Looking for new ways to engage your team with the Kazoo platform? Good news! We’ve compiled a list of our favorite holidays you and your employees can celebrate with our Rewards & Recognition platform.
For each date, we’ve also included a list of feature ideas and suggestions – so whether you’re looking to expand your rewards catalog, swap out your Behavior Bonuses, or create new onboarding redemptions, we’ve got you covered!
January Holidays and Incentives
All month long – New Year’s Resolutions
- Create a Behavior Bonus for keeping your resolution every week, meditating, or exercising
- Add fitness wearables and gym memberships to your reward catalog
January 14 – Clean Off Your Desk Day
- Create a Behavior Bonus for employees who clear off and wipe down their work station
January 17 – Get to Know Your Customers Day
- Hold a team presentation highlighting one of your customers and their success story
January 24 – Compliment Day
- Challenge everyone in your company to send a compliment via Kazoo’s recognition tool and read the best ones in a team-wide meeting
January 28 – Data Privacy Day
- Create a Behavior Bonus for reading company data-protection documentation
February Holidays and Incentives
All month long – National Mentoring Month
- Plan a staff volunteer day to mentor children at your local Boys and Girls Club
- Create a Behavior Bonus for mentoring or volunteering with kids over the weekend
February 11 – Make a Friend Day
- Create a Behavior Bonus for employees who grab lunch or coffee with a team member they rarely work with
February 17 – Random Act of Kindness Day
- Encourage your team to use the recognition tool to shine light on their co-workers’ random acts of kindness throughout the year
March Holidays and Incentives
March 1 – World Compliment Day
- Pair up every employee in your company with a randomizer tool and encourage them to send a compliment to their partner through the recognition tool in Kazoo
March 8 – International Women’s Day
- Pool points so employees can donate to a women’s organization of your choosing
March 10 – Pack Your Lunch Day
- Create a Behavior Bonus for employees who bring their own lunch on this day
April Holidays and Incentives
April 3 – National Walking Day
- Create a Behavior Bonus for employees who take a 15-minute walk on this day
April 22 – Earth Day
- Pool points so employees can make a contribution to a wildlife fund, conservation charity, or other green initiative
- Create a Behavior Bonus for employees who carpool or use public transportation to get to work during the month of April
May Holidays and Incentives
May 8 – National Receptionist Day
- Encourage your employees to send recognition to your company’s office managers or receptionists thanking them for all the work they do
May 15 – International Day of Families
- Pool points so your employees can group together to sponsor a family in need
June Holidays and Incentives
June 1 – Say Something Nice Day
- Encourage employees to use the Recognition tool to say something nice to one of their coworkers or managers
June 3 – Leave the Office Early Day
- Create a reward employees can redeem to take a half day off work
June 14 – National Blood Donor Day
- Create a Behavior Bonus for employees who donate blood during the month of June
July Holidays and Incentives
July 15 – National Give Something Away Day
- Choose a charity that receives donations, and create a Behavior Bonus for employees who contribute their own items
August Holidays and Incentives
August 9 – National Book Lovers Day
- Sponsor a book swap in your office and offer a Behavior Bonus for employees who participate
September Holidays and Incentives
September 5 – International Day of Charity
- Survey your team for their favorite charities, and add ten of them to your Rewards catalog for future donations
October Holidays and Incentives
October 10 – World Mental Health Day
- Create a Behavior Bonus for employees who take fifteen minutes to meditate on this day
October 16 – National Boss Day
- Encourage employees to recognize and reward their managers for all the work they do
November Holidays and Incentives
All month long – Month of Giving
- Pool points to sponsor a family’s Thanksgiving, or donate to a charity of your company’s choice
November 20 – Computer Security Day
- Create a Behavior Bonus for employees who spend ten minutes updating their passwords
December Holidays and Incentives
December 13 – National Salesperson Day
- Encourage your company to recognize and reward your sales team for their contribution to your company’s success