October at work, planned for you

Cybersecurity Awareness Month, Customer Service Week, World Mental Health Day, Boss's Day, a fall week and Halloween: October is full of good reasons to thank your people, but planning it takes time. This kit does the planning for you, in one instant download.

At a glance

• 122 printable pages in both US Letter and A4
• Excel trackers that calculate the dates when you type the year
• 32 ready-to-send messages in Word and plain text
• 16 greeting cards: folded 5x7, flat 5x7 and 300 dpi JPG
• Games, trivia, bingo, signs and certificates
• Guides for inclusive, remote and frontline workplaces

What is inside

Planning System (27 pages, PDF)

An observance calendar with five-minute ideas, a theme picker, month and weekly planners, four event run sheets (treat break, lunch-and-learn, celebration, virtual), roles, supplies checklists, three budget presets, sign-up sheets, an employee survey and an organiser debrief.

Excel Trackers (6 sheets, XLSX)

Type the year and rule-based dates update (Customer Service Week, MFG Day, Pronouns Day and more). Budget with planned vs actual and cost per person, participation tracker, event schedule, supplies list and a dashboard with a chart. Works in Excel and Google Sheets.

Message Pack (32 messages, DOCX and TXT)

Announcements, reminders, weekly security tips, Customer Service Week and Boss's Day notes, a World Mental Health Day note, a manager check-in script, costume guidelines, potluck sign-up with allergy details, remote and shift-worker notes and a leadership recap.

Signs and Posters (29 pages)

Cybersecurity tip posters, a report-phishing sign, Customer Service Week signs, meeting-free hour and quiet space signs, cozy fall week signs, a food drive sign, gratitude leaves, potluck labels with allergen boxes and bulletin board headers.

Games and Trivia (40 pages)

60 trivia questions in five rounds with answer keys, 40 unique bingo cards (fall at work and cyber habits), office and remote scavenger hunts, 40 icebreaker cards, contest ballots and scorecards.

Recognition Kit (13 pages)

16 award certificates, thank-you slips, customer compliment slips and a Customer Service Week mini-kit with a five-day plan.

Greeting Cards (16 designs)

Customer Service Week (five designs, one with signature lines), custodial workers, first responders, IT and security, Boss's Day (single and group), kindness, thinking of you, fall, Halloween and quarter thanks. Each card comes folded (Letter and A4), flat and as a JPG.

Guides (9 pages)

An inclusive observance guide, a say-this-not-that wording guide, a remote and hybrid playbook, a frontline and shift playbook and a one-page brief for leaders.

Start Here (4 pages)

A print guide, troubleshooting tips and the licence.

Built to be inclusive

Everything is optional by design. There are versions for remote, hybrid and shift workers, and sensitive days (health, disability, faith and identity) are handled with resources and respect, not games.

Who it is for

HR teams, office managers, team leads, schools, customer service teams, small businesses and anyone who plans events at work.

Files and formats

• PDF (US Letter and A4)
• Excel (XLSX)
• Word (DOCX) and plain text (TXT)
• JPG (cards)
• Instant digital download. Nothing is shipped

Good to know

• No year is printed anywhere, so you can use it every October
• Dates are for planning. Please confirm each date with the official organiser, and festival dates with the colleagues who observe them
• Print at 100% (actual size). A print guide is included
• For use in your own workplace. Please do not resell or share the files. The licence is included
• Not legal, medical or HR advice

Questions

Do I need Excel? The trackers open in Excel and Google Sheets.

Can I edit the messages? Yes, the Word file is fully editable. The cards and PDFs are print-ready and not editable.

Does it work next year? Yes. Type the new year in the Excel calendar.

Which paper sizes? US Letter and A4, in separate files.