Dance party
If there is a dancer at the company, ask them to host a virtual dance party. The team can dance together with the same music and instructions or they can dance separately with their own music.
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If there is a dancer at the company, ask them to host a virtual dance party. The team can dance together with the same music and instructions or they can dance separately with their own music.
Talent shows are a great way to involve the whole family in team and culture-building activities. Encourage the team to include their family, loved ones, roommates, and pets.
To play:
The group will split into teams of two to five.
All teams will have one minute to study the screen before entering breakout rooms.
Within breakout rooms, the teams will decide one background object to change.
Teams will rejoin the main room.
Players will hunt for differences, and make guesses by typing in the chat box.
The first player to spot the difference wins a point for the team.
Spirit Weeks or Days feature various themed activities to boost team spirit or to bring awareness to a specific event or cause. Team members are encouraged to wear outfits that correspond with the featured themes. Whole weeks are great, but a fun way to implement spirit days is to invite team members to wear something related to the spirit theme during team meetings. Team meeting Spirit Day ideas:
Favorite summer hat
National eyewear day
Favorites sports jerseys
Your favorite school
Wear your favorite color
Chose an event organizer to host a Spelling Bee within the company. Have them find words in the dictionary that each contestant can spell out. If they spell the word correctly, they remain in the competition; if they spell it incorrectly, they are disqualified. Keep playing until there in only one winner
Create a themed “show and tell” and give team members at least one week to select their item. Each team member is given time to show their item and tell stories to go with it. This will spark engaging conversation and create fantastic team bonding. Some show
and tell ideas:
Favorite childhood items
Vacation memories
Family photos
Can’t leave the house without…
This weblink is a digital version of the game Scattergories and can be screen-shared for a group meeting: https://swellgarfo.com/scattergories/
Get all participants ready on camera on a virtual meeting platform. Do not share the scavenger hunt list items in advance. Once everyone is on camera and ready, mention the first item that they need to find. All participants will run and find that particular item and bring it back to the camera. The first person that returns with the item back to the camera gets a point. Keep playing until all items have been collected. Participants must bring new items every time, no repeats. Tally up the points and announce the winner at the end of the game. Here are examples of scavenger items: a book with a person on the cover; something that smells good; an item that covers you from the rain; a coffee mug with words on it; a piece of fruit; a breakfast food; a flag; something you can use as weights; something that makes music; sports equipment; fresh dessert; something that can be turned off; something that provides light; something that grows and needs nurture; a key; a shoe.
While Robot Training usually focuses on instructing a team member through a simple task like tying their shoes or assembling a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, participants can also play this game entirely digitally. To play digitally, ask one colleague to share their screen. Then, using step-by-step directions, proceed to dictate the steps necessary to complete an action on their screen. For instance, ask the player to pull up a creative software for drawing and instruct them on how to draw a cat. It could be any software that requires instruction. The point of Robot Training is to develop team communication and cooperation skills.
Host a team lunch and ask team members to come prepared to talk about their favorite recipe. A theme can be determined for each session, for example desserts, traditional favorites, seasonal treats, and so on. Ask them to send their recipe and a few photos to Virtual Games and Activities the team member who will compile the recipe book. During the team building session, each team member will share their recipe verbally and share a story along with it. This is great for getting to know team members, while also creating something useful as a group. After all sessions, compile all recipes into a company cookbook.
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