75 Insanely Fun Team Building Activities For Work in 2022

1/25/22, 11:40 AM 75 Insanely Fun Team Building Activities For Work In 2022
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Believe it or not, fun team building activities for work are critically important to the
success of your business.
In fact, the personal bonds formed between team members actually give your company
a competitive edge.
How does this work?
It’s all about engagement. There’s a pretty clear link between the personal bonds
between your team members and their engagement level. A recent Gallup study found
that close work friendships boost employee satisfaction by 50%, while people with a
self-described best friend at work are seven times more likely to be fully engaged at
work.
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important stuff if you ask us.) And it stands to reason – the closer you are to your co-
workers, the happier you’ll be at work, and the more likely you’ll be to sacrifice your
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discretionary time to help them succeed.
Here’s the best part – team building events don’t have to be boring and lame!
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Our Favorite Team Building Games Your Group Will Love
1 🚨 Coworker Feud
2 🍺 Pub Trivia
3 🚂 Murder On The Mystery Express
4 ✏️ Team Pictionary
5 💎 Jewel Heist: Virtual Escape Room
We asked The Assist, a free weekly email for professionals, along with some of the
most engaged, tightly knit companies out there to show us how to do team building
right. We’ve broken them down into categories to help you decide which ideas might
work best for your company.
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1) Shark Tank
“Find out if your ideas really have teeth.”
Ideas are fun. People love having them. They love hearing them. They love sharing
them.
Inspired by the television series Shark Tank, this activity allows a small group of people
to do all of the above during a festive pitch session. There’s only one absolute rule:
everyone must come prepared to get everyone else as excited about their brilliant idea
as they are. (What they use to cultivate this excitement — presentations, models,
diagrams, stick figures, skits, etc. — is totally up to them.) 
Skills this work activity develops: Creative thinking, communication, strategic

thinking, and listening.
Why we love it: Every idea presented will accomplish something positive. The
meticulously planned ideas will be inspiring and might even develop into viable
products and initiatives. The outrageous ideas will get lots of laughs, but honestly, even
those could end up sparking your company’s next big innovation.
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Next step to get started: Create a Shark Tank Mash-Up, nominate a few investor
sharks, start preparing pitches and get your applause hands ready for the big event.
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Pro-Tip: Does your team need more than an applause to validate their
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million dollar idea? Use a platform like Bonusly to raise the stakes and
invest public recognition points to the winning team that can be redeemed
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2) Scavenger Hunt 
“The closest you’ll ever get to a treasure hunt.”

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A scavenger hunt seizes anyone’s attention. These activities offer that sweet thrill of the
chase human beings just can’t resist. Chase down clues, find hidden items and feel the
sweet rush of following a bread-crumb trail of mini-mysteries on your way to the
culminating final goal.
The urgency and the mystery of a scavenger hunt also inspire people to cooperate in
record time.
Skills this work activity develops: Collaboration, critical thinking, and decision making.
Why we love it: It provides thrills, adventure, excitement, and an unforgettable

opportunity to share a satisfying sense of accomplishment.
Next step to get started: Book a consultation with a dedicated event coordinator. You
can also check out SnackNation’s Scavenger Hunt Guide!
Loved this!!! Had fun getting to know unique things about Austin. It was
fun doing custom questions along the scavenger hunt about our company!
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3) Chopped-style Cocktail Competition

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Inspired by the television series Chopped, this interactive cocktail demonstration will be
led by an experienced mixologist, who will teach everyone the basics of cocktail making,
including the chemistry and complexities that are essential for creating a delicious drink.
After a brief introduction and cocktail education, teams will split up and be given time to
work together to create their own hand-crafted cocktails. At the end of the testing and
development phase, the onsite mixologist will review and score each finished cocktail
based on taste, originality and use of the “mystery ingredient” to decide the ultimate
winner.
Skills this work activity develops: Creative thinking, communication, listening, and
collaboration.
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Why we love it: Low-stakes competition is a terrific way to get the blood pumping and
improve teamwork, add cocktails to the mix and you’ve got a top-shelf team building
activity!
Next step to get started: Visit Mixology Class — because no great story started with a
salad.

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Cue The Office theme song… Michael Scott enters… “There’s been a murder…”
In all honesty, Michael was actually on to something! Solving a murder mystery can be a
great way to bond with your team. Check out Outback’s Virtual Clue Murder Mystery for
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workplaces that help to develop teamwork, communication, and culture building.
Skills this work activity develops: Problem-solving, teamwork, collaboration, and

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5) Bond Over Some Brews

“Take advantage of the team glue known as beer.”
Offering both virtual and in-person events, City Brew Tours knows how to harness the
bonding power of beer. Sample the best beers your city offers while getting to know
your team better and enjoying the side dish of fun facts your expert host is serving up.
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Why we love it: Wonderful conversation, colorful commentary, and crisp refreshing
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make one powerfully fond memory.
Next step to get started: Visit City Brew Tours.

Employees
“After three months of working as distributed teams, we’re extra grateful

for the moments we get to hang out with our coworkers again. We spent
the month of May hosting several virtual home brewing sessions with City
Brew Tours — they managed to lead six groups of beer brewing amateurs
through the brewing process, armed with follow-up instructions on
carbonating and bottling. (We managed to figure out the drinking part
ourselves.) If we can’t grab a beer together, making our own from the
comfort of our kitchens may be the next best thing!” -Harder Mechanical
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If you are looking to crack open a cold one with your remote team, there are a number of
virtual beer experiences that make it easy to connect in a fun and lively online
environment. Here are a few we’ve tried out this past year:
🍺 Beer Tasting
🧟‍♂️ Haunted Tavern
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Head to the local dog park with pets in tow. Then simply take turns having your pets
complete some of these hilarious viral internet challenges. (You can even create a
unique hashtag for your event so people can easily find and rewatch their fabulous
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Next step to get started: Find your park.

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Looking for more activities for employee engagement? Check out these
SnackNation resources for further reading:
Reasons Why Employee Engagement Is Important
Proven Steps to Measure Employee Engagement Effectively
Employee Engagement Software Platforms For High Performing Teams

Large Groups
Team building events for large groups need to have enough structure and excitement to
get and keep everyone engaged and involved in equal measure. Events that get group
members working on one common goal are ideal for cultivating strong bonds in
immediate teams and among the larger collective.
6) Field Day
“Help each other rediscover FUN.”
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An epic virtual or in-person field day, courtesy of The Go Game, is exactly what you
need to capture the full attention of an entire large group. Before you know it, your
polished, professional teammates will be participating in play with the careless joy of
elementary school kids at recess. They’ll express themselves organically. They’ll
communicate without overthinking. They’ll rekindle a spark of joy for both life and work.
Skills this work activity develops: Teamwork, leadership, and collaboration.
Why we love it: A professionally managed event is more than just convenient. It’s also
invaluable for the teamwork benefits you’ll get during your special day. The Go Game’s
expert event hosts know exactly how to bring out every ounce of fun and connection
possible, even in ridiculously large groups. They’ll make sure the engagement levels
stay high and that participation is universal and also enthusiastic.
Next step to get started: Visit The Go Game. 
“Our team’s game today was awesome! This was the most effective and
fun remote team building experience I have seen.” -Elizabeth Cooper,
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7) Escape Room
“Your team is your only escape plan.”
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No phones, no Google, and no helpful hints. This activity challenges you and your team
to make an escape using only your collective wits. Put your heads together to work
through clues, agree on the next steps, and act as one (like the Rose family), if you ever
hope to escape that is.
Skills this work activity develops: Problem-solving, teamwork, trust, communication,

leadership, and collaboration.
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sense of shared victory.
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Next step to get started: Visit Jewel Heist Escape Rooms.
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“It was a lot of fun. The best part was the team working together. Lots of
people had different skills and brought different things to the equation.
Overall, it was a really great team building experience that taught us how
to work together and win together” -Scotiabank
8) The Office-Style Office Mockumentary

“Capture the magic and mayhem of life at your office.”

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Make a mockumentary? No, we’re not asking you to hire camera crews and lighting
specialists. When you’re making a film just for the fun and enjoyment of your team, you
can pull it off using your phones and some basic software.
This activity provides two team building touchpoints in one. People have fun during the
making and they’ll have even more fun when you gather virtually or in-person for the
big premiere.
Skills this work activity develops: Creative thinking, teamwork, communication, and
decision making.
Why we love it: Teams have to collaborate and communicate to make the
mockumentary. Plus, while watching the finished product will be hilarious, it might also
provide a few genuine takeaways about how to treat and talk to one another. By poking
some good-natured fun at the state of your company culture, you might find some
genuinely fulfilling ways to improve it.
Next step to get started: Learn some tricks for capturing The Office’s signature style.
9) Build Something For A Cause

“Build team bonds while building cool stuff.”

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This activity follows a simple formula: Build + Donate = Unity. Build something, donate
it to charity, and bask in the rewards together.
One could argue that “building things together,” is the original team building activity,
what our ancient ancestors discovered to be magical when they bunkered down to
create their first permanent homes.
You’ll unite behind a crystal-clear and tangible objective. You’ll feel the epicness of
shared accomplishment as you admire the finished product. You’ll feel deeply bonded as
you hand off your donation. 
Skills this work activity develops: Teamwork, trust, and communication.
Why we love it: This activity allows everyone to see the result of their teamwork. They
don’t have to wonder if they contributed enough or did a good job; the end product will
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Pick your favorite sport, board games, brain teaser, thought experiment — anything —
and turn it into a tournament. Pretty much any game imaginable can be stretched into a
tournament-style afternoon of fun: ping pong, Mario Kart, Jenga, rock-paper-scissors,
dodgeball, and the list goes on and on.
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In fact, the more unique you make the central activity, the more memorable this
tournament will be.
Skills this work activity develops: Collaboration and critical thinking.
Why we love it: Healthy competition and engaging games served up with a dose of
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Next step to get started: Learning the basics of hosting a gaming tournament or let
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11) Corporate Castaways

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“Your pass to turn survival into an epic game.”
Teammates dive into a series of challenges inspired by the Survivor TV series. While
this activity gets everyone developing skills they need for day-to-day work, the high
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stakes inspire players to infuse their actions with an extra dose of strategic thinking,
cooperation, and pure mettle.
Skills this work activity develops: Problem-solving, teamwork, trust, communication,

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Looking Employees
for more activities for large groups? Check out these
Team Building Companies You Should Know About
Team Building Games For Large Groups
Employee Appreciation Ideas & Gifts

Social Distancing
Socially distanced team building events have to fill a tall order: bringing people
together while also keeping them a safe distance apart. Hybrid team activities,
preferably outdoor or virtual ones, with a physical emphasis provide plenty of laughs.
Keep the events simple with minimal instruction and communication required. (Both
tend to create confusion when you’re keeping your distance and also wearing a mask.)
12) Egg Toss

“Will your team cooperate or crack?”

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Humans have never been able to resist the challenge that a simple fragile egg presents.
We love to test every breaking point. This activity is no exception. You and your partner
have to stay perfectly synced as you toss an egg back and forth, creating a perfect mix
of tension and cooperation, compounded by a time limit.
There’s only one question: Can you and your teammate keep your precious egg safe?
Skills this work activity develops: Problem-solving, teamwork, and trust.
Why we love it: It’s simplicity at its most effective. The objective is clear. The premise is
simple. The instructions are self-explanatory. However, you’ll find deep complexities in
all the incredible ways the pairs go about achieving their objective. Film the event so
everyone can watch teamwork playing out in real-time and discuss critical learning
points they may have missed in the heat of the moment.
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Next step to get started: Get the egg toss rules.
13) Silent Disco

“That’s right. Your team dances to the beat of your own collective drum.”
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Turn a simple dance party into a more structured activity by adding a little challenge:
everyone has to freeze in place when you pause your music unexpectedly. In addition to
laughing hysterically, be sure to take pictures or screenshots during the pause. You’re
absolutely going to want to review them later.
Skills this work activity develops: Trust, communication, empathy, and listening.
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Ask everyone to meet at a local park or beach with their mobile devices and
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Help everyone arrange themselves into “dancing zones” that are at least 6 feet apart
Pull up the playlist
Remind everyone to open their Playback settings and set Crossfade to 3 seconds so
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Dance, laugh, repeat
14) BYOBBB: Blankets, Balls, And Beverages

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Post up at a local park for free-for-all fun. Don’t plan any specific activities, but come
prepared to give everyone’s (socially distanced) suggestions a try. Make it a BYOBBB
event on all fronts by having everyone arrive with their own blankets, balls, and
beverages. You might end up tossing a frisbee, inventing frisbee tag, or even kicking the
can.
The best part is that you just never know.
Skills this work activity develops: Creative thinking, trust, and communication.
Why we love it: It captures the spontaneous excitement of gathering with the
neighborhood kids just to see where the wonder of play leads you.
Next step to get started: This social distancing idea for kids will inspire you.
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15) Nerf Battle

“Tag, you’re fun!”

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The warning shot goes up into the air…
Don’t worry too much; the shot in question came out of a Nerf gun. But you better get
moving because the other team wants to tag you out of the game as soon as possible.
Play a Nerf gun battle as you would play classic tag. Instead of hitting members of the
other team with your hands, hit them with handy Nerf guns that allow you to keep a
pandemic safe 6 feet of distance between you and your opponents.
Skills this work activity develops: Communication, leadership, and decision making.
Why we love it: It helps players channel a special kind of pure childlike joy. You start
out chasing each other around, but you end up rolling on the ground laughing, feeling 
like best friends forever.
Next step to get started: Learn how to have a Nerf war.
“It might not seem like the most traditional team building exercise, but
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16) Creative Contest

“Let the inner artists out to play.”

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comes from the sharing of individual creations.
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Simply ask everyone to independently create pieces — stories, poems, paints, songs, or,
anything else you want. The true bonding happens when everyone’s pieces come
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together in a collection that magically captures your group’s personality.
Skills this work activity develops: Creative thinking, trust, and empathy.
Why we love it: This activity highlights what it means to be a team on a new level. It
shows that feelings of togetherness can come even from sharing ideas developed
independently. (It’s also perfect for adhering 100% to social distancing guidelines and
also making introverts feel super comfortable.)
Next step to get started:
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Announce the contest
Collect submissions
Use a social voting tool to democratize the judging process
Announce and celebrate the winners via employee recognition software, such
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Looking for more activities for social distancing at work? Check out
these SnackNation resources for further reading:
Inspiring Outdoor Team Building Activities, Ideas, & Games
The Ultimate Guide to Social Distancing At Work
Team Building Kits For Boosting Engagement 

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Movie Night
“This easy-peasy activity is a real crowd-pleaser.”
A low-key movie night is a perfect way to make people feel bonded over Zoom. Like
going to movie theaters in those long-forgotten days of yore, the important part of this
activity is that everyone’s brains and eyeballs are engaging in a shared cinematic
experience. You can easily achieve this over Zoom, and you won’t have to hear everyone 
slurping on soda or crunching on popcorn.
Skills this work activity develops: Communication, empathy, and listening.
Why we love it: This activity couldn’t be easier, but it’s also a real crowd-pleaser. The
movie focus eases the pressure while also allowing everyone to chat and bond as much
as they like.
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18) Travel Back In Time (With Trivia)

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This team building activity is a surefire way to get your remote team together while not
just hopping on “another Zoom call”. Travel through the decades answering pop culture
themed questions in a fast and lively virtual environment. Plus, the guided trivia
experience features a hilarious host who will delight your coworkers with jokes, quips,
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Skills this work activity develops: Critical thinking and teamwork.
Why we love it: It unites colleagues with a common goal of sharing some laughs. Also,
pop culture is an accessible way to get everyone involved over Zoom.
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19) Organize Some Laughter
“Get silly to build serious team bonds.”
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If alcohol is the social lubricant, then laughter could be considered social superglue. It
can bring together people who have absolutely nothing in common. It can make people
once separated by tension feel strong bonds. It can make even giant groups of people 
feel like long-lost friends.
Skills this work activity develops: Trust, communication, and empathy.
Why we love it: Laughter is free, exhilarating, and unbelievably fuss-free. When you
bring in an activity host who knows how to make it flow, the benefits are immeasurable.
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20) Virtual Game Night

“Put your virtual game face on.”
There are so many kinds of games, each delightful for a different reason. A virtual game
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back-to-back marathon of gaming awesomeness that everyone will love.
Skills this work activity develops: Leadership, collaboration, and decision making.
Why we love it: Out-of-the-box games are fun and familiar. Just mentioning a popular
game is often enough to get people excited. Plus, most people will already know how
to play. This means you can maximize the fun while minimizing the prep work and
instruction.
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Next step to get started: Check out these virtual game night ideas, including:
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21) Virtual Yoga/Mindfulness Session

“Feel that special team flow without using any words.”
During a group yoga/mindfulness session, you may not be outwardly communicating

and collaborating, but you’re tapping into a deeper sense of connection. As you
subconsciously sync your movements and your breathing, you’re connecting through the
collective unconsciousness that feels effortless but strengthens your team bonds.
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Skills this work activity develops: Trust, collaboration, and empathy.
Why we love it: This activity delivers benefits on the individual and also the group
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level. Individual practitioners may experience less stress and elevated moods. Together,
you’ll feel a magical sense of group energy and support.
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Next step to get started: Browse Blueboard’s wellness options.
Looking for more resources for virtual team building? Check out these
Virtual Team Building Activities, Games, & Ideas To Boost Remote
Employee Morale
Wickedly Fun Virtual Event Ideas For Online Socials
Virtual Escape Rooms For Online Puzzle Solvers

Happy Hour
A toast to a good day’s work, a happy hour is the perfect punctuation mark to close off a
productive day or to move on from a not-so-productive day. These events are short,
sweet, and wonderfully low-key. If you’re sharing a few apres-work sips and smiles
with coworkers, then you can call it a happy hour no matter where you are or what
you’re sipping.
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Tell everyone to bust out the cocktail shakers and aprons they never use. Tonight,
they’re the bartenders. Bond with your team as you learn how to expertly measure,
muddle, and mix ingredients into delicious and Instagram-worthy cocktails.
Learn techniques professional bartenders swear by and also ask clarifying questions
about why and how to do it all.
Skills this work activity develops: Creative thinking and communication.
Why we love it: You get to have the same quality conversations you might have while
passively sipping cocktails at a bar. But with this experience, you get the added benefit
of learning a ton about professional cocktail craft and bartending history while
perfecting that friendly, yet inaccessible, bartender smile.
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23) Poker Night

“Recognize each other’s poker faces to reach a new level of friendship.”

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Good company, delicious snacks, high stakes, and plenty of mental stimulation aren’t
the only things that make a classic poker night so engaging. Poker also delivers value
through all the things that happen “below the cards.”
As you play, you’ll get to know the usually unnoticed ticks and nonverbal
communication habits of your teammates. You get to know them on a deeper level.
Skills this work activity develops: Trust, communication, and decision making.
Why we love it: Poker is the perfect backdrop for serious team bonding. The play is fun
and stimulating, but it doesn’t stop players from participating in the most important part
of the happy hour: connecting and conversing with coworkers.
Next step to get started: Get classic Poker instructions or let a dealer host a virtual
poker tournament.
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24) Happy Hour Themes

“Amp up your happy hour with the perfect theme.”

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Breathe new life into a classic happy hour with exciting themes. Themes give your
happy hour a focusing personality, tying all your activities and conversations together to
create a cohesive, engaging, and memorable event.
When you leverage a happy hour theme, you give your guests ideas for costumes,
decorations, snacks, and even conversation starters. It smooths out any awkwardness
and generally helps everyone have more fun.
Skills this work activity develops: Creative thinking and collaboration.
Why we love it: Selecting a happy hour theme couldn’t be easier, but it adds so much
punch to your event. It spells the difference between “fun” and “unforgettable.” 
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25) Pub Quiz

Clients & Customers
“Come on down to the local pub.”
Employees
Looks like happy hour this week is going to be down at Hamish McDuff’s virtual pub for
teams. With a hilarious Scottish pub owner, a chance to grab an adult beverage, and a
unique pub quiz trivia game — your employees will have everything they need to sit
back and enjoy an end-of-week happy hour.
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Skills this work activity develops: Collaboration and relationship building.
Why we love it: With surprises along the way, a pub quiz is a low effort, big reward
type of happy hour activity where coworkers can bond over shared knowledge of
(mostly) useless facts and trivia.
Next step to get started: Wander down to the pub to get a custom quote for your
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26) GeoGuessr
“Win happy hour and explore the world.”
Employees
During this online group game, you and your happy hour guests will peek at a picture
and try to guess its location of origin by dragging an icon around a map. If this sounds
easy enough, then you’ll be delightfully surprised by how challenging it actually is. As
you play, you’ll learn about the world and maybe even hear some amazing stories of all
the places you never knew your team members had been.
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Skills this work activity develops: Critical thinking and listening.
Why we love it: Talking about travel — past travel, travel plans, travel dreams — is a
universally adored conversation topic. It can excite and animate anyone, and this game
provides plenty of opportunities to bring it up.
Next step to get started: Play GeoGuessr.

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27) Virtual Alcohol Tasting

Clients & Customers
“Raise a glass to digital bars without borders.”
Employees
Social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic led many wineries, distilleries, and
breweries to shutter their tasting rooms. But the drinking and the gathering live on in
full force in the virtual world.
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A virtual alcohol tasting blends a bit of the old normal with a bit of the new normal. You
still get to deeply connect with your co-workers, but you can meet them online (wearing
your pajamas if you want) instead of at the local bar.
Skills this work activity develops: Communication and empathy.
Why we love it: You get to sample beverages from the best of the best purveyors
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Team building activities for the office simply make work-life more awesome. Whether
you’re taking some time to get to know your office mates, giving people feel-good
recognition, or working on some new leadership skills while in good company, you walk
away from these events with fresh bonds, fresh skills, and fresh perspectives that will
enrich your work environment.
28) Make A Team Playlist

“Create your team’s signature sound.”

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Put your heads together to make the most amazing playlist in history. Or better yet,
create a new best-ever playlist every single week. Explore the songs others have
selected and make complementary selections. Enjoy listening to the entire thing and
hearing a little bit of everyone’s personality come through. You’ll love how the whole
thing, taken together, somehow captures the magic that is your team.
Skills this work activity develops: Creative thinking, collaboration, and empathy.
Why we love it: Listening to your favorite music is uplifting, energizing, rewarding, and
pleasurable. All those good things are amplified (pun intended) when you share your
favorite music with others.
Next step to get started: Visit Spotify Collaborative playlists for how-tos. Choose a

theme and ask everyone to send in two songs that align.
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“Face off during the ultimate game of strategy.”

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Quiet, yet brimming with below-the-surface action, chess is a perfect game for the
office. It’s a fun way for both observers and players to learn, and it cultivates a quiet
bonding as you learn more about how your teams’ minds work. As you anticipate moves
and picture outcomes, you’ll also build up your strategic thinking chops.
Skills this work activity develops: Strategic thinking, critical thinking, empathy, and
decision making.
Why we love it: It involves quiet strategy, pristine focus, and understated thrills. It gets
you problem-solving independently while also absorbing the moves and plans of your
opponents. Players refine their ability to read people, an invaluable skill in day-to-day
office work.
Next step to get started: Learn how to play Chess.
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30) Host A Trivia Night
“Shout answers like there’s no such thing as keeping score.”

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Employees
Why is Jeopardy the #1 game show of all time? The quiet charm of the late Alex Trebek
certainly played a part, but aside from the charismatic host, people love Jeopardy
because of the trivia.
Even when we have no idea about an answer, we love venturing guesses. Answering
both wrong and right helps us learn.
Skills this work activity develops: Teamwork, collaboration, and critical thinking.
Why we love it: It’s engaging, it’s educational, and it’s inclusive. Even people who don’t
venture a guess out loud have probably formed one in their minds and feel invested in
the activity. Few other activities can drum up that much universal interest and 
engagement.
Next step to get started: Learn how to host a trivia night or plan a virtual trivia night
with your own Quiz Master.

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Gamers unite to organize an epic office takeover. This activity works not only because
video games are fun, but also because that fun could lead to social benefits, including
trust, leadership, and cooperation.
Plus, there’s at least one video game nearly anyone will fall in love with when they give
it a chance. An office tournament is the perfect way for non-gamers to explore the
world of gaming.
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Skills this work activity develops: Creative thinking, communication, and

collaboration.
Why we love it: Video games are instantly immersive. There’s almost no warm-up
period. You can go from zero to fun in just a few seconds, turning your office into a
hyper-charged and fully engaged environment.
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32) Explore Your City

“Get the office some fresh air.”
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A great way to get your office working together over a shared goal is to plan an
awesome activity in your city. There are a ton of ways to get people out and about on a
nice clear day whether it is via a scavenger hunt, tour of the city, or bar crawl!
SnackNation recently tried an “Amazing Race” type scavenger hunt through Los
Angeles where employees split up into teams, solved clues and challenges, and raced
to the finish line.
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excursion to get outside with your office.
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33) Mini Basketball Tournament

“Pull off the layup of your dreams.”
Shrink the glorious game of basketball down to have a sport you can play right in your
office. When compared to traditional basketball, a game of mini hoops can bring more
people into the fold. It doesn’t require as many skills, rules, or moves, so people of all
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Next step to get started: Pick up a mini basketball set.
Looking for more fun office activities? Check out these SnackNation
resources for further reading:
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Epic Office Party Ideas To Have Everyone Buzzing For Weeks
Outrageously Fun Office Games and Activities

Quick Icebreakers
Pre-meeting team building activities get your group warmed up for fruitful
collaboration. They get people thinking and laughing, and more importantly, they get
everyone in the mindset to share brilliant ideas.
34) Not Your Average Icebreaker

“Icebreaker questions with a twist.” 

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Coming up with ways to get your team to bond can be hard — but it doesn’t have to be!
Caroo makes a seamless bonding experience with their Icebreaker Box complete with
scrumptious snacks, icebreaker questions, and a happy hour kit to take the fun to the
next level.
Skills this work activity develops: Communication, creativity and trust.
Why we love it: Easy execution, delightful treats, and delicious drinks to help your
team bond over both thought provoking and LOL-inducing questions.
Next step to get started: Find your favorite icebreaker with Caroo.
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35) Daily Icebreakers

“An icebreaker a day keeps the boredom at bay.”

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Build teamwork by setting aside just a few minutes at the beginning of every meeting
for a quick icebreaker. These mini activities are short and sweet, but they’re well worth
each of the few short minutes they cost. They build camaraderie and warm people up to
communicate and exchange ideas, making meetings more productive.
Why we love it: Icebreakers work as an almost magical little switch, activating
everyone’s creativity and cooperation. With a quick 5-minute activity, employees will be
energized to tackle any meeting, call, or brainstorm with renewed enthusiasm
Next step to get started: Find your favorite icebreaker with Skip The Awkward
Weather Talk, Water Cooler Trivia or QuizBreaker.
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36) Werewolf
“Who is the big bad wolf?”

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What happens when the name of your icebreaker game is survival? There’s only one
way to find out.
To play this game, your team splits into two smaller groups — werewolves and
townspeople. Face off until all the werewolves are dead or the two groups reach equal
numbers.
Skills this work activity develops: Creative thinking, problem-solving, trust, and
critical thinking.
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Why we love it: This activity is wrapped up in a fun and spooky theme, but it also
involves plenty of thinking, strategy, and even a little deception — a recipe for a no-fail
good time. You’ll learn new things about your teams and maybe even yourself. You’ll
also learn who can’t control their giggles and who is a terrible liar.
Next step to get started: Learn how to play Werewolf over Zoom.

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37) Skribbl
“Test out your secondary communication skills.”
Employees
Calling all aspiring artists, stick-figure stylists, and daring doodlers. Put your creations
to the ultimate test: Seeing if anyone can tell what on earth they’re supposed to be.
Skribbl’s no-fuss interface makes it easy to play a classic drawing and guessing game.
Why we love it: It activates non-verbal communication. You can’t explain your drawing,
so people have to dig deep into their knowledge of the “artist” to make informed
guesses. It’s also hilarious to witness the dissonance between what people think
they’ve drawn or what they think they’re seeing and what’s actually there.
Next step to get started: Play Skribbl. 
38) Rose/Thorn
“Embrace the ups and downs that make life beautiful.”

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Share your gratitude and also a little vulnerability to cultivate those magical feelings of
team closeness, support, and empathy. During this no-fuss icebreaker, everyone simply
shares their rose (any positive that makes them feel grateful, happy, etc.) and also their
thorn (a challenge or blocker).
Skills this work activity develops: Teamwork, trust, and communication.
Why we love it: It’s a shortcut to getting on the same wavelength. Everyone shares a 
little gratitude and also a little vulnerability. This little opening-up exercise can make
the team feel more tightly bonded.
Next step to get started: Just gather your group and start sharing those roses and
thorns, for example:
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Thorn: There was no time to go for a walk today.
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remote. We do a daily standup call with my manager and Rose/Thorn is
how we start every virtual meeting. It is a quick way to start off a team
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“Everyone has a fun fact.”
If you are looking for a Zoom icebreaker, the Social Shuffle is an interactive way to build
better connections between your colleagues through a series of themed challenges. 
With interesting discussion topics, fun facts, and problem-solving challenges — your
distributed team will walk away from this 30 minute icebreaker activity beaming.
Skills this work activity develops: Communication, collaboration, and problem solving.
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40) Weekend In A Word

Employees
“Witness the awesome importance of word choice.”
Feel the impact of brevity in action with an icebreaker that requires everyone to say only
a single word. Gather your group and have everyone describe their past weekend fun or
future weekend plans and goals in just one word. After everyone has a turn, you can ask 
follow-up questions if you like. The words people choose will likely spark tons of
curiosity.
Skills this work activity develops: Creative thinking, communication, and listening.
Why we love it: As you prompt teammates to pick just one word to describe big
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Coworkers
Team building activities for coworkers are all about bonding. Sure, “working together
every single day,” is definitely a type of bonding, but these activities are special and
enriching because they place co-workers in new, eye-opening situations. When
coworkers step outside the day-to-day grind, they might just find out new things about
the people they sit with every single day.
41) Adventure Club

“Make adventuring your next good habit.”

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Start an adventurous, outdoorsy monthly tradition based on your team’s interests. You
can do anything you want, from bouldering to bird watching. No matter what you
choose, you’ll bond during the event. You’ll bond as you discuss and relive memories
from the last event. You’ll bond as you look forward to the next event.
In summary, you’ll do a lot of bonding.
Skills this work activity develops: Creative thinking, teamwork, trust, and
collaboration.
Why we love it: Traditions are powerful. They bring people closer and provide a
comforting sense of security and unity. They can do the same thing for an office family.
Next step to get started: Find an adventure!
42) Group Bike Ride

“Roll with your work pack.”

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When you step out of the office and hop on your bikes, you are no longer co-workers.
You are fellow explorers, adventurers, and the city is yours for the taking.
This team building event gets its strength from spontaneity. Start with a group bike ride
as your simple structure, and then let the wind take you from there. Stop off at a popup
farm market or demystify that strange building you always stare at from your office
window.
Skills this work activity develops: Teamwork, trust, communication, leadership, and
collaboration.
Why we love it: Novelty makes us all feel good, excited, and energized. This activity
allows teams to experience that thrilling sense of novelty as a group so each person can
forever associate the fresh feelings of exploration with the people they shared them
with.
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43) Dining Club

“Indulge your culinary curiosities.”

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The team that eats together stays together. Everyone has to eat, and by turning it into a
team building activity, you can make this sometimes utilitarian activity into an invaluable
get-to-know each other moment.
Why we love it: The novelty of picking a new place to eat provides an instant launching
point for conversations. Even if you have nothing else in common, you have “trying this
restaurant for the first time” in common, and that’s plenty to get some good
conversations started. 
Next step to get started: Discover your next dining destination or host a virtual lunch
party. Add some additional team building fun by having everyone order for someone
else.
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This activity has all the trappings of a standard low-key team lunch with one key
differentiating factor: you are not allowed to talk about work.
When you head out to lunch, leave all your work goals, issues, and ideas at work. When
you challenge yourselves not to discuss work, you’ll find new things that you all have in
common.
Skills this work activity develops: Creative thinking, communication, and listening.
Why we love it: It’s surprisingly eye-opening. At first, you might realize just how often
your team conversations tend to fall back to office matters. But as the lunch progresses,
you’ll be delighted to discover all the other amazing things you have to talk about.
Next step to get started: Just put a date on the calendar, remind everyone to bring
their lunch, and have fun.

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Get out of your comfort zones as a group on a regular basis by setting aside special
days to do something new and exciting you’ve agreed on ahead of time.
In addition to growing closer to your team during the event itself, you’ll grow closer
during the planning, the anticipation, and the aftermath. 
Skills this work activity develops: Teamwork, collaboration, and decision making.
Why we love it: It gives you something amazing to do together, but it also gives you
something amazing to look forward to, talk about, plan, and reminisce about together.
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Managers
A manager-initiated team building event is usually a multi-tasking affair. They’re often
designed to target “soft” objectives important to managers, including communication,
motivation, camaraderie, teamwork skills, and trust. Participants walk away feeling the
positive effects of a good time and also with a few team narratives they can pull out in
their next performance evaluation.
46) Share Your Favorite Sports

“Making spectating a sport.”

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Strengthen your own team by enjoying the timeless activity of watching other teams
duke it out in a display of athleticism. Bond with your team as you share the cheers, the
thrills, the disappointments, and the pure energy of shared fandom.
Skills this work activity develops: Teamwork and empathy.
Why we love it: This is another activity that facilitates a deeper kind of bonding that
doesn’t require complex communication. A simple (yet enthusiastic) high-five during the
rush of a shared victory works magic.
Next step to get started: Get your tickets at Vividseats.
47) Start A Bracket

“Satisfy your competitive streak.”
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The risks and rewards of a little light betting meet the excitement of sports and
entertainment to bring your team an experience that gets everyone pumped. Bet
against one another. Bet with one another. Have fun.
Skills this work activity develops: Collaboration, strategic thinking, critical thinking,
and decision making.
Why we love it: The competition and excitement of this activity bring people to life.
Everyone will be delighted to see new sides to their coworkers. It’s especially delightful
to see even your most level-headed soft-spoken teammate moved to trash talk when
the honor of their favorite team is on the line.
Next step to get started: Visit BracketFights.
48) Field Trip

“Escape the office.”

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Plan an offsite event, a little break from the ordinary, where everyone can gather
together at a rented-out bar, a private movie theater — anywhere but the office.
By simply stepping out of your day-to-day environment, you’re opening your team to
new experiences, new connections, and new friendships. It doesn’t even matter what
activity or location you choose.
Skills this work activity develops: Creative thinking, teamwork, and communication.
Why we love it: The simple magic of a new experience and a new environment fuels
new connections. People will find themselves naturally talking to people they’ve maybe
only passed in the hallway. They’ll find themselves asking questions they wouldn’t ask
in the company kitchen.
Next step to get started: There’s really no wrong way to do this one. Just pick a fun
off-site event and enjoy all it has to offer.
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49) Choose Your Own Adventure

“Do something you’ll want to tell your grandkids about.”

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Blueboard empowers employees to choose their own adventures. Their expert team
will handle all the planning details, allowing your team to enjoy exactly the kind of
experience they want without doing any of the tedious planning.
Skills this work activity develops: Creative thinking, teamwork, trust, and listening.
Why we love it: Even after the pure joy of the experience has passed, the platform
breathes new life into it by inspiring everyone to share memories of their experience
right on the platform. One experience can yield months of benefits.
Next step to get started: Visit Blueboard.

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50) Department Raffle

“Make it rain swag.”

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What’s one easy way to get an entire crowd excited? Giving away free stuff. Pull
together all your swag, your fun gadgets, and your CEO’s open lunch dates into one
ultimate cache of raffle prizes everyone wants.
Skills this work activity develops: Teamwork and communication.
Why we love it: The excitement this event can inspire is priceless. Everyone will feel as
giddy as a game show contestant as they see if they’ll be the lucky ones who get to
horseback riding with your president.
Next step to get started: Read the basics of running a raffle.
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Team building activities designed with employees in mind focus on joy. Team leaders
know what their employees want more than almost anything else is a little break from
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the ordinary, some time to reset. Like little mini-vacations, these events usually take
employees off-site for fulfilling new experiences.
51) Food Truck Mayhem

“Chase down the best food on wheels.”
Imagine the buzzing excitement of the high school cafeteria, multiplied by ten. (And also
serving food that’s a million times tastier than cafeteria fare.) That’s what any park or
parking lot can become when you call in the food trucks and invite your teams out for a
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festival environment where eating isn’t just eating; it’s transcendent.
Next step to get started: Find out what food trucks are available in your area.
52) Visit A Local Museum

“Crank up your culture quotient.”

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Round up the team and visit a local museum, any kind of museum — art, history, nature,
science, agriculture, whatever. Wander the exhibits all while discussing, learning, and
soaking up all the fun facts like sponges.
Why we love it: Visiting a museum with coworkers instead of going alone on a
weekend provides tons of rewards.
Next step to get started: Find a museum near you or stay at home and follow a guide
through an interactive virtual museum tour.
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53) Take On The Outdoors
“Swap the suit for sun-drenched skin.”

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When you really think about it, the whole wide world is like one big team building
adventure just waiting for you to seize it.
Go glamping, scuba diving, hiking, or bouldering. Your team’s next fulfilling adventure
could be waiting anywhere. Just look out the window and see the possibilities.
Skills this work activity develops: Problem-solving, teamwork, and trust.
Why we love it: Most people aren’t exactly sure how to go about planning an epic
adventure. Blueboard makes the part easy. Just find an experience that speaks to your
team’s collective adventurous spirit, and Blueboard will take it from there.
Next step to get started: Visit Blueboard.
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“Flex your art appreciation muscles.”

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Some of the best team building events get people to shift their perspectives. In some
cases, that involves learning that Gretchen is only uptight in the office because she
needs some more vitamin D or that Marcus’s ideas sound a lot better when you’re not
trapped in a conference room together.
Strengthen the kind of mental muscles that fuel open-mindedness by hitting up the art
galleries. Instead of trying to spout expert analysis, focus on trying to find and discuss
positive things about something you absolutely hated at first glance.
Why we love it: Quick judgments are detrimental in pretty much all life situations, from
simple self-talk to workplace interactions. This activity gets teams working together to
challenge their off-the-cuff judgments and develop the skills they need to shift
perspectives. 
Next step to get started: Find an art gallery or test your skills with an instructor-led
painting class.
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Get your team together to do something virtually as a group you would likely never do
in person: take a group trip to Paris.
Sample local delicacies. Stroll around the city of your dreams. See the world through a
rose-colored computer screen instead of glasses. In short, live like a Parisian.
Virtually enjoy all the best, most enriching aspects of travel with your team but skip the
crankiness and cramped flights and sleep in your own bed when it’s all over.
Skills this work activity develops: Teamwork, trust, and communication. 
Why we love it: What’s not to love about finding your way to Paris through the magic of
the internet? This activity offers a concentrated dose of the pleasures of travel in a
package you can realistically enjoy with your work team.
Next step to get started: Visit Woyago.

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Onboarding
Onboarding team building activities aim to fast-track that priceless sense of belonging
new employees crave. They pack a variety of “get-to-know-you” goodies into just a few
hours, accomplishing the kind of relationship building that might otherwise take weeks
of work to arrive at.
56) Share An After-Work Jog

“Break a sweat to create unbreakable bonds.”

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Employees
Only the closest teams work out together. Welcome new employees by organizing a
simple after-work jog. It’s low pressure, leads to light conversation, and it will make
new employees feel instantly like part of your tight-knit team.
Skills this work activity develops: Teamwork, trust, communication, and empathy. 
Why we love it: It takes the pressure off new employees. It allows them to spend time
with their new team during a totally average daily activity. This helps them get over
some of the nerves that might come along with having an event specifically in their
honor.
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57) Get-To-Know You Super Email
“Give new employees your team’s top-secret dossier.”
Employees
Treat your new employees to a get-to-know-you super email. Pull together a list
featuring everyone on your team, including their names, pictures, roles, favorite movies,
and other fun facts. New employees will find this grounding, and they’ll get a head start
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on the get-to-know-you process.
Skills this work activity develops: Trust, communication, and empathy.
Why we love it: They say knowledge is power. When it comes to new employees,
knowledge about their teammates is empowering. Learning a little bit about everyone
will help them feel less like an outsider.
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58) Team Trivia

“Team trivia isEmployees
anything but trivial.”
Combine the delight of trivia with the get-to-know-you power of onboarding by

designing trivia sessions and quizzes about your teammates.
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The structured question format allows everyone to not only have more fun but also to
learn way more than they would have during an open-ended conversation.
Skills this work activity develops: Problem solving, critical thinking, and decision
making.
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Next step to get started: Create a custom quiz with QuizBreaker or build your own
trivia with Water Cooler Trivia.
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59) Desert Island

“Pack your go-bag for an unexpected island getaway.”

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Engage your team in the theater of the imagination. Turn any old conference room or
gathering place into a desert island. Simply ask everyone to list and provide their
reasoning on three items they would want to have on hand.
This activity is all about exploring possibilities. People will love learning from one
another and broadening their minds as they hear what everyone else on their team
would do when survival is on the line.
Skills this work activity develops: Creative thinking, critical thinking, and decision
making.
Why we love it: Listening to people list their selected items and their logic will 
showcase the broad range of perspectives and problem-solving skills represented
across your team.
Next step to get started: Check out these activity tips.

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Use an employee recognition or communication platform as a battlefield for epic giphy

wars.
Just push out a prompt (internet’s most boss cat, for example) and give everyone a
chance to respond with the best GIF they can find. Vote on the best GIFs to see who
won the war.
You can even have a war every week based on different themes, such as movies, sports,
and cats.
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Why we love it: Everyone loves GIFs and also the rush of finding one that seems
perfectly made for the moment at hand.
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Professionals
When you’re planning a team building activity for non-stop professionals, the spotlight
is on sharpening teamwork, problem-solving, and all those other wonderful
translatable skills professionals love to work on.
Participants will be looking for new skills they can incorporate into the next work week,
so each activity should give them plenty of material to work with. (They’ll probably
even expect to receive a follow-up survey so they can properly weigh in on the
effectiveness of the event.)
61) Egg Drop

“Can your team do better than all the king’s horses and all the king’s men?”

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Can you and your team figure out how to drop eggs without breaking them?
Employees
Break up into different teams and let the egg-safe engineering process begin.
Reconnect as a large group for the testing phase.
Have each small group discuss something new they learned about teamwork to
enhance the learning aspect of this activity.
Skills this work activity develops: Problem-solving, teamwork, and collaboration.
Why we love it: This experiment benefits from multiple perspectives. Everyone will
enjoy hearing their teammates suggest design nuances they never even considered.
Next step to get started: Read instructions from the Museum of Science and Industry,
Chicago, or watch this video.
62) Human Knot

“Learn what it’s like to feel truly inseparable.”

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During this physical team building activity, you’ll come together as a human knot, you’ll
put your heads Employees
together to get out of said knot, and eventually, you’ll break away, but
you’ll still feel closer than ever.
Why we love it: It makes teamwork a tactile experience. You’ll be able to see it in
action, and if you film the event, you’ll be able to learn a few things from watching it
later.
Next step to get started: See the human knot in action.
63) Longest Shadow

“Overshadow the competition.”

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have to get it together to turn all your individual shadows into one
unified shadow. But that’s just the minimum. If you want to win, you also have to make
sure your shadow is longer than every other group’s.
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Why we love it: It requires a lot of coordination. Everyone has an equal role and
Employees
everyone must play a part. While some people may naturally step into leadership roles,
everyone eventually has to fall in line to create the shadow.
Next step to get started: Watch the instructions.
64) Name Impulse

“Find out what’s really in a name.”
You know your name right? You can remember it no matter what, right?
This fun team building activity challenges the simple power of names by having
everyone
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prioritize the identity of the entire group over the individual name you’re so deeply
attached to.
Employees
Next step to get started: Watch the how-to video.
“The coolest part is when everybody realizes they are on the winning team,
we could learn a lot from that.” – Ingles, a Youtube commenter
65) The Numbers Game

“Exchange digits in a different way.”
Can you make an effective team building game based only on numbers?
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In this activity, everyone gets a one-digit number. When one person shouts out a multi-
digit number, everyone must scramble around to form that number by finding other
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teammates with the corresponding digits.
Skills this work activity develops: Communication, collaboration, and decision making.
Employees
Why we love it: It might seem like a classroom activity, however, when you actually
start playing, you’ll be delighted by how challenging and hilarious it can be.
Next step to get started: Watch it on Youtube.
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Executives
Visionary executives gravitate toward team building activities that align with all the
things that occupy their thoughts, hopes, and dreams: company trajectories,
productivity, strategy, long-term goals, missions, new ideas, and so on. You can expect
these team building activities to focus on big ideas, open brainstorming, and maybe
even some tactical planning (even if this last bit happens during a follow-up event).
66) Undercover Boss

“Prove that you can take the boss out of the boss.”

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Employees
Executives can take a cue from the award-winning TV show and build some solid team
bonds by actually becoming part of the team for a day.
During the activity, executives simply spend an entire day working with their teams,
letting their employees show them the ropes. To have the most fun, lay the clear ground
rule that no one should under any circumstances take it easy on the “newbie.”
Skills this work activity develops: Teamwork and trust.
Why we love it: Most employees’ interactions with executives at the highest levels
involve big fancy events or hearing talks in echoey auditoriums. This activity allows
executives to reveal the person behind the position and gain admiration for doing so.
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Next step to get started: Get inspiration from the original TV show, Undercover Boss.
67) C-Suite Team Retreat

“Executive’s day out.”

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Employees
Some executives may think they can skip out on all the team building activities and
events other employees engage in. They are inhumanly busy after all. But that’s all the
more reason that a team building retreat can bring major value to their work lives.
Bring the busiest of the busy executives together for a no-work-allowed retreat. Engage
them in a day of conversation, visioning, and group support. These executives may
never have to share offices or conduct group work, but their team cohesion is just as
important as it is for any other team.
Skills this work activity develops: Teamwork, trust, communication, and leadership. 
Why we love it: It solidifies the simple concept that you never outrank teamwork. Busy
people may neglect team building, but this activity will remind them why they
shouldn’t.
Next step to get started: Find some executive retreat ideas.

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68) Mastermind Group Chat
“Tap into the collective
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Employees
Great minds may think alike, but that does not preclude them from sharing and
discussing their ideas. This activity simply builds on the power of leaders’ ideas and the
immeasurable rewards of sharing and nurturing those ideas in a group context —
whether it happens during a one-off event or goes on infinitely in a shared Slack
channel.
Skills this work activity develops: Creative thinking, communication, leadership, and
strategic thinking.
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Why we love it: Ideas are beautiful. And like dominoes or a perfectly cascading supply
chain, one idea may inspire a chain of brilliance until your company’s biggest barrier to
success is prioritizing the pipeline.
Next step to get started: Just get the executives together and start talking. It’s that
easy.

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69) Mini TED Talks
“Bring on the inspiration.”
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Employees
Who doesn’t love an inspirational TED talk? Apply that signature TED-style to the
microcosm of your company. Have company leaders tell their stories and share
experiences about what it means to be part of your company, about future growth,
about limitless potential. The sky’s the limit.
Skills this work activity develops: Creative thinking, communication, and leadership.
Why we love it: The audience will love listening. The leaders will love speaking. And 
both of those things working in harmony will spread an invigorating feeling of
inspiration all around the office.
Next step to get started: Check out these tips for creating a TED Talk.

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70) Get Scared
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“Scare up those hidden stores of executive energy.”

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Employees
Planning satisfying team building events for executives requires upping the stakes and
also proposing something, some challenge, that driven executives will likely not be able
to resist.
Have them face their biggest fears, or at least something ridiculously scary as a group.
They’ll forge new bonds and in some cases heal their brains and push past limiting 
beliefs.
Skills this work activity develops: Teamwork and trust.
Why we love it: Overcoming fears together, sharing that rush of adrenaline, and also
supporting one another through it all will bring your executive leadership team together
like never before.
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Christmas
Team building around the winter holidays puts on the cheerful, casual garb of pure
togetherness. With these events, what you do is not half as important as who you do it
with. If you can bring your entire team together for some quality time and make a few
strong memories while you’re at it, then your event is a smashing success.
71) Secret Santa

“Make Santa a state of mind.”

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Employees
This holiday classic ensures everyone experiences the joys of gift-giving and gift-
receiving without making anyone feel pressured to purchase a whole sack full of
presents.
Each guest brings a gift for another. The gift giver’s identity remains a secret until after
all the presents are open and each person tries to guess the identity of their secret
Santa.
Skills this work activity develops: Creative thinking and teamwork.

Why we love it: It works well for any gift-giving holiday or occasion. Everyone feels
included and shares equally in the joy.

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72) MakeEmployees
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“Give everyone more of what they really want.”
Spread some holiday cheer by teaming up to make a team card, stickers, or even
hilarious refrigerator magnets featuring all your beautiful faces.
Skills this work activity develops: Creative thinking, teamwork, and communication.
Why we love it: It spreads joy with a perfectly personal and humorous touch.
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Next step to get started: Check out these custom fridge magnets.
73) White Elephant

“Get something you never knew you wanted.”

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Ask each guest to bring a random, ridiculous, weird, hilarious or otherwise traditionally
“unwanted” gift. All you have to do is have guests open the gifts, and voila — you’ve got
instant hilarity with minimal planning and fanfare.
You could also pull a Michael Scott and surprise everyone by bringing something that’s
actually amazing.
Why we love it: You will make tons of amazing memories as you see what everyone
brings and also how everyone reacts to what everyone brings.
Next step to get started: Browse these gift ideas.
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74) Rudolph Drinking Game

“Uncover the mystery of Rudolph’s shiny red nose.”

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Employees
What could be better than watching your favorite holiday classic? Watching your
favorite holiday classic with your amazing coworkers while also enjoying a festive
drinking game.
Grab your drink of choice and agree on your drinking cues. For example, you could pop a
Santa hat on top of your screen and take a little drink each time one of the characters
ends up “wearing” the hat.
Skills this work activity develops: Creative thinking and trust.
Why we love it: It cultivates tons of festive holiday cheer while being just a bit more
cozy and intimate than a holiday happy hour or company party.
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Next step to get started: Get the full instructions.
75) Glow And Grow

“Nurture your ambition for the bright new year.”
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Employees
Get together for a satisfying end-of-year reflection. Invite everyone to share their “glow”
(an accomplishment they’re proud of) and also their “grow” (a goal for the upcoming
year.)
Skills this work activity develops: Creative thinking, trust, communication, and
empathy.
Why we love it: It’s the perfect chance to grow closer as a team as you celebrate each
other’s accomplishments and support each other in pursuit of new goals.
Next step to get started: All you need to make this event a success is a time, a place,
one another, and some snacks of course.
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Now you have all the ideas you need to build something amazing.
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inspired to try one or all of these activities, even if it takes a while. Feel
free to share your experiences and team building favorites in the comment section
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A: Team building activities are programs designed to promote bonding and
engagement between employees. Whether these activities are run by a third-party
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comfortable at work and interested in accomplishing larger team goals.
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important?
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between your team members and their engagement level. A recent Gallup study 
found that close work friendships boost employee satisfaction by 50%, while people
with a self-described best friend at work are seven times more likely to be fully
engaged at work.
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multiple groups playing the same activity from different locations in person, or
through a video conferencing tool virtually. Hybrid activities are designed to boost
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Morgan
August 29, 2016 at 7:28 pm
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Nice, thanks Morgan! Let us know how it goes.

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August 30, 2016 at 4:03 am
That’s such a wonderful list. Thanks a lot for featuring us 🙂

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Thank you guys for being awesome!

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August 31, 2016 at 5:25 am 
We do have at India Steel (Sumitomo Group) every Saturday interactive

meeting in our main hall for 30 minutes. Every Department will present their
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Very cool, Ravindran, thanks for sharing. Especially love the fact that
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This is awesome!!! My favorite is the epic intros for new hires! What an
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Thank YOU for letting us share part of your culture, Rachel!

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Great collection of ideas.
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Thanks for the feedback, Monika!

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Justin Jones
Office Fantasy Football Leagues is another great way to bond through friendly
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Agreed! First week smack talk has already begun. I’m 1-0 – woo hoo!!!
We love March Madness brackets and do square sheets for big games
and picks for bowl games. Since we’re in the sports industry anything
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great ideas
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Chantelle Chase
What an awesome article!! I love all these ideas – we will be implementing!

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MIchelle Thomas
These are all wonderful team building ideas! Recently, my team did a team
building exercise in Denver called DayBreakers. It’s an hour of yoga followed
by two hours of dancing in a setting similar to a nightclub. Hundreds of
people gather and dance their faces off. What a great way to start the
morning!
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Great ideas! Baseball games is always a fun team outing. It’s great to get out
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This is a fantastic list. I’d love to do more team building activities at our sales
office – if i can get the reps away from the phones!
I’m thinking about putting out a scrabble board or giant crossword puzzle that
can encourage people to take a break every once in awhile and do some
casual puzzling.
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Love this list! We definitely will incorporate an idea or two from here
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These are great! Definitely going to try out #12 ASAP!

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I want to do them all!!!

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We’ve done many of these activities that promote team unity. By doing so, our
willingness to sacrifice for each other radiates through our body of work and
reflects the customer obsession onto our clients,
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Morgan Hill
Our office has a hard time being committed to an activity for a long time or
over several days, especially outside of the office such as a sports league.
However, something within the office that doesn’t take a lot of time, such at
the Type Fight game would be great for us!
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These look Awesome!!!

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K1 GoKart racing is a lot of fun for our employees. It lets them get out there
and compete with others in the company. It’s fun to see people who are
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Our office has done Go Kart Racing a few times and people really loved it! The
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We’re going to do our first ice cream social next week! And I’d love for us to
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Great ideas
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September 14, 2016 at 5:59 pm 
This is great! 🙂 Our office does Ping Pong, Nerf Guns, Legos, Movie nights,
Baseball Games, Shooting, and Go Kart racing, to name a few. We have a
great crew who enjoys spending time together outside the office.
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How fun! I’m really glad I read this today. Our wellness team’s monthly
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Jessica
We are always looking for ways to think outside of the box-and there are
some great and hilarious ideas here. Some could be used with our design
dept, or engineers…they aren’t one-size fits all, but that’s the beauty of getting
creative. We have worked with our on-site catering dept, and had them make
breakfast sandwiches, orange juices, and yogurt parfaits, and we had our
Senior Staff deliver them to the entire site of 1,400+ people in carts. The
teams LOVED seeing their leaders, and having them in the serving capacity is
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Some great ideas. My husband’s employer just did an Amazing Race and
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These look like amazing team building activities

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Great ideas! Midday breaks for fun go such a long way. My favorites are the
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“Get Outside” ideas – even if something as simple as walking to a nearby
patio for a drink or snack at the end of the day as a team, the sunshine and
movement after a long workday is the best!
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These are all really great ideas and I can’t wait to try some of these at our
next event.
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Elizabeth Connolly
Love these! Nothing like a little competition for team building! Our office has
done things like cards against humanity, joined a kickball league, and even
some trivia. Great way to learn about other employees on a different level
then day to day in the office
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Couldn’t agree more, Elizabeth! Thanks for the feedback.

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We recently did an amazing race-style scavenger hunt, it was awesome!

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Sounds fun!! That’s a great idea, thanks for the comment, Julie.
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Heather Nevius
These are great ideas! We go to Spring Training baseball games. We also

hold cubicle decorating contests for various seasons/holidays.
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Love team building exercises. We always have them at least once a month.
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Very cool, thanks for sharing, Jennifer.

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I like the board games, Family Feud, and block printing ideas best. We have to
remember that not everyone is a social butterfly and ready to jump into a
group activity. Some of the best thinkers and workers and producers are
introverts, and no company leader should overlook this. By holding team
building sessions that first will help the introverts feel comfortable around
their team members, the company can gently add more socially-dependent
team building activities, helping the introverts to not “dread” those activities.
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Very true, Jane. I’m a major introvert myself, and the team building we
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Great read – thanks for sharing!

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Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you, Anita.

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Elb
Wow. Very cool.

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Thanks, Elb!
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Erin
Loved all the ideas, now where do we put that ping-pong table?!
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Thanks, Erin! Yes, the eternal question…
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Melissa Copenhaver
As a HR Mgr – You SnackNation are giving me constant great ideas for my

company. Thank you
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Jeff Murphy
Thanks Melissa – that’s what we’re here for!!

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TJ
Our office just did a paintball outing — we enjoy being super competitive and
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Haha – glad to hear it, TJ!

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We are always looking for new team building ideas, so this was helpful!
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Jeff Murphy
October 5, 2016 at 8:27 pm
Great! Always glad to be of service. 🙂

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John Krause
These are all really great ideas. I personally love the Nerf Battle idea! Brings
me back to playing as a child and is always a good stress relief in the office.
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Thank you John! Can’t beat an epic Nerf battle.

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Nice! What does a paint party entail??

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Judi Fixler
There are some really great ideas. I’m going to try the appreciation circle!
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Thank you, Judi!

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Really cool ideas! Would love to implement quite a few of these!
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These are great ideas. We do the buddy system, usually do a sports outing
once a year as our summer get out of the office and mingle event, but some of
these look like I could incorporate them into our office as well.
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Awesome, BreAnne! Love to see companies who are proactive about

bringing teammates closer together.
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Awesome! Thanks for sharing, Stacey.
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October 26, 2016 at 10:26 pm
Awesome! Thanks for giving this a read, Stacey.

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These are all great ideas! It’s a little difficult to get the whole to team to buy in
to these activities however.
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Thanks Brendan, that’s a good point. Sometimes it’s about convincing

your team to buy in, other times it’s about listening to figure out what
they might want or need. Great feedback!
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It seems very difficult to encourage that sense of team that is necessary for
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Jeff Murphy
October 26, 2016 at 10:28 pm
We agree, it can seem like a daunting task – but we’re here to help!
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My office actually does quite a bit of the activities listed above. One thing I’ve
been noodling on is having an office-wide talent show. Sometimes you don’t
know if your coworker actually knows how to juggle or not. I think it would
open people up for conversations other than the typical TPS report banter.
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Every month MedXM holds a sports event, this month is yoga! I’m
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October 26, 2016 at 10:36 pm
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Very cool! Love the creativity.

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We just finished a softball league a few months ago. 2nd place!

Unfortunately, we lost to our rivals, but 2nd place nonetheless.
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October 26, 2016 at 10:36 pm
Congrats! Sounds like a lot fun, thanks for sharing that idea.
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Awesome, thanks Wes!

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Cassandra Chambers
I find these ideas a great option! Thanks.

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October 26, 2016 at 10:36 pm
Glad to hear it, thanks Cassandra!

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Great Ideas! I’m going to try and integrate some of them for sure!
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October 26, 2016 at 10:37 pm
Awesome, thanks Mark!

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We have chair races down the hall
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Jeff Murphy
November 7, 2016 at 6:34 pm
Sounds like an epic place to work!

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Sam Case
These are all awesome ideas! I am going to ask my boss to implement some
of these around the office. I dont know how he will take it.
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Make sure you make the case for WHY – it’s all about building
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October 30, 2016 at 12:50 am
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Awesome! What sort of things have you noticed as a result of

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Michael Whalen
My office recently started a basketball tournament. Everyone has loved it so

far. Will try some of these ideas in the future.
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Jeff Murphy
Sounds awesome! We have a weekly pickup basketball game at SN,

but a tournament is a really cool idea. Might have to try that one!
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I love the lunch drawing idea. We implement a couple of these ideas already,
but are always looking to make the workplace a better environment.
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February 1, 2017 at 5:15 am
So this is what happens when a writer does the homework needed to write
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March 1, 2017 at 7:19 am
Great ideas,There are different activities that can be done in a team building
exercise but as an organiser, make sure that it will be fun and very interesting
for everybody involved. It must be activities that help people to unwind,
interact with each other and will avoid embarrassing anyone.
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July 20, 2017 at 5:59 pm
yes its true team building activities are very important for any business. I like
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August 25, 2017 at 2:30 pm
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Just had a team building activity yesterday at a local park. Careerbuilder paid
for the ingredients for lunch but it was prepared and grilled by employees
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who volunteered—afterwards everyone enjoyed a fun game of kickball. Very
low cost event but it was very well received. thanks for a lot of great ideas on
future teambuilding
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March 6, 2018 at 3:04 pm
Excellent list of Team Building activities, planning to implement few from this
list in our team.
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April 22, 2018 at 7:48 pm
I’m on an Engagement Committee where we try to do things for our

employees to make the workplace a great place to be. We work 7 days a
week with several shifts with 100 plus employees and cannot leave the
premises as often to enjoy the outdoor suggestions. We’ve had food fun and
Christmas fun but need some other ideas.
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July 3, 2018 at 7:40 am
Many many thanks for sharing with us the great article. It’s helped me a lot
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Soji Joseph
July 3, 2018 at 11:13 am
Wonderful Ideas for team building…… These activities will improve confidence
among employees. Thanks for sharing…
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August 24, 2018 at 10:44 pm
I know this is an older article but I wanted to leave some feedback. Some of
these ideas are fantastic and I will use a few so thank you! But to all
managers out there, please keep in mind employees who are not able bodied.
This list was very much geared towards young, fit employees, but employees
with disabilities, injuries, who are pregnant, obese or older may find many of
these activities alienating, or even dangerous. Just something to keep in mind.
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Love all your suggestions. I do believe it is time we moved on from those

traditional team building games that have been used by companies for
decades now. In fact, one fun team building activity that I love is escape room
games. They not only foster teamwork and communication, they do so in a fun
way. It might just reveal some hidden talents and abilities of the team
members. It also provides the opportunity to identify emerging leaders and
real team players.
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December 26, 2018 at 11:32 am
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What about Secret Santa? We do that often and it really does connect people
to get a gift from a random person in the office.
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March 8, 2019 at 5:03 pm
Love all the great ideas on here. We are just starting try and team build
across all our different locations. Cant wait to til our next “wellness team”
meeting to bring in some of these ideas and let everyone know where I got
them. Thank you.
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March 15, 2019 at 5:16 pm
What kind of ideas are out there for healthcare workers that can be done
during the work hours?
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April 3, 2019 at 8:34 am
Great article! Escape rooms are indeed creative outlets and places where
people can forget the daily pressures in workplaces to get immersed in
something for fun; without the intervention of any third party. Such situations
can help break ice and foster close relationships between people in offices;
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July 27, 2019 at 10:52 pm
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I love Ms. Chaney’s idea to use throwback movie nights as a team-building

idea. The company I work for is actually fantastic too. I was thinking of
suggesting we do tactical laser tag as a team-building exercise too.
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March 11, 2020 at 2:17 am
Love it! I wanna try these team building activities. I think it is fun and my co-
workers will enjoy it. As we all know, group activities involve teamwork as it
helps the teams understand each other better. It brings people together by
encouraging collaboration and teamwork.
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March 11, 2020 at 11:11 am
We appreciate your feedback! Definitely agree that team building

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June 8, 2020 at 11:08 pm
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It seems very fun. Its important do fresh n up our mind to boost work
effectively in a team. The more work they do the more fun the deserve. I am
very happy after knowing these fun team building activities for work. I will for
sure try these fun plans for my team. Thank you so much
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June 8, 2020 at 11:19 pm
Honestly, this list has helped me a lot to build up a good bond between my
employees in this lockdown situation. Following this blog since Feb-2020,
and have tried multiple activities on my employees. It did worked for me and
my employees. Not only this, we have learned a lot about each other beyond
the general things. Thanks a tonne.
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June 9, 2020 at 11:46 am
I really enjoyed reading through the ideas and plan to implement a few of 
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July 26, 2020 at 10:13 pm
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I appreciate that this post mentioned that team building games are important
to foster teamwork and cooperation. Assuming I own a business, I will
definitely want my employee engagement to improvement. I will maybe
consider something like an escape room.
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Chloe Mansergh
August 13, 2020 at 7:34 pm
These are great ideas!It is a way to bond and bring employees together and
will enhance their teamwork. The trust between team members will also be
build.
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October 20, 2020 at 12:38 am
Really great information.Thanks for sharing

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July 15, 2021 at 5:03 am
This blog includes the best information about all team building activities. I will
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July 28, 2021 at 6:42 am
Very good imformation, thank you for this information.

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August 2, 2021 at 4:32 am
It is a cool step to make our working team strong. How you got these ideas?
We need to apply the same in our work.
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