Team Building Activities

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Pass the Hula Hoop (A team vs. B team): Have kids stand with one child holding the Hula Hoop over his or her arm. Have everyone join hands and work together to shimmy, shuffle, and shove the Hula Hoop over their arms, shoulders, and legs to pass it to the partner next to them without breaking the chain.

Blanket Volleyball: Divide the group into two. Hand out a large sheet to both groups and have each member grab a side of the sheet. Send the ball over to the other team using the sheet to “pop” the ball over the volleyball net. The whole process forces reach group to not only work together to send the volleyball back over the net but to also communicate to move in place as a unit.

Human Knot. Have the group stand in a circle. Each person grabs another person’s hand across the circle. Repeat with remaining hand. Then the group must work together to unravel the massive human knot. It’s a game of humor—and flexibility—that gets the kids giggling yet working hard to find a solution to a problem.

Wheelbarrow Races. This classic relay race has become a go-to team-building exercise for decades, for good reason. While it not only gets kids moving (who wouldn’t love an exercise that encourages fitness?), it also gets them moving together, working to reach the end of the race.

Scavenger Hunt. The Amazing Race isn’t just for adults. In fact, creating a scavenger hunt for a group of young teens encourages not only critical thinking, but teamwork a la The Goonies.

Lap Sit. This game of trust is best for larger groups of 10 or more. Have the group stand in a circle, facing counter clockwise with each person facing the person’s back in front of them. Have everyone put his right leg in towards the circle. Have everyone move in to shrink the size of the circle more; keep moving in closer until each person is touching the other person on each side of them. On the count of three, have everyone put their hands on the shoulders of the person in front of them and slowly sit down. If done correctly, everyone should end up sitting on each other’s lap.

Mine Field. In a large, open room or field, lay out various objects such as tennis balls, soccer balls, bats, and other sporting equipment. Split the group into pairs with one person in each pair blindfolded. The blindfolded person cannot speak. Have the non-blindfolded partner stand outside the mine field. This person will direct the blind folded partner through the mine field using verbal directions. If the blind folded partner steps on a “mine,” he or she needs to start over.

Helium Stick / Hula Hoop. Split the group into two teams. Line teams up shoulder to shoulder with one hand, palm up, out in front with pointer finger straight out. Place a long rod so it rests evenly across each person’s finger. On the count of three, have the team slowly try to place the rod on the ground without it falling.

Circle Trust Falls: One person stands upright in the middle of 4-5 players.  The person in the middle puts their hands over their eyes.  Players standing in the circle puts hands out in front of them.  Person in the middle says, "ready", players in circle say "fall", middle says "falling".  Girls in the middle needs to stay stiff like a board as players move her upright when she falls.