portraits, custom styled text
22. Charity Drive Portraits
Celebrate the true spirit of giving by hosting a charity drive where employees get to choose a cause they support. For the digital photo booth, this could be choosing an overlay that represents that charity, or with AI could be choosing a style that will generate portraits placing them at a virtual charity event, like wrapping gifts for kids or helping at a food bank, all wrapped in a festive branded setting.
There’s a lot of ways to do this, whether survey options or visual selectors, but it’s a great way to rally the team around corporate causes and participation could be tied directly to donations and support.
- Good for: In-person, virtual, hybrid
- Snapbar Products: Digital Photo Booth, AI Photo Booth
- Features: Custom surveys, AI-generated portraits, AI-generated backgrounds, custom overlays
23. Virtual Winter Market Experience
Bring the charm of a winter market to your virtual (or in-person) party! Employees can pick an item they’d "sell" at a festive stall based on pre-selected options, or even answer a survey question, and AI will generate portraits of them running their very own market booth, complete with holiday-themed goods and cheerful, branded backgrounds.
A cozy, digital alternative to in-person markets – and nobody has to stand out in the cold. Add a contest element for the most unique ideas, and participation will go up exponentially.
- Good for: Virtual, hybrid
- Snapbar Products: AI Photo Booth
- Features: AI-generated backgrounds, AI-generated portraits, custom surveys
24. Holiday Recipe Challenge
Got some culinary masters on your team? Let employees share their favorite holiday recipe, and our AI will generate a portrait of them as the chef cooking their dish. Whether it’s grandma’s gingerbread or their own festive cocktail creation, these portraits make for a fun and delicious addition to your holiday party.
Custom surveys allow people to enter a name or description of the dish and AI can generate unique background or portraits based on mood, themes, the ingredients, or even and AI-interpretation of the dish. Pair it with some real recipes and it’s a great way to promote fun and sharing amongst the team.
- Good for: In-person, virtual, hybrid
- Snapbar Products: AI Photo Booth
- Features: Custom surveys, AI-generated backgrounds, custom styled text (recipes), AI-generated portraits
25. Festive Team Mosaic
Why settle for individual photos when you can create an entire team mosaic? Each employee can generate their own AI holiday portrait, and we’ll combine them into a giant festive mosaic featuring the company’s logo and holiday message. It’s the ultimate team picture that grows with every new addition!
The input content can be custom photographs or AI generated, and the mosaic can be static, video, or even live. Perfect for printing or sharing digitally!
- Good for: In-person, hybrid
- Snapbar Products: Digital Photo Booth, AI Photo Booth, Mosaics
- Features: Custom mosaics
☃️ Book Our Pre-Packaged AI Holiday Experience ☃️
We've built this fun and whimsical holiday experience that's ready to be branded! Whether it's a party, a conference, or a global team activation, engage people with these holiday themed AI portraits.
Users can choose from 3 unique AI generated styles with content delivered in a custom-branded email. Set it up on an iPad for that traditional photo booth experience, share links (or QRs) for people to participate on their phones, or both!
Using some of that latest AI tech, we're able to offer faster processing and cheaper costs, making it budget-friendly and perfect for any size occasion.
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