Are you looking for some new ways to get your employees together? Or maybe you want to give them something to look forward to during their lunch break or after hours? Whatever your reason, these 30+ fun corporate team building activities and outings will surely bring out the best in everyone.
Team building is important for every company. Whether you’re a startup or a large corporation, having a good team is essential for success. The key to successful team building is finding activities that allow your employees to bond and build trust with each other.
Here are 30+ fun corporate team-bonding activities and outings that will get your employees talking and laughing. These activities are sure to boost morale and create lasting memories.
1. “The Great Escape Game” – This game is one of the most popular team building games. It involves teams working together to solve puzzles and escape from an imaginary prison. Each player has a unique role to play throughout the game. Some roles include: guard, prisoner, spy, and mastermind.
2. “Capture the Flag” – Teams compete against each other by capturing flags belonging to opponents. There are many variations of this game including Capture the Flag (CTF), Capture the Base, and Capture the Castle.
3. “Climbing Wall” – This activity can be done at any park or playground. Participants work together to climb up a wall using ropes and harnesses. Once they reach the top, they must then find a way down without falling off the wall.
4. “Maze Run” – This is another great outdoor activity that requires teamwork and strategy. Teams have to run through a maze while trying not to fall into holes along the way.
5. “Juggling Competition” – Juggling competitions require participants to juggle between three balls. They must keep all three balls moving at once while keeping them balanced on their fingertips.
6. “Hula Hoop Challenge” – Hula hoops are easy to use and provide endless possibilities for team building. In this challenge, teams have to pass the hula hoop around as quickly as possible.
7. “Human Bowling” – This is a very simple yet challenging game that requires teams to roll a ball towards a target.
8. “Human Chess” – This is also called ‘human checkers’. Players take turns rolling dice to move pieces across the board.
9. “Tug of War” – This is one of the oldest sports still played today. Teams pull back and forth on a rope attached to a stake.
10. “Ladder Golf” – This game takes place inside or outside. Players stand on ladders and try to hit golf balls into a hole.
11. “Bubble Soccer” – This is an indoor soccer game where players kick a soccer ball into a goal by blowing bubbles.
12. “Volleyball” – Volleyball is one of the easiest team building games. Players simply need to toss a volleyball over a net.
13. “Rope Climbing” – Ropes are used to climb walls and traverse obstacles. Participants must find creative ways to maneuver their ropes through various structures.
14. “Water Balloon Fight” – This water balloon fight is one of the most entertaining team-building activities. Teams must throw water balloons at each other while trying not to get hit themselves.
15. “Roller Derby” – Roller derby is a fast paced game involving two teams who battle it out in a circular track. The first team to score wins.
16. “Human Foosball” – This is similar to foosball but instead of using a table, the game is played on a basketball court.
17. “Human Bocce Ball” – Similar to bocce ball, except teams use a small ball and a mallet to knock the opposing team’s ball into the cup.
18. “Human Jenga” – This is like the classic game of Jenga, only with people! Each team has a stack of wooden blocks and they must remove the blocks from the pile until there is only one block left standing.
19. “Human Twister” – This is probably the simplest game of all time. It involves two teams of four players. One player from each team stands on opposite sides of the room. Then, everyone jumps on a mat and starts twisting.
20. “Human Rock Paper Scissors” – This game is played just like paper, rock, scissors. Only, you play against your teammates.
21. “Human Connect Four” – This is the same as regular connect four, only teams will have to connect four hands instead of four feet.
22. “Human Tic Tac Toe” – This is basically tic tac toe, but instead of playing on a board, teams will be competing on a giant piece of paper.
23. “Human Chutes and Ladders” – This is another variation of chutes and ladders. Instead of going up and down stairs, teams will go up and down a ladder.
24. “Human Candy Land” – This is much like the classic game of Candyland, only with people! Players will follow paths marked out by colored candy.
25. “Human Slap Jack” – This is played just like slapjack, only with people! You can either play solo or compete against others.
26. “Human Jigsaw Puzzle” – This is a great way to exercise teamwork skills because players have to put together a jigsaw puzzle without any assistance.
27. “Human Pictionary” – This is very similar to pictionary, except that instead of drawing pictures, players guess what their teammates are drawing.
28. “Human Twinkle Twinkle Little Star” – Everyone knows this song, so why not make it more fun? Play this game by singing along to the tune and then guessing what the next line says.
29. “Human Simon Says” – This is one of the best team-building exercises for children. Players say a phrase and then someone else repeats it back.
30. “Human Musical Chairs” – In this game, players sit in chairs around a circle. When the music stops, the person sitting in the middle gets up and moves to an empty chair.
31. “Human Ring Around the Rosie” – This is also known as human hopscotch. Players start at one end of the room and run around the perimeter of the room. Once they reach the center, they jump over the ring.
32. “Human Charades” – This is exactly how charades works, only with people!
33. “Human Hangman” – This is pretty self explanatory. The object of the game is to figure out which letter was missing.
34. “Human Blind Man’s Bluff” – This is similar to blind man’s bluff, only with people! Teams stand in a circle and when the music stops, one member from each team takes turns trying to guess who is holding a certain item.
35. “Human Hot Potato” – This is just like hot potato, only with people! Each player has to pass a ball to the person standing next to them.
36. “Human Bowling” – Each team will get 10 pins and a bowling ball. They must knock down every pin before anyone from the other team does.
37. “Human Bocce Ball” – This is bocce ball, only with people! A large circle is drawn on the ground and players throw balls into the circle until they hit something.
38. “Memory Wall” – This is a memory game where players try to remember words that are written on a wall.
39. “Human Scrabble” – This is a word game where players use tiles to spell words.
40. “Human Wheelbarrow” – This is a relay race where two teams take turns carrying a heavy weight between two points.
41. “Human Three Card Monte” – This is a card game where you must find three cards hidden behind your opponents face.
42. “Low-Tech Social Network” – This is a game where players use sticks to draw lines on a table.
43. “Spectrum Mapping” – This is a team building activity where players map out different frequencies using colored markers.
44. “Human Connect Four” – This is a classic board game where players use pegs to move pieces around a board.
45. “Human Chess” – This is a simple version of chess where players use their hands to block their opponent’s pieces.
46. “Human Checkers” – This is a variation of checkers where players use their fingers to push blocks around the board.
47. “Magazine Story” – This is a story telling game where players tell stories about items found in magazines.
48. “Shark Tank” – This is a business simulation game where players act as investors and pitch their ideas to a panel of judges.
49. “Office Trivia” – This is a trivia game where players answer questions related to work.
50. “Silver Lining” – This is a scavenger hunt where players search for silver linings in everyday situations.
51. “Truth and Lies” – This is a guessing game where players have to guess what others think of them based on pictures or videos.
Conclusion
Team Building Activities can be used by any company looking for ways to improve productivity and morale among employees. These activities are great because they do not require much time or money to set up. However, there are some things that need to be considered before implementing these activities. For instance, it is important to make sure that all members of the team are comfortable with the activity being implemented. If this isn’t the case, then the activity may not be successful. Another thing to consider is whether or not the activity should be mandatory or optional. Some activities are best done when everyone participates while others are better suited for those who want to participate but don’t feel pressured to. The bottom line is that if you choose an activity that works well for your team, then you’ll see results.
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