Top 7 Retirement Party Ideas
Retirement parties should be fun and memorable especially to the retiree.
The emotional side of it should be kept at a minimal because you wouldn't want the retiree to feel resentment and sad for making a big decision to leave his/her career because of age.
Age is quite mandatory for particular companies and stated by law.
Nevertheless, it is a way to celebrate the retiree's accomplishments and years of experience as an employee.
Generally, a retirement party is thrown by the retiree's family.
But in some cases, the company and friends of the retiree may organize a separate or merged party with the family.
Either way, the goal is to make the retiree happy for this big change in his/her life.
There are many party ideas that you can incorporate or base your party plan on.
Some folks make a mistake of including and even highlighting the critical highlights of the retiree's employment life into the party, but this should be avoided as much as possible.
Here are 7 retirement part ideas that will best suit the aforementioned goals: 1) Use a particular theme Themed parties have become a trend since they bring in more fun and excitement to the occasion.
Think of the favorites of the retiree and plan from there.
Again, try to avoid the workplace or career themes because the goal is focused on new beginnings.
You can work with the family, friends and other co-workers of the retiree if you what to personalize the theme.
It could be based on his/her favorite color, hobby, sport or interests.
2) Include games Games are great icebreakers.
If you are organizing the party, make sure that everyone will have a chance to participate.
There should be tokens or prizes for the winners of course.
As for the games, you can always have trip to Jerusalem, news paper dance, win-lose-or-draw based on the trivial information about the retiree, and many others.
Be creative and add some twists here and there to make the games more exciting.
3) Karaoke fun Whether there are born-singers among the guests or not, throwing in a karaoke session can liven the occasion.
You can also incorporate a singing contest as part of the games.
The idea here is to enjoy and have fun, and not to be shy or intimidated with the best singer/s.
4) Don't forget a proper program A party will turn out pretty boring if you don't have a planned program.
This is a way to put everything in place and to keep the pace smooth for everyone.
It is also best to have emcees or party hosts to help perk up the fun among the guests and retiree.
5) Where to hold the party? This will depend on the budget of the family and the rest of the organizers.
If the company of the retiree will shoulder everything, you can suggest the first party ideas here and have the party organized by the family and close friends of the retiree.
But if the company has a different plan, it's also okay to throw your own party in cooperation with the family and friends from outside of the retiree's company.
If you are throwing a separate retirement party, you should meet up with the family and ask them about their desired venue.
It could be at the retiree's residence, at a restaurant or at a resort-hotel.
Your budget for the party will be able to dictate this.
6) Surprise the retiree As mentioned earlier, the retiree's company is likely to throw a party of their own.
So as a family member or close friend, you can organize a party exclusively for family and friends outside of the retiree's company.
A better way to have it is through a surprise party.
Make it at least a few days or a week after the first party and he/she shouldn't suspect something is being planned.
7) Toasts to the retiree Have all of the family members and closest friends of the retiree prepare a short toast for him/her.
Tell these folks to write their toasts or messages down and they should be prepared for it.
This part may bring out the emotions, so try to keep the messages short and focused on the coming years and possibilities in the future.
By focusing on the changes, the coming years out of employment, and the relaxation or de-stressing phase that the retiree deserves, you can throw a retirement bash that will be worth remembering for a long time.
The emotional side of it should be kept at a minimal because you wouldn't want the retiree to feel resentment and sad for making a big decision to leave his/her career because of age.
Age is quite mandatory for particular companies and stated by law.
Nevertheless, it is a way to celebrate the retiree's accomplishments and years of experience as an employee.
Generally, a retirement party is thrown by the retiree's family.
But in some cases, the company and friends of the retiree may organize a separate or merged party with the family.
Either way, the goal is to make the retiree happy for this big change in his/her life.
There are many party ideas that you can incorporate or base your party plan on.
Some folks make a mistake of including and even highlighting the critical highlights of the retiree's employment life into the party, but this should be avoided as much as possible.
Here are 7 retirement part ideas that will best suit the aforementioned goals: 1) Use a particular theme Themed parties have become a trend since they bring in more fun and excitement to the occasion.
Think of the favorites of the retiree and plan from there.
Again, try to avoid the workplace or career themes because the goal is focused on new beginnings.
You can work with the family, friends and other co-workers of the retiree if you what to personalize the theme.
It could be based on his/her favorite color, hobby, sport or interests.
2) Include games Games are great icebreakers.
If you are organizing the party, make sure that everyone will have a chance to participate.
There should be tokens or prizes for the winners of course.
As for the games, you can always have trip to Jerusalem, news paper dance, win-lose-or-draw based on the trivial information about the retiree, and many others.
Be creative and add some twists here and there to make the games more exciting.
3) Karaoke fun Whether there are born-singers among the guests or not, throwing in a karaoke session can liven the occasion.
You can also incorporate a singing contest as part of the games.
The idea here is to enjoy and have fun, and not to be shy or intimidated with the best singer/s.
4) Don't forget a proper program A party will turn out pretty boring if you don't have a planned program.
This is a way to put everything in place and to keep the pace smooth for everyone.
It is also best to have emcees or party hosts to help perk up the fun among the guests and retiree.
5) Where to hold the party? This will depend on the budget of the family and the rest of the organizers.
If the company of the retiree will shoulder everything, you can suggest the first party ideas here and have the party organized by the family and close friends of the retiree.
But if the company has a different plan, it's also okay to throw your own party in cooperation with the family and friends from outside of the retiree's company.
If you are throwing a separate retirement party, you should meet up with the family and ask them about their desired venue.
It could be at the retiree's residence, at a restaurant or at a resort-hotel.
Your budget for the party will be able to dictate this.
6) Surprise the retiree As mentioned earlier, the retiree's company is likely to throw a party of their own.
So as a family member or close friend, you can organize a party exclusively for family and friends outside of the retiree's company.
A better way to have it is through a surprise party.
Make it at least a few days or a week after the first party and he/she shouldn't suspect something is being planned.
7) Toasts to the retiree Have all of the family members and closest friends of the retiree prepare a short toast for him/her.
Tell these folks to write their toasts or messages down and they should be prepared for it.
This part may bring out the emotions, so try to keep the messages short and focused on the coming years and possibilities in the future.
By focusing on the changes, the coming years out of employment, and the relaxation or de-stressing phase that the retiree deserves, you can throw a retirement bash that will be worth remembering for a long time.