Team Building Ideas for an Adult Party
Team building exercises with adults can accomplish several things. When people learn to see each other as individuals who are working together for a common goal, it can create empathy for their team members, increase communication and give them practice solving problems together. Whether you need to build a cohesive team for work, for sports or a committee, learning to work together in a fun environment is an effective way to break the ice. Does this Spark an idea?
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Tower of Balloons
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Give each team a roll of masking tape and 150 balloons. Tell each team they have 20 minutes to build the tallest tower using only those two items. The balloons may only be taped to each other and cannot be secured to the walls or floor. Give each team time updates every 5 minutes and encourage them to work together. They will find that the balloon tower with the best base will be the tallest. In teamwork, it is important to have a solid foundation to work from. Ask each team what they learned from the exercise and how they can apply it to teamwork.
Scavenger Hunt
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Hide approximately 20 items with corresponding clues. The clues should guide them to the next item one. Give only the first one to each team. Allow the teams a set amount of time to find all the objects they can. This exercise encourages each member of a group to contribute by pooling their knowledge. It also reveals that progress is built in stages and until you solve one problem together the team will be unable to move on to the next one.
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Blind Obstacle Course
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Allow each team to designate one person as team leader and have everyone else in the group put on blindfolds. Instruct the team leader to choose one member of the team to lead through a simple obstacle course, using only their voices as a guide. As each member completes the obstacle course successfully they can remove the blindfold. It is then their job to vocally lead the next person across. This exercise reminds a team that working together and building on the experience of others is important. It also helps promote trust within the group.
M&M Game
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Give each member of the group a bag of candy that contains pieces of a variety of colors and instruct them not to eat any yet. Have them divide their share of candy into color groups and tell them that each color stands for a question they have to answer. For instance, green stand for favorite movies, red for hobbies and yellow for most embarrassing moments. Add categories as you like. Team members must take turns answering the questions for each number of that color they have. This exercise will help each group get to know each other as individuals on a level that they might not reach in other environments.
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