Corporate

Get the Most out of Your Company Picnic

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When companies host a picnic for their team it always turns out to be a great investment. Each year we see employees leave happy, feeling appreciated and motivated to work hard for their employer. It gives our team at Event Kings a sense of pride to be able to bring world class catering, games, attractions, entertainment and event management to the corporate world.
Here are a few tips to make this year's picnic amazing!
Don't Forget the Kids
If a company chooses to include the families of their team members make sure to have activities and entertainment for them as well. Our carnival games attract kids of all ages and with prizes for participation everyone has fun! It's also a good idea to offer a craft that acts as a keepsake as well.




 Make It A Team Event
When companies combine teambuilding into their picnic they see more return on their investment. Games and challenges that encourage teams to work together achieves a few goals; one being that it brings staff from various departments together for a day. Another great benefit is that it forces teams to flex their problem solving skills while having fun.


Bring In Something Different
It shows your team you care when you change things up each year. The same old picnic can keep guests complacent. Our giant billiards is just one example of an attraction that is new and fun for everyone.

How will you picnic this year?



BBQ

Perfect Picnic

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Event Kings Pulls Off the Best Barbecues

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Event Kings consistently strives to provide business owners with exciting options that allow them to show their employees just how much they are appreciated. One fantastic option for summer and fall is a Corporate Barbeque Picnic.

Event Kings has extensive expertise at providing on and off-site events that allow you to take advantage of the nice weather. Have a casual get together at a local park, where Event Kings has the connections and experience to take care of all the necessary permits. If that’s not feasible, allow Event Kings to bring the picnic to you, on-site in your very own parking lot. We offer three different levels of barbeque to fit any budget.


One detail that is often overlooked when planning an outdoor picnic is the quality and safety of the food being served. Event Kings has the knowledge required to execute a barbeque where food is continually prepared and served—hot food hot and cold food cold. There is always a member of the catering staff on-site to provide food service during the entire meal period.

When your reputation is on the line, safety and excellence are the two most important components. If there's a barbeque or outdoor picnic that you that you wish to have done -- the right way -- call Event Kings at 631.392.1234.

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New York | Palm Beach

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Event Recap - Summer Teambuilding Part 1

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I guess you can say there are many companies who put corporate picnics on their resume. Sure, if you bring some food, tables and balloons you can call it a "picnic." But few, if any, create the experience we do. This picnic combined the popular teambuilding program. We used Olympic games, carnival games, high striker and event ping pong as ways for teams to wrack up points. The best part was the week before; teams showed their spirit by hanging banners, sending fun and creative e-mails and building excitement for the big day.  And excited they were! Despite the heat, everyone at this picnic was smiling ear to ear and getting into the spirit of the day.


Green team and yellow team competing in sack races and land skis. 


See the team spirit with the sign hanging from the side of the building? How cool is that? Pictured on the right is the high striker where guests came to test their strength.


Our Activities Director kept everything moving and grooving to great tunes - he also announced the Olympic games and gave the teams the rules. 

Carnival tents gave teams more chances to earn some points. Here this guy thought the Live Wire was easy…little did he know!


Fortune Tellers were there to give whimsical feel and nice break to the festivities. I'm not sure if they predicted who was going to win, but they did give some insight into the future. True to Event Kings style we had a coordinator there taking names so it was nice and organized.  

More to come about the food, winners and client response...

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Dream Theme - Carnival Wedding

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Summer means corporate picnics to us at Event Kings and one of the staples of those summer picnics is our carnival tents. We had them up for the HIA trade show on Thursday and I thought this would be super cool as a wedding. There is something amazing about having a wedding that is way off the norm but still making it look chic, elegant and classy. Best of all, if you are thinking of inviting kids it would be fun for them too! Here are some pictures of awesome carnival themed weddings. P.S. we have all of this stuff if you need one company to produce this awesome wedding you will be having soon...just saying.
Custom invites will totally set the tone of this theme wedding. They evoke the vintage vibe of the Carnival. Call MPrints Designs - I know she will make a wicked cool invite for you. An actual ferris wheel may blow the budget a bit but a goldfish toss can be done on your own. (Don't forget to provide bags to bring home the fish in and have someone manning the station to bag those little guys up). Love the Baroque framed sign - I found fun one at Target in pink.

Yum-O, 1st birthday cake aside these sweets are super inspirational. Call Marisa Simon Cakes
to get fabulous carnival inspired confectioner's delight. The candy station can be done yourself, the key is to get color coordinated candy to achieve the same look in the picture. I'm not sure what's up with that popcorn but get an old fashioned popcorn cart for the salt lovers and place it next to the candy station. Again, its good to have an attendant to give out the popcorn (our phone # is 631-392-1234...just saying).

Balloons at a wedding? No way! Yes way! Look at how great they look in the lower left picture. It brings such color and joy to the picture. Chic tip - try oversized balloons like a 16" or 24" to keep it looking new and unexpected.
These signs are just super awesome and informative! I'm a big fan of signs at events, not only do they keep the flow of party traffic moving but they add such a whimsical touch.