Team Building Activities

Team Building Activities

Team Building Activities should be competitive, have low physical requirements, and be fit for all ages. Team Building events must also be all-inclusive, and comprise of parking, entrance, arrival coffee and pastries, 11h00 refreshments, lunch, and all team building activities. The order, or itinerary, of the team building activities are also very important. It is essential that the more physical activities are done first, and ending with the least physical events before lunch. Finish your team building event with Thinking Games - that is after 11h00 refreshments and just before lunch. It is always good to finish the day with a video or photo slide show after lunch.

There are 1000's of team building activities, but I can highly recommend the below team building activities.

Ice Breakers and Fun Group Activities

Ice Breakers include “People to People”, “38”, “Ching Cho Cha”, etc. Laughter is guaranteed in 30 seconds. People to People is probably the most popular Ice Breaker. Everybody needs a partner, and the two must do, and repeat what you say. For example, "Hand together", "Feet together", but when you shout "People to people", they have to run past you and find themselves a new partner.

Newspaper Convener Belt

Teams have to cross a ten meter stretch by walking inside a newspaper conveyor belt. But first they have to build the conveyor belt using stacks of newspapers, and sellotape. The conveyor belt needs to be strong enough to last a ten meter race. No feet are allowed to touch the grass! This event can be anything from 15 minutes to 30 minutes. Teams learn to use minimum resources to achieve a goal. The best part of this event is the celebration when the first team crosses the line - keep your camera ready.

Amazing Race "Find My iPhone", find Jason Bourne

This is a Cat and Mouse strategy game. Each team get an iPhone, and by using the Find my iPhone App, teams then have to find Jason Bourne somewhere in Monte Casino. Each team volunteer a Jason Bourne, when they are tagged, the next person get a change to be Jason Bourne. The team with the most "Jason Bourne's" wins the most points. This is a Cat and Mouse strategy game. The people who cant partake for whatever reason, can watch the game on the big screen - you would need a TV or data projector. I just love to watch the game on the big screen.

Green Screen Movie Making

Teams act in front of a Green Screen for 12 seconds, and without knowing why. The video is then edited in the Amazing Race TV Show, with backgrounds such as the Eifel Tower, Great Pyramids, Great Wall of China, Donald Trump, etc - simply hilarious. This video is shown after lunch.The videos are shot and edited using an iPad with LumaFusion App. You can edit the video in about 30 minutes, but the best part should be shooting the video - it should be a well versed show.

Amazing Race Escape Room

Based on the Hollywood blockbuster with Tom Hanks, and Dan Brown's best-selling novel that took place in Rome (low physical requirements). Teams have to solve four puzzles - earth, water, fire, and wind. Each element represents a number to open a safe - and save the world! Riddles include invisible ink and UV Torches. After the teams have the four digits to open the safe, they must then find the correct order of the digits to unlock the digital safe. I like to host this event at shopping malls, amusement parks, water parks, and event at casinos - you need to get permission, but venues are usually just happy if your group eat at one of the restaurants.

MasterChef Team Building

Each team receives a Mystery Box with Herbs, Spices, Utensils, Charcoal and Braais. Teams take the BBQ Stands home after the event. One team will get the tomatoes and pepper, while the other team the onions and salt etc. Teams have to build a meat platter that represents a country, i.e. Mexico, Thailand, Spain etc. Use disposable utensils, people don't want to use secondhand or used cutting boards etc. Teams learn to swap, trade, and share with other teams to achieve a common goal. For lunch, everybody eat from all the tables.