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You found our list of unique virtual spirit week ideas.

Spirit week is a week-long event that promotes company pride and employee engagement through fun activities. Virtual spirit week ideas are ways to celebrate the occasion with remote teams. For example, theme days, virtual talent shows, and costume contests.

These events are examples of virtual employee engagement activities and virtual team celebrations, and often take place on virtual event platforms.

This article includes:

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Here we go!

List of virtual spirit week ideas

From theme days to care packages to costume contests, here is a list of fun ways to celebrate spirit weeks in remote offices.

1. Theme Days

Declaring theme days is one of the easiest spirit week ideas for work from home. Simply gear each day's activities around a particular topic. For instance, on sports day, staff can wear jerseys, square off in competitive games, and participate in an online pep rally. On beach day, participants post virtual backgrounds of tropical locations and sip mock mai tais.

We made an example virtual spirit week agenda:

Creating a visually appealing spirit week announcement can help your crew be more excited and attentive towards the event.

2. Social media challenges

You can supplement your on-the-clock remote spirit week activities with fun social media challenges. Simply post a different game or prompt on the company social channels every day, and instruct employees to respond using a special hashtag.

Here are some ideas:

Post a picture from your first year at the company vs now

Dress like a colleague

Make a work memes

Take a screenshot in the unlikeliest Zoom meeting spot

Film a 30-second work from home snack cooking lesson

Tag a coworker who is most likely to....

Fill in the spirit week survey

Here is an example of a graphic you could use for your games. Feel free to customize it with your company's logos.

When you incorporate social media into your online spirit week scheduling, you make it easier for colleagues to find and friend each other. Plus, the posts are a great way to advertise your company's culture to a wider audience.

3. Online costume contest

Dress-up days are one of the main events during spirit days at schools and offices. Remote teams can dress up for remote meetings, even if their outfits won't be on display all day. The benefit of virtual dress up days is that employees can don elaborate costumes without worrying about travel, comfort, or attracting strange stares in Starbucks.

Hosting online costume contests is one of the best spirit week dress up ideas for work. Simply designate a theme for each day or meeting, then choose the best dressed for each category.

Example themes:

Teammates can vote using the poll feature in your video meeting platform, and you can send the winner a prize. Plus, you can capture a screenshot of the whole crew dressed up.

Or, you could start a gallery on social media or a cloud-based photo album, and invite teammates to vote on their favorite uploads throughout the week.

Learn more about virtual costume contests.

4. Superhero Academy

Superhero Academy is a perfect fit for a hero or villain themed online spirit day. A dynamic host facilitates this 90 minute virtual team building event with a trusty virtual sidekick. Teams complete comic-book-themed riddles and puzzles and virtual minute-to-win-it challenges to climb the leaderboard and save the world. Some teams are secretly supervillains who try to sabotage other teams, and players must also identify these sinister alter-egos to ensure evil does not prevail. Superhero Academy is equal parts fun, intellectual, and competitive.

Learn more about Superhero Academy.

5. Online Office Games

Online Office Games is a friendly competition for remote teammates. Players square off in trivia challenges, lightning scavenger hunts, and a listening/drawing game called "Can You Hear Me Now?" A charismatic host keeps score while keeping teams' energy and spirits high. The games last 90 minutes, giving remote colleagues plenty of time to bond and have fun together. Not to mention, Online Office Games is highly customizable, so the activities can revolve around the spirit week theme of the day at your request.

Learn more about Online Office Games.

6. Virtual talent show

Virtual talent shows double as entertainment and team bonding. Remote teammates can enjoy a show while learning more about coworkers' special skills and abilities. To host a virtual talent show, invite teammates to sign up for slots. Each act should be around five minutes. Participants can either perform alone, or collaborate with colleagues on a group act.

Instead of taking the stage, performers share their acts during a video call. Virtual talent shows work best when there is a predetermined act order and an emcee to manage the flow. Be sure to grab plenty of screen shots throughout the afternoon or evening.

If the show is a competition, then at the end of the performance have the audience vote for a winner via poll, or send a panel of judges into a breakout room to deliberate. If your crew would rather perform just for fun, then end the show by giving participants a well-deserved round of virtual applause.

Read about more virtual talent show ideas.

7. Remote holiday party

Throwing a virtual holiday party is one of the best Christmas spirit week ideas for work. First, choose a date and send a video meeting link to your colleagues. Then, plan festive activities to enjoy together during the call. For example, hold a Zoom ugly sweater contest, host a virtual Secret Santa or white elephant gift exchange, and sing Christmas carols.

The best online holiday parties encourage interaction. Breakout rooms enable guests to have more intimate conversations, so that no attendee feels like an observer. Remote team games like holiday Bingo, trivia, and scavenger hunts get guests moving and invoke the holiday spirit.

December is the most obvious time to throw a virtual holiday party. However, you could include a holiday theme in your virtual spirit week during any time of the year. Plus, you could throw virtual parties for any holiday.

Learn more about online Xmas parties.

8. Virtual tea party

Virtual tea parties are calm yet quirky online events to hold with remote teams. These activities also make great spring spirit week ideas for work.

First, either mail employees tea and fancy snacks, or ask attendees to bring their own refreshments and reimburse them for the expense. Petit fours, miniature cupcakes, and macarons are the best tea party desserts, and finger sandwiches are another staple.

For the main event, meet up on a video call to sip tea, chat, and play games. To set the mood, encourage participants to put up virtual backgrounds of Victorian parlors or lush gardens. Guests can dress up too.

Explore more virtual tea party ideas.

9. Spirit week care packages

Sending care packages to your remote teams builds buzz for the event and lets your employees know you care about them. Not to mention, care packages add a tactile element to your all-online spirit week.

The week before your work at home spirit week, mail boxes full of goodies to team members.

What to include:

Healthy snacks

Company swag

Games

Noisemakers

Desk accessories

Fun stationery

Gift cards

Dress-up accessories, like sunglasses, boas, and novelty headbands

Virtual photo booth props

One of the best ideas for spirit care packages is to pack supplementary materials for the week's activities. For instance, if you host a murder mystery, then include character cards in the boxes. Or, if you hold virtual escape rooms or similar games, then include puzzles. You could even include dessert decorating packs, tasting assortments, or craft kits. Real world elements make virtual exercises more engaging and interactive.

10. Online murder mysteries

Murder mysteries are games that require participants to play a character while solving a mystery. Part of the fun of spirit week is pretending, and murder mysteries cast participants in the roles of cunning detectives. To play a murder mystery online, first find a game or script, and then invite teammates to a Zoom meeting to play out the scenario. You could either play a facilitated murder mystery where a host guides the game and gives out clues, or follow a script for a self-guided murder mystery.

Check out our list of the best online murder mysteries.

11. Online escape room

Online escape rooms are online versions of thematic puzzle-solving games. Remote teammates work together to crack clues and conquer brain teasers before time runs out. Some of these challenges involve participants play-acting and using props during Zoom calls, while simpler versions consist of a series of riddles on Google Forms. All online escape rooms inspire teamwork and critical thinking in a fun and exciting way.

Check out our list of online escape rooms.

12. Slack game tournament

Spirit weeks often involve games. Slack game tournaments are great ideas for virtual spirit weeks. Remote teams often work on staggered schedules, meaning that the whole crew may not be available at game time. However, Slack games offer more flexibility, as teammates can play on their own schedules.

First, create a Slack channel for the games. Next, install game apps like rock paper scissors, tic tac toe, and trivia. Then, encourage teammates to square off. Team members can challenge each other voluntarily. Or, you can use an app like Donut to match up opponents, and pairs can play games instead of scheduling a video chat.

Challengers can play the games directly in the channel, or via direct message. Either way, ask participants to record results by posting them to the channel in a "@WIN/@LOSS" format. At the end of the week, count up the wins, and have the victors face off against each other for the championship.

For more tournament ideas, check out our list of Slack games.

13. Online retreat

Online retreats are company gatherings that take place online. These events typically occur through a series of video meetings, group chats, and collaborative online activities. By planning an online retreat for spirit week, you block out employees' time and free staff to enjoy the festivities. The intensive schedule prevents routine responsibilities from interrupting the fun, and permits employees to focus on recharging and team bonding.

Check out more more about online retreat ideas.

14. School days

Most employees love to learn, and taking a virtual class together is a terrific spirit week idea. First, give teammates a few options for online courses and ask them to vote for their favorite. Subjects should be fun and non-work related. For example, book-binding, instrument-building, ravioli-making, or makeup lessons with a drag queen.

Once the votes are in, book the top ranking classes. Then, send invites to the team. When the class arrives, learn together, and be sure to snap plenty of screenshots.

For inspiration, check out our lists of online cooking classes and online art classes.

15. Workout Wednesday

Online workouts serve the dual purpose of adding exercise and peer-to-peer interaction into remote workers' sedentary, solitary workdays. You could either give employees the option of attending short 10-15 minute workouts throughout the day, or hold one or two longer sessions. To host these virtual workouts, have participants join a Zoom call. Then, have one attendee lead the class, or screen share a video routine. It is a good idea to vary the class types and levels so that more team members can participate. For instance, plan a short gentle stretch, a high-intensity cardio routine, and a themed yoga class at different time slots throughout the day.

For more ideas, check out our roundup of team building workouts.

16. Home tours

Home tours are a fun way for remote teammates to invite each other into personal spaces. You could either ask team members to pre-record videos, give the tour live during a Zoom meeting, or upload photos to a shared album. Teammates could also give a short slideshow presentation of their home cities. The tours could happen on a single day, or throughout the week. You could even give teammates a prompt per day, like "show us your fridge," or "share your favorite spot in the house." This activity helps remote teammates learn more about each other, and may reveal shared interests and common ground.

17. Outdoor days

Outdoor days are one of the best summer spirit week ideas for work. Simply schedule a Zoom meeting and ask attendees to join from an outdoor spot such as backyards, parks, or beaches. The Internet might be intermittent in these spots, so you can also give teammates the option of joining via phone audio instead of mobile video app. During the call, participants can chat and play fun games, or co-work while enjoying the fresh air and sunshine.

18. Zoom spirit week backgrounds

Typical spirit weeks involve decorating contests. The best way to decorate virtual offices is by using virtual meeting backgrounds. Teammates can select a different background for each meeting or theme day, and can even swap backgrounds multiple times per call. Spirit week attendees can either make their own backgrounds using Canva or Photoshop, or can download one from online. You could even hold contests to name and reward the best virtual backgrounds for each meeting.

Here are instructions on changing virtual backgrounds in Zoom, GoogleMeet, and Microsoft Teams.

19. World travels

There are many fun online activities that suit an international or travel-themed spirit week or spirit day.

Here are a few examples:

Create a collaborative world map showing which countries team members have lived in or traveled to

Ask participants to compile "top 5 travel bucket lists" of the destinations they would most like to visit, and pair up teammates with similar interests for a video chat

Play international trivia

Learn and practice a language together

Video chat with "screen pals" in different countries

Compile a photo slideshow of the team's collective travels

You can also use GeoGessr to play a destination-guessing game, or take virtual tours of museums, zoos, and parks together.

These activities broaden employees' global and cultural horizons while also delighting the teams' travel lovers.

20. Online award shows

Recognizing employees is a great way to boost morale and build excitement during spirit week. To host an online award show, first create award categories. Beyond bestowing traditional awards like "extraordinary performance," "team player," or "rookie of the year," you can also create fun award categories.

Here are a few ideas:

Most likely to forget to mute/unmute the mic

Best use of virtual backgrounds

Best use of GIF

Who I'd like to swap houses with

Tech wizard

Lightning fingers, aka fastest Slack replies

Online social butterfly

Meme master

Most likely to binge cat videos during the workday

When showtime arrives, gather on a Zoom call. To set the mood, you can encourage attendees to dress up and don fancy virtual backgrounds. Throughout the evening or afternoon, read awards off one by one, and give each winner 30 seconds to give a victory speech. Once the awards end, you can email digital certificates and e-gift cards to recipients, or mail trophies and paper awards to their houses.

Virtual Spirit Week Theme Ideas

Here are list of themes to use for online spirit weeks.

1. Pajama Day

2. Pet Day

3. Safari Day

4. Company Spirit Day

5. Sports Day

6. Decades Day

7. Under-the-sea Day

8. Space Day

9. Superhero Day

10. Villain Day

11. Opposites Day

12. Holiday Day

13. Beach Day

14. Spy Day

15. Secret Silly Pants Day

16. College Day

17. Twin Day

18. Dessert Day

19. Charity Day

20. Video Game Day

21. Movie Day

22. Rockstar Day

23. Pirates vs Ninjas Day

24. Unlikely Outfit Day

25. Alternate Dimension Day

26. Roaring 20's Day

27. Globetrotting Day

28. Where I'd Rather Be Day

29. Snow Day

30. Musical Day

31. Sitcom Day

32. Fitness Day

33. Renaissance Day

34. Egypt Day

35. Blacklight Day

36. Rainbow Day

37. Wacky Hair Day

38. Alter Ego Day

39. Work-somewhere-new Day

40. Black Tie Day

41. Tie Die Day

42. Unicorn Day

Conclusion

Virtual spirit weeks bolster team resolve and brightens telecommuters' moods. Gathering via video call and online communication platforms gives groups a chance to relax, re-energize, and reconnect with teammates. Distance does not have to put a damper on the fun. The essence of spirit week is enthusiasm, not physical proximity.

For more ways to excite remote teams, check out our list of virtual team events, or this one with Zoom meeting ideas.

Next, check our our list of ideas to celebrate Pride at work and intern orientation activities.

FAQ: Virtual spirit weeks

Here are answers to some of the most common questions about virtual spirit weeks.

What are virtual spirit weeks?

Virtual spirit weeks are weeklong events that consist of a series of fun and interactive online activities. They take place using video call software, online communication platforms, and occasionally social media. Typical activities include theme days, costume contests, and online parties.

What are some good virtual spirit week ideas?

The best online spirit week ideas unite dispersed teammates, encourage interaction, and inspire fun. Some good virtual spirit week ideas include virtual talent shows, Zoom spirit week backgrounds, online award shows, and theme days.

What is the purpose of online spirit weeks?

The purpose of online spirit weeks is to boost employee engagement and morale. Working from home can be lonely and mundane. Spirit week shakes up the normal routine and gives dispersed teammates a chance to get together and have fun. These events can help virtual offices grow closer.

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