Employee birthday gifts

Employee birthday gifts for every person on the team

The easiest employee birthday gift program gives everyone the same gift at one budget, ordered once a month for that month's birthdays and shipped to each home or desk. Our gifts start at $22.

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How to run a monthly birthday gift program

A birthday program fails when it depends on someone remembering. Six steps make it run on a calendar instead.

Looking for ideas beyond the gift, from cake to a sign-up sheet? See office birthday ideas.

Pick one gift at one budget. Everyone gets the same thing, from the intern to the CEO, so nobody compares.
Build the birthday list once. Month and day only, never the year. Let people opt out in the same form.
Ask for a delivery address in that form. Home for remote people, the office for anyone who'd rather.
Order once a month, on a fixed date. One order covers every birthday in the coming month, so gifts arrive by its first business day.
Let the manager write the note. One line that names something the person did this year.
Celebrate the month together. Once a month, the month's birthday people are guests of honor at a hosted game.

When to order each month's gifts

Order about 3 weeks before the month starts, so every gift lands by its first business day. Branded gifts need 4 to 6 weeks, so order those a quarter at a time.

Birthday gift order dates, December 2026 to June 2027
Birthdays in	Order by	Gifts arrive by
December 2026	Tue, Nov 10, 2026	Tue, Dec 1, 2026
January 2027	Mon, Dec 14, 2026	Mon, Jan 4, 2027
February 2027	Mon, Jan 11, 2027	Mon, Feb 1, 2027
March 2027	Mon, Feb 8, 2027	Mon, Mar 1, 2027
April 2027	Thu, Mar 11, 2027	Thu, Apr 1, 2027
May 2027	Mon, Apr 12, 2027	Mon, May 3, 2027
June 2027	Tue, May 11, 2027	Tue, Jun 1, 2027

December birthdays share the calendar with holiday gifts, so order them with your holiday batch. Dates and budgets for the season are in corporate holiday gifts; for gifts with your logo, see custom logo gifts.

Birthday gifts for employees by budget

Real prices per gift, before shipping and branding. Pick one and keep it for everyone for the year.

Under $40: the standard birthday gift

The budget most programs settle on: small enough to send every person every year, nice enough to feel like a real gift.

$40 to $100: milestone birthdays and small teams

For a 40th or 50th, or a small team where the budget per person can go further.

Every gift opens our partner store, where you can order online. Sending to a long list or adding your logo? Get a free quote with volume pricing instead.

What a birthday program costs a year

Everyone has one birthday a year, so the yearly cost is your headcount times the gift. Before shipping and branding.

Yearly birthday gift cost by team size and gift
Team size	Quogue Luxury Gift Box (X-Small), $22	Signature Truffle Collection, $32	Quogue Luxury Gift Box (Medium), $58
25 peopleabout 2 gifts a month	$550 a year	$800 a year	$1,450 a year
50 peopleabout 4 gifts a month	$1,100 a year	$1,600 a year	$2,900 a year
100 peopleabout 8 gifts a month	$2,200 a year	$3,200 a year	$5,800 a year
250 peopleabout 21 gifts a month	$5,500 a year	$8,000 a year	$14,500 a year

The tax basics. Under IRS Publication 15-B (2026), holiday or birthday gifts other than cash with a low fair market value can be a tax-free de minimis benefit, while cash and gift cards never are. This is general information: check with your payroll provider.

Birthdays for remote and hybrid teams

The gift is the same; the delivery is what changes. Four rules keep remote birthdays from feeling second best.

Early, never late.
A gift that arrives at the start of the month is still a birthday gift; a late one feels like an afterthought.
Same gift, office or home.
Office people get it on their desk, remote people at their door. Nobody gets the smaller version.
Ask for the address every year.
People move. Put the address question in the yearly birthday form.
Say it on the call too.
A gift arrives alone at a remote desk. A minute of happy birthday on the team call makes it land.

More on shipping to many home addresses in remote employee gifts.

Pair the gifts with a monthly birthday celebration

The gift is personal; the celebration is shared. Once a month, a live host runs about an hour online and that month's birthday people are the guests of honor.

Each card shows the live price. Hosted games need no kit and book about 2 weeks ahead; a kit workshop books about 3 weeks ahead for US guests, or about 5 weeks with guests in Canada or abroad. Pick one Friday a month and keep it. More on virtual trivia, music games and cookie decorating, or every game in virtual team games.

What the manager writes in the note

One line about the person, not the date. Copy one and make it theirs.

Want more? See 120 birthday messages for coworkers. For a gift from one teammate rather than the company, see gifts for coworkers; to mark years of service instead, see employee anniversary gifts.

Happy birthday. The way you handled this spring's launch is still the bar for the team.
Happy birthday from all of us. Take the afternoon slow and enjoy this with a coffee.
Another year, and you made a lot of our work better in it. Happy birthday.
Happy birthday. Thank you for being the person new hires ask first.
Here's to your year ahead. We're glad it includes us.

Employee birthday gift questions

What are good birthday gifts for employees?

Something they can enjoy right away, the same for everyone, with a note from their manager: a chocolate gift box or truffle collection works for almost anyone. Add a minute of happy birthday on the team call so the gift doesn't arrive alone.

How much should a company spend on employee birthday gifts?

There's no standard amount. Most programs pick one budget under $40 per person and keep it the same for everyone. Our gifts start at $22, so a 100-person company spends $2,200 a year on the X-Small gift box before shipping.

How do you run an employee birthday gift program?

Pick one gift at one budget, collect birthdays (month and day only) with an opt-out and a delivery address, and place one order a month for the coming month's birthdays. Ask the manager to write the note, and celebrate the month's birthdays together once a month.

When should we order each month's birthday gifts?

About 3 weeks before the month starts, so every gift arrives by its first business day. An unbranded order takes about 2 to 3 weeks; anything with your logo takes 4 to 6.

How do you send birthday gifts to remote employees?

Ask for a delivery address in the yearly birthday form, then ship each gift to its own address. Gifts ship within the US and internationally; timing and regional shipping charges depend on the destination. Offer an office delivery to anyone who'd rather not share a home address.

Are employee birthday gifts taxable?

Under IRS Publication 15-B (2026), holiday or birthday gifts other than cash with a low fair market value can be a tax-free de minimis benefit. Cash and cash equivalents such as gift cards never are, whatever the amount. This is general information, not tax advice: check with your payroll provider.

What if an employee doesn't want their birthday celebrated?

Make the birthday form opt-in or give it an opt-out, and never ask for the birth year. Someone who opts out can still get the gift quietly, without the call or the celebration.

Can we add our logo to birthday gifts?

Yes, on custom logo gifts. Branded orders take 4 to 6 weeks and minimums are typically 10 units per product, so order a quarter's gifts at once if you want your logo on them.

What about allergies?

Every gift on this page is chocolate. Ask about allergies in the birthday form, check each product's ingredient details, and ask us for an alternative for anyone who can't have it.

Set up birthday gifts for the whole team

Tell us your headcount, where people work and your budget per person, and we'll come back with a gift plan and a quote.