However, the problem arises in knowing exactly which virtual team building activities are worthwhile, and which are just a waste of your time and resources. That’s why we’re here to help. In this post, we will cover 11 different virtual team building games that can be used on Zoom and off Zoom. This way you can spend less time researching the best games for your large virtual team and more time playing them!

  How do you engage a large team virtually?

Poor team engagement, whether in person or over the internet, can have drastic consequences on the performance of an organization. Poorly engaged employees can lead to a high turnover rate, increased costs, and organizational stagnation.

As I am sure many modern-day leaders know, engaging employees in an office is hard enough. You can round them up and force them to listen, but it doesn’t necessarily mean they’ll be engaged. So, how do you go about the even harder task of doing it online? Here are some ideas:

• Stay connected. One thing that doesn’t change whether a business is online or in-person: things should be kept consistent, streamlined, and organized. When using virtual platforms, such as Zoom, schedule staff meetings, incorporate video calls, and set up ways in which people can easily share work, thoughts, and ideas.
• Encourage health and wellness. Whilst some people enjoy rolling out of bed and straight into work in the morning, working online most definitely isn’t for everyone and it is crucial to look out for and support the mental health and well-being of those employees who find remote working tough. Encourage your team to do yoga, take daily walks, or take some time out for therapy.
• Be sociable. You might not be able to pass a fist pump in the office as you wander by your favorite colleague or pop in for a 5-minute weekend catch-up, but you can find other ways to socialize. Channels for pointless chit-chat or adding in regular video calls is a great way to keep things social. However, the best way to be sociable online? Get the team involved in some virtual team building activities for large groups (more on this below!)

What Zoom games can you play on Zoom with a large group?

As you read above, making remote work as sociable as possible is undoubtedly one of the best ways to get your large group engaged virtually. However, according to this team building statistics survey, only 20% of companies team build monthly or more often. Sadly, this means that business leaders are missing crucial opportunities to develop strong and trusting relationships.

One of the largest online platforms used for business operations, and for team building activities, is Zoom. Today it is estimated that Zoom registers over 3.3 million annual meeting minutes. That’s a lot of minutes, so it’s likely that you, our dear reader, are using Zoom and frantically looking for ways to engage your large virtual team.

Designed for teams of over 100 employees to play online, these are the instructions on how to play the best online games that can be played on Zoom, for large groups (and trust us, there’s a lot on there!).

1.   How to play trivia on Zoom with a large group?

Trivia is well-known for testing your knowledge whilst being incredibly fun and providing an exciting way to create trusting bonds. Trivia is played with a prepared list of questions and the aim of the game is to answer the most questions correctly (emphasis on the correctly, otherwise we’d all be winners).

Due to the simple nature of the game, Trivia can easily be played using Zoom to create an engaging game for large teams. Here’s how to play Trivia on Zoom:

• Write your own trivia questions on a piece of paper before play starts. Questions should test the general knowledge of your team and can include anything from “Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize?” (Answer: Marie Curie) to “What is the earth’s largest continent?” (Answer: Asia).
• As you will be playing with a large team, it’ll be quicker to divide your team into smaller even groups and let them compete against each other.
• Read out the questions and the first person to shout out the correct answer wins a point for the team.
• Play for as long as you want and then tally up the scores and award the winning team!

Note: Alternatively, you can play as single players but to avoid it taking forever, cap the play at around 50 questions.

2.   How to play jeopardy on Zoom with a large group?

Much like the popular TV show, team building Jeopardy will challenge your team to showcase their general knowledge in a friendly competition. A bit like trivia, you are challenged to answer multiple questions in a specific category.

Here’s the easiest way for teams to play Jeopardy on Zoom:

• Download the Jeopardy slideshow template from Jeopardy Labs and input your questions and answers (Tip: You could throw in a few work-related questions to really keep your team on their toes!)
• Set up a Zoom meeting and share your screen so that everyone can see the Jeopardy Labs template.
• Divide your large team into smaller teams.
• Begin playing Jeopardy by clicking on a square to show the question.
• Players can win points for their team by answering the question correctly before anyone else. Once they’ve answered click on the box to reveal the answer.
• Play through all your pre-made questions and then tally up the scores and award your winning team.

3.   How to play online game shows on Zoom with a large group?

We’ve all seen a group of strangers walk onto a television game show barely speaking to each other and leaving with lifelong friends. The excitement and team spirit encourage flourishing relationships.

Game shows don’t have to be just for watching on the television. You and your team can have all the excitement of a game show, and reap the benefits of producing life-long bonds, from the comfort of your own homes.

Team Building Hub offers the best online game show for just $28 per player, and here’s how to play it:

• Follow the Zoom link sent to you by Team Building Hub.
• Log into the call where you’ll be greeted by a host.
• Answer a few icebreaker questions, split into breakout rooms, then compete for points and badges. There’s also an expert host there the whole time to keep everyone engaged and make virtual team building fun!

4.   How to play icebreaker question games on Zoom with a large group?

Designed to be quick, fun, and interesting, icebreaker questions will get your team so excited that they’ll be unable to keep as cool as ice (pardon the pun).

There are numerous ways to ask teams icebreaker questions, but we think the simplest is to DIY over Zoom. Here’s how to set up an icebreaker team building session to get your team to know one another a little better:

• Create a list of icebreaker questions. Ideally, you should have as many questions as you have number of people in your team. Here is a list of 160 best ice breaker questions you can use.
• Go around the (virtual) room and ask each team member a different ice breaker question. If you have time, you can open the room up for discussions after each question.
• Extra way to play: At the end, you could ask employees what their teammate answered to a certain question. For example, “Jane, I asked Erica whether she prefers Apple or Microsoft, what did she answer?” This is a way to build bonds (and check if they were paying attention!)

5.   How to play online murder mystery games on Zoom with a large group?

Murder mystery is often associated with dinner parties for adults seeking a bit of entertainment. However, these fantastically fun social events can be carried out on Zoom. Participants will act out a murder story and will have to figure out which character is the killer!

We believe when it comes to slightly more complicated games, such as murder mystery, you should leave it to the people who know how to do it best. Here at Team Building Hub, we’ve developed online mystery games with different themes, and this is how you play them:

• Log into a Zoom call with your team and meet your guide who will ensure everyone is ready to participate.
• Answer some icebreaker questions and have your team split up into smaller teams of 8 players.
• Review surveillance footage, evidence reports, and much more to solve the mystery before the other teams!

6.   How to play scavenger hunt on Zoom with a large group?

Whether played in person or over the computer, scavenger hunts provide amusing and out-of-the-box ways to engage a team. They are sociable and require some moving around, which can be incredibly beneficial after a day of sitting at a desk!

To play a traditional scavenger hunt with only a Zoom meeting, pen, and paper:

• Create a list of five household objects you want your team to collect. Examples include a toilet roll, a book, a pair of matching socks, or a rolling pin.
• Set up a Zoom meeting and explain the object you want each team member to come back with.
• Send them away with a 2-minute time limit.
• The first person to come back with ALL the correct items wins (you can award second and third place if you like).
• Carry on for as many rounds as you like. We recommend 3 to 4 rounds for the ultimate scavenger hunt fun!

7.   How to play a virtual escape room on Zoom with a large group?

Escape rooms are heart-raising and thrilling ways to get your employees racing against the clock to be crowned the winning team. For just $32 a player, Team Building Hub has developed a virtual escape room that will be sure to wow your team. It has plenty of themes to choose from, including an undersea research laboratory, a prison break, and an art heist.

To play any of these compelling games, just:

• Follow the Zoom link sent by Team Building Hub and log on to meet your host and room guide.
• Complete the game with access to your teammates, a 360-degree view of the room, a live feed from the host, and an inventory of everything you’ve examined so far.
• Work through the puzzles and clues until you have successfully broken out of your chosen room!

8.   How to play charades on Zoom with a large group?

I’m sure you’ve all spent many family occasions playing charades. If you have, you’ll understand the fun and excitement it creates. Why not bring this cheer onto a team Zoom meeting? Ridiculously incorrect guesses will lead to great laughter and team bonding.

It’s a great game as it enhances creative thinking and encourages the quieter members of a team to work to step out of their comfort zone. This is far less intimidating on Zoom rather than in person, so it’s a win-win situation.

To play charades online:

• Get your large team to join a Zoom meeting and split the team in half to form two teams that are competing against each other.
• Pick a theme that the player must act out, for example, animals, household objects, movies, television series.
• Alternating between the teams, each team member will act out a different object (without speaking!)
• The first person to guess the correct object wins a point for their team.
• This game can carry on for as long as you like. We suggest carrying on until every player has had the chance to act out their object!

 What are good games to play with a large group online outside of Zoom?

Although Zoom is an incredibly popular way for teams to communicate, there are other ways in which team building activities can be carried out. Using another platform, whether that is a phone application or online website, to play team building games can help to keep things fresh and exciting. In return, this should keep your team members engaged and eager to get involved.

There are various games that can be played online and we’ve included the very best of the best below. And hey, if the games we’ve listed below don’t quite grab your attention or you want to know more about team building activities, there are a number of virtual event planning companies that you can contact directly to see what they can do outside of Zoom for you and your large team.

1.   How to play Trivia online with a large group?

Playing trivia over an application or website makes it quick-witted, fun, and saves a lot of time trying to find a variety of questions like you would have to do in the DIY version.

Places like Trivvy allow teams of any size to play trivia in a simple, complication-free fashion. Everything is in the one place: you get a trained quizmaster to keep things fun and engaging, and you’ll get access to themed rounds, quickfire modes, and even visual questions. But don’t limit your search for the best non-Zoom trivia game here. There are plenty of virtual trivia games. Here’s a list of the 23 best virtual trivia options that we love, and we’re sure you will too. 

Whether your team is filled with trivia whizzes or those who just want to get to understand their colleagues a little better, there will be a virtual trivia game for you.

2.   How to play Pictionary online games with a large group?

Having a creative mind forces us to think differently and from new perspectives. What better way to get those creative juices flowing than with a friendly game of Pictionary?

Get your virtual team members to download Skribbl, one of the most popular virtual Pictionary games there is. Available in many languages, Skribbl will ask team members, who can be based anywhere in the world, to take turns drawing something. The drawing is based on 1 of 3 word options that players are given, and they have only 80 seconds to draw something. Teammates must then guess what has been drawn and whoever has the most of their drawings correctly guesses wins. Whether you’re a budding Picasso or not, Pictionary is a fun game for all.

3.    How to play crossword online games with a large group?

Crosswords aren’t just for geriatrics, they are excellent ways for people of any age to tease their brains, learn new things, and create a bit of friendly competition between workplace teams.

I am sure you have completed a crossword before, even if it was only to pass time. But just in case you haven’t, a crossword is a puzzle consisting of a grid of squares in which words are arranged vertically and horizontally and are guessed according to clues, which can sometimes be very hard!

A fantastic way to engage your team in a crossword is to incorporate websites such as Fun Trivia. Team members can all complete the same puzzle in the fastest time, and then scores can be emailed in or posted on a communication channel (i.e., Slack).

Using a virtual app for crosswords is a great way to get your team competing to be the crossword king. Whether you have it as a singular team building activity one afternoon, or a leader board that runs over a few weeks, you should consider incorporating crossword challenges into your team building experience. 

4.   How to play scavenger hunt online games with a large group?

We outlined the DIY scavenger hunt earlier in this post. Although a great (and free) way to play scavenger hunt, it can be testing to the imagination having to come up with all the objects yourself.

Applications such as Scavify, which allows groups to complete various scavenger hunts and track their progress, can save you from endlessly having to come up with new scavenger hunt items. Other applications allow teams to play scavenger hunts without even leaving their seats. With the flick of their thumb, they will find things hidden in various landscapes or pictures… a bit like Where’s Waldo.

If this way of scavenger hunt gets your taste buds tickling, then here’s a list of 25 virtual scavenger hunt games that can be enjoyed by everyone in a large team.

That’s a wrap!

There you have it, the very best virtual team building activities for large groups, that can be played on Zoom and off Zoom.

Some activities, such as Zoom icebreaker questions, are free, easy to use, and don’t take very long. Others, such as Team Building Hub’s virtual escape rooms or murder mystery games are more involved and come with an experienced host to guide you through. As a result, these virtual team building activities come with bags full of amusement and fun and will get your virtual team engaged and involved.

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Team building games are an important element of the workplace. They help groups find common ground, learn to work together and establish trust. If your team is currently working from home, you can use virtual team building games for Zoom to take advantage of the benefits of team building without even leaving the house! Read on for Zoom team building ideas and activities!

Although most people around the world assumed that we would all be back to living life as usual by the beginning of 2021, it’s pretty clear that isn’t the case. An Upwork survey revealed that 25% of working Americans will be working from home through 2021, and more and more people will transition as the years go on.

As the transition happens, we’re also seeing a shift in the way that people communicate. Because remote workers don’t often, if ever, see their team in person, they use video conferencing software like Zoom.

Zoom is a great tool because it’s completely free and can host up to 100 users at a time. No matter how large or small your group is, you can all see each other on your computer screen, listen, and communicate with one another! This not only makes it perfect for virtual team meetings, but it’s also great for virtual team building games.

In this article:

• How to use Zoom
• Team building activities
• Team building benefits

If you’ve been thinking about hosting a virtual team building event, but aren’t exactly sure where to start, we are here to help! The following are twenty of the most fun virtual team building games for Zoom. These are all affordable options (some are even free!) and they can all be done from the comfort of your own home. Before we get into the list, let’s go over how to download and use Zoom.

How To Use Zoom For Virtual Team Building

You’ll need Zoom to try out these Zoom team building activities! Good news – downloading and using Zoom is very easy – anyone can do it!

1. Go to https://zoom.us/download 
2. Click the Download button under “Zoom for client meetings”
3. Once the download is complete, install the application on your computer
4. Make an account – you can either use your work email or utilize the single sign on feature through Google or Facebook
5. Host a meeting – click on the button that reads “Start A Meeting”
6. Add participants – once the meeting starts, you can invite people to join by clicking “Participant” in the bottom toolbar and then “Invite”
7. Share meeting details – Zoom will provide you with a unique link to your meeting which you can share with anyone you would like to join! The details back be sent through email, text, or a messaging app.
8. Join a meeting – to join a meeting that is already in progress, open the Zoom app and click “Join.” Enter the meeting ID that was shared with you, type in your display name, and you’re good to go!

Scheduling an Event

You can also schedule a meeting for a specific time in the future. This could be very helpful when planning a virtual team building event.

• Open up the Zoom app and click “Schedule”
• Enter the meeting details – date, time, topic, etc.
• Once you’ve entered the meeting details, you will receive your unique meeting information that you can share with everyone who is invited to attend.

That’s pretty much everything you need to know about using Zoom for virtual team building! So, without any further ado…

21 Virtual Team Building Games For Zoom

1. Virtual Escape Room

A virtual escape room is a fun activity that requires a group to communicate with each other in order to complete the tasks at hand – this makes it a great option for virtual team building! If you aren’t familiar with an escape room adventure, it’s a timed activity in which your team has to complete a series of tasks with an ultimate mission in mind. The mission can only be complete if the group can work as a cohesive, communicative team! Find other virtual escape room options here.

2. Online Mystery Games

Online mystery games from Team Building Hub are a great option for larger groups, even teams over 1,000! After everyone gets signed into the meeting, participants are broken up into smaller groups, each competing to solve a mystery the fastest. The team that exhibits the best collaboration and communication skills will finish their mission first and beat the other teams!

3. Online Game Shows

Online game shows are the perfect way to experience some friendly competition and have fun together as a team! In Team Building Hub game shows, players compete in five unique rounds where they’re challenged with puzzles, word games, and brainteasers. Teams earn points and badges, working towards the top spot on the leaderboard. The team with the most points at the end wins!

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4. Virtual Murder Mystery

Murder mystery games are classic “who dunnit?” games with a modern twist. In fact, there is actually a company called WHOdunnit and they host murder mystery games over Zoom! They have many different options for your team to choose from, so you can select whichever adventure sounds the most fun to you. Murder mystery games are perfect for virtual team building because they require creativity, communication, critical thinking, and they are a blast!

5. Trivia

There are a couple of different ways to play trivia for a virtual team building activity. First, you can come up with your own questions and frame them around your co-workers and employees. For example, you might ask, “Where is ___’s favorite place to get coffee?” or “How long has ____ been working here?”

6. Pictionary

Teams that exhibit more creativity are proven to have better problem-solving skills than those without. You can promote creativity within your teams with a team building game on Zoom like Pictionary! Use Skribbl to create an online drawing room, break your team up into pairs, and have one person draw while the other person guesses what they are drawing. Take turns until everyone in the team has gone a few times (you can set the number of rounds you’d like to play) and keep score. The team with the best communication and creativity wins!

7. Virtual Bingo

Bingo is such a classic game and a real crowd-pleaser. You might not have realized but it’s actually incredibly easy to play bingo on Zoom! All you have to do is email a bingo card to everyone along with your unique Zoom meeting link and use a service like QuizBreaker to select random bingo numbers. Before you use QuizBreaker, ask if anyone on your team has a traditional bingo ball spinner and ask if they would like to be the one who announces the numbers.

8. Baby Photos

Sharing photos can be a great way for people to get to know each other on a deeper level. Ask everyone in your group if they would be comfortable sharing baby photos, prom photos, or just funny childhood photos in general! Give each person the opportunity to share their stories and ask questions about the lives of others. This might not seem like it promotes teamwork and collaboration, but just communicating with each other and growing more comfortable speaking to one another can be a great team building game for Zoom.

9. Cooking Class

Plan a few virtual team building events and have one team member give a cooking class each time. Or, if it would make everyone more comfortable, invite a professional chef to join the zoom call and have them guide everyone to a finished meal. Once you’re done cooking, everyone can share notes on the dish and have some great conversation over dinner (and maybe a glass of wine!)

10.  Cocktail Party

This virtual team building game for Zoom is kind of like a virtual happy hour. Happy hour can be a great opportunity for team members to get to know each other in a casual setting. You can transform happy hour into a team building game by giving everyone something to follow along with and do together. For example, since this is a cocktail party, you might have everyone recreate a fancy cocktail video or choose one person to whip up a recipe and teach the rest of the group how to make it.

11.  The Pitch

If you are a larger company with many employees, and you are looking for a virtual team building game for Zoom that everyone can participate in, The Pitch is perfect for you! Break everyone up into smaller groups and have each group come up with a “pitch”– they can either come up with the idea themselves or the host will do it for them. The tasks should be generally easy and fun – nothing that has to be taken too seriously. For example, you could ask everyone to write a company jingle or pitch a commercial idea. Whoever pitches the best idea wins! Once they have their pitch all sorted out, they will pitch their idea to a designated “boss” (usually the host).

12.  Mock Shark Tank

Mock Shark Tank is similar to The Pitch, but it’s a little more challenging. Each team will come up with a product or idea that they want to pitch to an “investor.” Their creative, persuasion, and presentation skills will be put to the test here! Mock Shark Tank is a great virtual team building game for Zoom because your team very well may have to apply the scenarios they’re acting out in real life! Give the teams a set amount of time to design their product and business plan. Whoever pitches the best plan is the winner!

13.  Virtual Open Mic

Discover your team’s hidden talents and get to know them better with a virtual open mic night! Encourage each member to bring whatever they want to the (computer) microphone – poetry, singing, dancing, party tricks, magic…whatever they want as long as it’s work appropriate. But that’s up to the host to decide. Make sure you have everyone mute their microphones while someone is performing so everyone can be respectful! And don’t forget to unmute when they finish so they can get a round of applause.

14.  Movie Night

Although movie night doesn’t have everyone interact with each other, it does create a shared experience which is still great for team building. Teleparty allows users to connect with each other through Netflix, Hulu, Disney+, or Amazon Prime Video. Once everyone is connected, you can communicate with each other via chatbox on the movie screen! Take note that you might only be able to have a watch party on a laptop – not all streaming devices will let you connect through the app on a television.

15.  The 5-Minute Personality Test

This is a quick virtual team building game that you can fit into the workday and then discuss with each other at the end of the day! Not only does the 5-Minute Personality Test help team members get to know each other better, but it can help them get to know themselves better, too! Learning more about how people think, work, and feel can help you discover their strengths and weaknesses so you can understand how to work with them better. Once you understand a person’s personality type, you may be able to find a better position for them within their team at work!

16. Virtual Coffee Break

Take some time out of your day for your employees to chat with each other in a casual setting. This is a great virtual team building activity because it gets co-workers interacting with one another, but it’s also a great way to break up the workday. Working from home can be all-consuming and exhausting! Sometimes a 15-minute break to think about something other than work is all a person needs to finish the rest of the workday strong.

17. Mario Kart Tour

Everyone loves a throwback video game! Your team can play Mario Kart right from their smartphone by downloading the free Mario Kart Tour app, so no one has to worry about having a gaming console or purchasing the game. Mario Kart is sure to ignite a little bit of healthy competition and maybe even get some team members talking to each other about things that make them nostalgic for their youth!

18.  Daily “Get To Know Your Team” Questions

This is a great virtual team building activity if your team has daily meetings. Send out an email prior to your Zoom meeting with a simple question. Something like “What was your first job?” “Where is your favorite place to travel to, and why?” “What sports did you play when you were a kid?” Keep the questions light and breezy – nothing too deep or personal. You don’t want to make anyone feel like they are obligated to divulge personal information that they aren’t comfortable with sharing.

19. Stopots

Remember the game Stop? Well, Stopots is the virtual version! A letter pops up on screen and participants must quickly think of a word for each of the given categories that begins with that letter.

This is a free game that you can host through a video conference tool and share laughs at the bizarre words teammates come up with! It’s a perfect virtual team building activity for decompression, especially in creative departments with your copywriters, marketers, and designers. Who knows? Maybe your next successful campaign will emerge from a Stopots session!

20. Explore The Louvre

You won’t need a passport needed for this virtual vacation! With YouVisit.com’s virtual tour, you and your crew can take a look inside this Parisian icon and one of the world’s largest art museums. Now’s your chance to check out The Grand Gallery, Napoleon’s apartment, and several other favorite spots!

21. Museum Scavenger Hunt

Speaking of the Louvre, you can virtually explore museums worldwide with a virtual museum scavenger hunt! In this team building game for Zoom, your group can explore famous galleries online. To make it a little competitive, see who can find all the scavenger hunt checklist items first!

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What Virtual Team Building Can Do For Your Team

Virtual team building can help mitigate some of the detrimental effects that working from home can have on your team.

• If you begin to notice that your team has a few members that are feeling unsupported, lonely, or isolated, virtual team building can help remind them that they have a solid group of people that is there for them.
• Sometimes, remote workers may feel burnt out or like they’ve hit a wall in the work. A virtual teaming building exercise can help bring an element of fun and excitement that your team could be desperately missing.
• Working from home may cause employees to feel as though their work is consuming their life. Virtual team building can help those who are missing autonomy by helping them to gain trust from their other team members.
• Communication is extremely important when you work in a group of people but working miles and miles away from your co-workers can make communication difficult. Virtual team building activities give team members an opportunity to communicate with each other in a low-stakes, stress-free environment that can open the door for better communication when it’s needed: at work.

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When Should Virtual Team Building Activities Be Utilized?

Virtual team building activities are great to integrate new employees as well as bond co-workers and help them get to know each other more, among other benefits. There’s hardly ever a “bad” time to utilize virtual team building exercises, but here are a few significant opportunities.

Recruitment – Hiring and integrating team members, whether in person or remotely, can be a daunting task. Remote team building exercises can be an effective way to introduce new recruits and get them acclimated to the team!

Leadership development – Placing someone in a leadership position during a virtual team building exercise gives them the opportunity to sharpen their skills in a low-stakes environment. It also helps team members learn their leader’s style of work, develop trust, and provide feedback.

Culture and team building – Every company has its own culture that influences how team members work and interact with each other. Virtual team building exercises allow teams to positively establish that culture by taking a break from work and re-evaluating what the organization values for success. Many companies like to show employees that they are the most important contributing factor to their success!

Special events/conference – If your company is preparing for an event or special conference, this could be a perfectly opportune time to have fun with individuals outside of your immediate team, but who share the same company values! 

Employee appreciation – Virtual team building exercises can be a reward for a team’s hard work! It’s very important to remind your employees that you appreciate their efforts and everyone enjoys a little affirmation!

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Go Have Fun!

These virtual team building games for Zoom are sure to get your team working better together while having a bit of much-needed fun. Working from home can be an isolating experience and team members that feel supported by their co-workers are likely to be happier and perform better at work. Hosting regular virtual team building exercises will show your team that you care about their well-being as much as you care about their performance at work. No, go plan out your virtual team building event calendar and check back here for more ideas!

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However, because so many classrooms have moved to remote learning, it’s made putting together team building activities a little more difficult. Teachers and leaders are having to think creatively on how to build this culture of team building virtually.

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There are tons of directions you can go in when planning a team building experience for your class. For older students, you might want to try challenging activities to really engage them and keep their attention. With younger students, you may want to choose team building activities that don’t take too long, since their attention spans aren’t very long.

Check out these virtual team building activities for students that may just be the perfect choice for your classroom and reap all of the team building benefits!

Virtual Team Building Games for Elementary Students

Teachers know how valuable it is to help students learn at an early age how to work together and build friendships. When planning these team building activities for elementary students, you may need to alter some details to work for your age group!

1. Smithsonian Virtual Tour

One of the most exciting parts of school is taking field trips! If you’ve got a remote classroom, you can still bring the joy of field trips to your students. The Smithsonian National Museum of History Virtual Tour allows groups to take self-guided tours through different exhibits either on a computer or mobile device. Your students will love getting to see the 11-ton elephant in the rotunda, the Hall of Fossils, and the Sant Ocean Hall with over 600 specimens!

2. Stand-Up And Sit-Down

Prepare a series of “yes or no” questions with only two options for answers. For example, “Do you like apples?” Students stand up if the answer is “yes” or sit down if the answer is “no.”

3. Once Upon A Time

One student begins the story with something like, “Once upon a time, a man was walking down the road. Just as he turned the corner, he saw…”

That student can then pick the next person to share, and so on. The story finishes once everyone has gotten a turn! With your students’ creative minds, who knows where the story will go!

4. Sixty-Second Sketch

Pick a topic and have students draw it for one minute. Or pause during reading time and ask them to draw a picture of something happening in the book!

5. Break The Ice

Compile a list of icebreaker questions for students to answer and number each of them. Students will use an online dice roller to roll the dice and answer the question it lands on. It’s a great opportunity for the students to learn a little bit more about each other and get their little minds thinking. 

6. Virtual Scavenger Hunt

It’s a good idea to communicate with parents in preparation for this one. Create a list of virtual scavenger hunt items for parents to place in easy-to-find spots around the house. Announce the first item and have the kids run to get it. Give each student the next item as they return. The first person to find all the items wins!

Virtual Team Building Games for Middle School Students

Middle school is tough enough in normal times. Throw a pandemic into the mix and teachers have an extra hurdle trying to help their students develop emotionally and relationally. Here are some team building activities for students to help them out of their shells and work together!

7. Bingo

Share an online bingo board with your students and select themes that match a subject your class is learning.

Don’t forget a prize for the winners! Maybe they get no homework or their choice of the next group activity.

8. Detective

Pick a student to be the detective. This person closes their eyes and counts to thirty. While this happens, choose a student to be the spy.

The spy begins with an action (like waving their hand or tapping their nose), and all of the other students will follow along. Now the detective opens their eyes and observes their classmates.

The spy continues changing actions as the other students follow. The detective’s job is to figure out who the spy is!

9. Two Truths and a Fib

Have each student write down two true things about themselves and one fib. Each student will read theirs to the class and you can have the whole class vote on which they think is the fib. This is a fun game to get the creativity flowing as they have to think of a believable, yet fun fib. It’s also a great way for the students to get to know each other better as they may have not known the other truths about each other. 

10. Waffles or Pancakes 

This is a great game to engage all the students, even those who struggle to speak up in class. There are no right or wrong answers! Start with one student and ask “Which do you like more—waffles or pancakes?”

The student answers and gives an explanation why. Then using their answer, add a new option and ask another student. For example, “Which do you prefer, waffles or hot dogs?” The game continues this way!

Virtual Team Building Activities for High School and College Students

One of the best parts of teaching high school and college-aged students is that you can give them unique, challenging projects and watch them rise to the occasion! Check out some of these options your class is sure to enjoy!

11. Virtual Escape Room

At Team Building Hub, we’ve put a lot of thought into how to make an epic online team building activity for students and a virtual escape room is a fantastic option. Your students can play a real escape room using a live camera feed. Each room has a Game Guide actually in the room who acts as your eyes, ears, hands, and feet. Along with the Game Guide, students progress through the room using their digital dashboards, 360 room scans, and an inventory system. Find a list of virtual escape room options here.

12. Online Mystery Game

If you have a bigger class, an online mystery game is also a great option. Your students will be broken into teams of 5–7 secret agents who race to solve a crime before the other teams. You can raise the stakes here and offer extra credit for the winning team. Or maybe even offer a pass on some homework!

13. Trivia

It’s simple and there are so many options out there for virtual trivia games. You can use tools like Kahoot! to make the game engaging! Maybe pick a theme that goes along with your class, or rather than quizzing on a particular topic, have a trivia game instead! Your students will have a blast getting out of the normal routine! Whatever you choose to do, trivia is a low-impact, simple thing to add to your schedule.

14. Map Challenges

Use a world map of your choosing, break students into groups and give them a certain amount of time to list as many states, cities, countries, etc. as they can in that map. If you’re a geography teacher, this would be an especially fantastic team building activity for your class!

15. Story Telling

Provide students with four or five different images. The students arrange them however they want and create a story that connects them together. It’s fun to see what direction students will take! Some will come up with funny stories, while others will go for the drama. Any time we can encourage students to tap into their creative, collaborative sides, we’re setting them up for success!

16. Typing Speed Test

Do you have some competitive students? There are so many online options for typing tests that you can challenge your students to. See who has the quickest typing fingers in the class!

17. Shark Tank 

Chances are, you’re familiar with the show Shark Tank. In this activity, you’ll split your class into teams where they have to come up with a product or service to pitch to the sharks. This could be a fun opportunity to bring in some guests to the class to serve as the panel of sharks.

They’ll have to work together to come up with a logo, product, marketing strategy, etc. This activity will also help them grow in their public speaking skills! After everyone has presented, your sharks can vote on the best presentation.

Benefits Of Team Building Activities For Students

This has been an interesting year for teachers, parents, and students as everyone navigates the complexities of virtual and hybrid learning. Teachers have had to create innovative opportunities for socialization in their online classrooms. But educators know that dedicating time to online team building activities for students enables them to gain the following skills!

1. Creativity

According to Psychology Today, “creativity is the thinking that fuels innovation,” and “creativity is or is related to 9 of the top 10 skills that global executives say is essential for 2020 and beyond.”

It’s important in the academic years to show students that there are many different ways to be creative!

Online team building activities are an opportunity to make space for creative thinking, and equip students for success.

2. Collaboration

While students learn alongside peers, they often work on schoolwork by themselves. While independence and individual learning are important, it’s also necessary for students to learn how to work together and navigate group situations.

Choosing a virtual team building activity that requires groups to find solutions together is a great way to develop that collaboration muscle. 

3. Communication

Because of remote learning, students are missing the opportunities to socialize that are normally a part of school. It’s a challenge to get kids to build relationships online organically. Team building activities are a great way to spend some time learning those communication skills and making friends!

4. Fun

Remote learning isn’t often viewed as “fun.” But taking a break from the routine and participating in virtual team building activities is a great way to just have some fun and engage with your class! Students will want to engage in the work more readily when they’re not feeling burnt out by the constant computer time. 

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In these classes, your team will learn new culinary skills virtually “side-by-side” and bond over this fun activity from their own kitchens! Team building never tasted so good!

We’ve put together this list of the ten best interactive virtual group cooking classes. There are options for varying skill levels, tastes, and dietary preferences and even a few drink mixing classes. Bon appétit!

The 9 Best Virtual Group Cooking Classes

2. Life At The Table

Life At The Table is a virtual cooking school that offers various virtual cooking classes. They ship ingredients to all team members, taking care of the headache. However, groups can purchase ingredients on their own using the recipe list if they’d like.

Chefs can adjust recipes to accommodate dietary restrictions and groups don’t need any cooking skills to enjoy this class together!

4. Online Cooking Experiences

You can do more than find cozy mountain cottages or seaside villas on Airbnb. Airbnb Virtual Experiences lets hosts share live, interactive activities from anywhere in the world! 

Learn how to make fresh pasta in Italy, Mexican street tacos, sushi from a Japanese chef, or kimchi in South Korea all from your kitchen!

6. Tiny Campfire

Enjoy some summertime nostalgia with Tiny Campfire, a virtual team building service modeled after summer camp fun. The 90-minute event includes telling ghost stories, playing Icebreaker games, and of course, making S’mores!

8. Top Chef University

If you’re a fan of reality cooking competitions, this is the experience you don’t want to miss! Using the app, team members learn how to cook delicious meals from contestants of the tv show Top Chef!

Virtual Group Drinking Experiences

What goes better with a tasty meal than a fresh cocktail or glass of wine?

Cozymeal

Cozymeal is one of the leading food-based experience companies in the country with some of the best virtual cooking classes for groups!

One standout event is their fully interactive virtual wine tastings led by world-class sommeliers and chefs. During the virtual wine tasting, team members enjoy in-depth wine samplings along with palate-pleasing food pairings to complement each glass.

Final Thoughts

We hope you and your group whip up some delicious new meals together in your next virtual, corporate team building event!

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• 5-Minute Activities
• 10-Minute Activities
• 15-Minute Activities
• Quick Team Building Benefits

You don’t have to block off an entire day to treat your team to a break from the normal routine! If you want to celebrate a victory, break the ice, or just offer a quick pick-me-up, there are really fun and quick team building activity options! Your team will leave feeling energized and ready to re-engage with the work at hand. This could be the best 5-minutes of their day! 

Go ahead and try out some of these quick team building activities!

5-Minute Activities

1. Would You Rather…

Objective: Get your team moving

Divide the room in half with whatever you have available (tape, paper, coffee cups, pens, etc.) Then ask the group some would you rather questions. “Would you rather eat a hot dog or hamburger?” “Would you rather only have heat or air conditioning?” You assign a side of the room to each answer and team members will walk to whichever side they would choose. Your team members will find commonality and get to know each other better. 

2. Waffles Or Pancakes

Objective: Get your team to open up and have fun

This is a game with minimal preparation similar to Would You Rather. Start with one team member and ask if they could only have one for the rest of their lives, which would they choose—waffles or pancakes? They will give their answer and explain why.

They will then ask the next team member which they’d choose—they have to use the answer they gave (either pancakes or waffles) and then add something else (pancakes or whipped cream).

That team member will answer and give an explanation and move onto the next. It’s a great way to engage every team member, without being too much or requiring a lot of depth. Even those who don’t like the attention will likely not be too overwhelmed by answering a simple question like this.

3. Positive Statements

Objective: Strengthen relationships by encouraging one another

Whether you’ve noticed your team struggling with getting along, or you simply want to make this a part of your company culture, Positive Statements is a quick team building activity that gets down to the heart. First, your team gathers together. Then everyone says something positive about each person. You can either have them say things out loud, or write them down to hand to the person. Don’t be surprised if this one gets emotional. Even the toughest people want to know they’re loved and appreciated!

4. Word Association

Objective: Take a mental break and let your team members’ minds roam

This one is fast and simple. Start by give a prompt (like “Saturday morning”), and ask everyone what came to mind for them. For some it might be “cartoons as a kid,” or maybe “lake days.” This is great if you’re in the middle of a brainstorming meeting and everyone seems stuck. You need something to take people’s minds off the issue at hand and let them mentally go somewhere else. This is also a great one for remote work as it would be really simple to translate to Zoom!

5. Detective

Objective: Encourage collaboration and fun!

One of your team members is the detective. The detective closes their eyes and counts to thirty. While this happens, another team member is chosen to be the spy. The spy will begin with an action (like waving their hand or tapping their nose), and all of the others will follow along. The detective will open their eyes and observe. After a little while, the spy will change to a different action and the rest will follow. The detective will try to figure out who the spy is. The spy will continue to change the action until the detective figures out who the spy is. This game will make your team feel like kids again and allow them to let loose a little!

10-Minute Activities

1. Bucket List

Objective: Get to know each other better

The game has simple instructions and only requires paper (if you’re in person) or a chat function. Everyone comes up with their top 5 bucket list items and takes turns sharing. What’s nice about this option is that it’s not a competitive game. Instead it serves as a simple, relaxed way to break up the day and let your team get to know each other better.

2. What’s My Name?

Objective: Get your team up, mixing and mingling

Write the names of celebrities or notable figures on postcards and stick one to each person’s forehead. They will then walk around the room asking yes or no questions about their notecard until they guess the person correctly. This one is can end in some great laughs as people struggle to figure it out, and sometimes guess way off base!

3. Quizbreaker

Objective: Break the ice and learn new things about your team members

This is a great one! You don’t need any materials, just an account with Quizbreaker, and they generate the questions. The rounds generally take 5–10 minutes, so you can play one round or keep it going for a little while. Each person will answer icebreaker questions, and Quizbreaker will generate them into “who said what” quiz questions. Everyone tries to guess correctly! It’s a great way to get to know team members and forge some bonds over shared favorites!

15-Minute Activities

1. Sinking Boat

Objective: Work on collaboration and critical thinking within small groups

Group your team into fours and provide the prompt, “If your boat was sinking, who would you save, and in what order?” Then list off people, which could be anything relevant to you (a doctor, a pregnant woman, a child, a celebrity of your choice). The groups will decide together and share with everyone what they came up with at the end and why. This activity gets your team members working together and trying to solve a complex, but lighthearted, problem. They’ll have to tap into critical thinking skills as they make their choices.

2. Show And Tell

Objective: Improve public speaking and help your team get to know each other better

This one may feel awkward at first, because it’s reminiscent of elementary school, but this is a great chance for people to bring something from home that they’d like to share with the team. It can be hard to really get to know people at work if you don’t intentionally take time to do so.

This is also a great way to build confidence and speaking skills within your team. One suggestion is to have a weekly day for Show and Tell day and assign two people each week to bring something. You can even offer prompts like, “Something that makes you feel comfortable.” “Something that reminds you of a fun time.”

Benefits Of Quick Team Building

According to BBC, taking tiny breaks can improve our ability to concentrate, change the way we see our job, and avoid injuries related to sedentary environments.

Have you ever been stuck on a project and found yourself staring at your screen with absolutely no brain activity? This is the moment to grab the team and do a quick, 5-minute team building activity! You’ll soon find that tapping into a different way of thinking and giving your mind a break from the task at hand will allow you to come back refreshed and ready to dive back in!

Team building activities, whether short or long, will also benefit the team as a whole on multiple levels. Showing your team that you care about their well-being by providing quick team building opportunities will create a positive work environment, encourage communication and collaboration, and help develop critical thinking skills that can translate into their work projects. 

Whether your team is remote or in person, large or small, there’s an activity for everyone! Get the whole company to join in, or keep it small with your department—there are so many ways to get out of the mundane and tap into a moment of fun and refreshment during your work day. You don’t need a huge budget to plan an entire day’s worth of activities. Improving your team morale can be quick, simple, and cost-effective. Find some awesome free online team building games here.

Looking for an easy-to-plan team-building activity that will wow your group? Book a Peerspace and whisk your team members away to a unique venue like a hidden rooftop, lush backyard patio, sun-drenched industrial loft, and beyond. Not only will you change your scenery using Peerspace’s creative spaces, but you’ll also create new memories in a new environment, facilitating team bonding.

Work environments don’t always have to be 100% about work. It’s been proven time and time again that team building exercises are a valuable investment. Even sprinkling in these 5-minute activities throughout your work week can add up to a great company morale, a high-functioning team culture, and outstanding results in the workplace. 

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This growing number also means that teams are also missing out on the face-to-face socialization and post-work fun that comes with going into the office. 

Even for those who don’t work remotely, socializing has been difficult in the past few years. But with new technology and some creativity, it doesn’t have to be! 

Take happy hour online by hosting a virtual happy hour via your favorite online space, whether that’s Zoom, Google Hangouts, Microsoft Teams, Skype, or any other platform you like.

We’ve rounded up 10 virtual happy hour themes and 13 more virtual happy hour activities to liven up your crowd and strengthen your team camaraderie. Choose from the list of ideas below, or come up with your own theme and activities for a social event you won’t soon forget.

10 Virtual Happy Hour Themes to Take Your Night to the Next Level

To give your virtual happy hour a little something extra, consider giving it a theme, like one of the 10 listed below. You may choose to have your guests dress up for the occasion or ensure everyone has the materials to make the same drink or snack. Read on for more virtual happy hour themes.

1. Mixology Night

Turn drinks into a whole theme for the night with a signature cocktail that everyone makes at home. Don’t forget a mocktail option as well. After everyone has their drink in hand (margarita, anyone?), play drinking games or reminisce about each person’s most memorable night out. Bonus points for those who can teach the team their special drink recipe.

A few Zoom-friendly drinking games include:

• Take a sip every time someone accidentally talks while on mute
• Drink every time someone’s pet or significant other passes in the background
• Drink every time someone mentions the pandemic

2. Trivia Night

See who’s the trivia master with trivia night. Divide your colleagues or friends into groups and have each group come up with a few trivia questions. This way, everyone gets to play at least one round. 

Alternatively, you can use an online game show platform like Jeopardy Labs to make your game more visually appealing. 

3. Halloween (or Costume Night)

Whether it’s fall or the middle of summer, some people love Halloween all year-round. Celebrate the spookiness online anytime you want by asking your remote team to dress up and share a ghost story for your virtual happy hour.

4. Winter Holiday Party

If you’re going to celebrate Halloween, you can do the same with any winter holiday such as Christmas! Have an ugly sweater contest, send each other cards in the mail, or organize Secret Santa in advance to spread some holiday cheer. 

5. Book Club

Keep calm and carry on with a book chapter reading or discussion. Ask each team member what they read in their spare time—you might learn an unexpected thing or two about them. People have a wide variety of interests, so sharing their latest read can engage your team in new and interesting conversations.

6. Murder Mystery

If you have a team member who’s never joined an in-person murder mystery game, show them what they’ve been missing while social distancing with a murder mystery-themed happy hour. Assigning each team member a character and dedicate some time to learning each storyline. Include fancy appetizers or props to make it extra-memorable. Use an online murder mystery package like Red Herring Games or create your own with a guide like this one by You Dunnit.  

7. Black Tie

Invite your team to a digital soiree with fancy appetizers and formal wear for your virtual happy hour. This is a great time to ask guests questions like, “Which celebrity would you want to meet and why?” or “If you had all the money in the world, what would be the first thing you’d buy?” 

Easy appetizers your team can make at home include:

• Prosciutto-wrapped asparagus spears
• Baked cheese “chips”
• Marinated mozzarella and cherry tomatoes
• Caramel popcorn

Don’t forget to send everyone recipes—and even ingredients, if possible!

8. Cultural Night

Choose an international culture (perhaps those of your team members) and share a recipe with the entire team to make for your virtual happy hour. You might learn to say cheers in the local language or invite anyone to share stories about international trips or family visits. 

For a little extra education, include some trivia about geography or culture.

9. 80s (or 90s) Night

With many old fashions coming back in style, it won’t be hard to get your friends or coworkers dressed up for a fun 80s or 90s night. Play some fun music from a playlist that fits the theme and share your favorite memories or a fun fact about the chosen decade. Bonus points for those who whip out their scrapbook.

10. Board Game Night

Lots of classic games like Scrabble and Clue are available to play online as a group. Make a night of it and play board games to your hearts’ content with friends or colleagues. Playrento offers a few popular board games that you can play with friends, or get serious with an entire game of Settlers of Catan and see who survives.

15 Virtual Happy Hour Games and Activities for Any Online Group

Ready to plan some virtual happy hour games for your group? It’s worth thinking about what you’d like to achieve with your virtual happy hour. 

According to Mark Suprenant, the General Manager at Bennett Packaging, some goals could be to “boost morale, increase communication, or build camaraderie among employees.”

Suprenant explains, “Having a clear understanding of why you’re hosting a virtual happy hour will help you decide what kind of activities and interactions will get you there in the most effective way.”

Now that you know what you need to plan check out these games and activities for your virtual get-together.

1. Virtual Escape Room

Test your team’s ability to make it out of a virtual escape room for an unforgettable virtual happy hour. (Not sure what that means? Here’s a guide to getting started.)

Team Building Hub’s escape room games are 60-minutes long, with the entire event lasting 75-90 —perfect for your next social night. We offer online escape rooms including Heist, Prison Break, and The Depths set everywhere from prisons to the depths of the ocean.

Even if you can’t escape in time, don’t worry, Team Building Hub includes both a game host and game guide to ensure your social event runs smoothly. 

2. Online Game Shows

Can’t be bothered to set up your own online game show? Team Building Hub offers online game shows for 10-150 players, which means everyone can come! You don’t have to worry about anyone missing out on the fun because Team Building Hub assigns you a host once you sign up.

Each player has an interactive game dashboard to see the game and watch their scores. By the end of the night, you’ll have many highlights to chat about on the next work day.

3. Mystery Games

Online mystery games are another Team Building Hub offering for which you don’t have to worry about hosting. With many other online games, someone from your company has to moderate the game, but not with this. Split everyone in teams and see how quickly you can solve an engaging mystery.

Teams of 10-1000+ can play the mystery games and Team Building Hub hosts are available to help at every point while you play. Each session lasts between 75-90 minutes.

4. Charades

Many know and love the game of charades. Typically, one person receives a prompt and must act out the prompt without words, trying to win a point by getting someone to guess the correct answer. 

This is an easy game to warm up your creative muscles. For word options, check out this charade word list, or take it to the next level by doing noisy charades—that’s guessing a word using other words only with no gestures allowed!

5. Compliment Train

Boost your team’s morale with a complement train. To do this activity, one person compliments another, and then that person chooses a new person to complement, and so on. 

Keep sharing compliments until everyone has received compliments. The great part about this game is that you can do as many rounds as you’d like to get everyone smiling together. It’s also a great way to show appreciation for each other after a long week.

6. Ocean’s 11 or more

The Ocean’s 11 movies are a heist-based hit. Watch your friends, team or colleagues turn into masterminds by breaking into small groups and having each group come up with a heist plan. 

After some time, meet back together to share your plans and vote on whose is most likely to succeed, whose is most ambitious, or whose is most ridiculous.

7. Useless Talent Show

You’d be surprised at how many folks on your team may have a secret talent that they haven’t yet shared. It might be something like wiggling their ears or touching their tongue to their nose, or it could be much wilder and weirder! 

Open up the virtual stage for your group to each share a useless talent and see what your team can do. This activity is better suited for smaller or more intimate teams. 

8. Netflix Party

Connect with your team over a show or movie that you can all watch together. Most Netflix party sites require everyone participating to have a Netflix account, so be sure to confirm that each member of your team is prepared. 

Your night will likely go even better if you can all agree on a comedy-based show or movie. Laughter is the best medicine, after all. 

9. Never Have I Ever (Lockdown Edition)

This game goes way back—even Oprah has a list of 100 Never Have I Ever questions. The game is simple, so just about anyone can get the hang of it in time for your virtual happy hour. 

To play, make sure everyone has a beverage (alcoholic or not), and have someone share something that they’ve never done before. If someone in the group has done that, they must drink. This is a great game to have people connect over stories and funny moments of the past. 

This game can easily verge into PG-13 territory, so confirm beforehand where your team should draw the line!

10. Virtual Scavenger Hunt

Challenge your team in a different way with a virtual scavenger hunt. GooseChase is known for its app-based virtual scavenger hunts that are free for up to three teams of five or three individuals, depending on how you want to play. Let’s Roam is also known for making family-friendly scavenger hunts for each member to play with their household without ever leaving home. 

11. Museum Tour

Many museums are opening their doors virtually! Take advantage of Google Arts and Culture’s explore page to see various options for online museum visits and tours. Your team could explore in pairs or have one leader take the team through a museum, letting people chat and socialize in between items or features. 

They also offer themed online tours, such as those focusing on the California Redwood trees or Australian aboriginal groups. You can also make the event a little more competitive with a virtual museum scavenger hunt.

12. Pictionary

Virtual Pictionary is both hilarious and easy for the entire team to use. Some are similar to virtual telephone, while some are about coming up with the silliest thing you can. 

You can host an online game of Pictionary for free with Skribbl.io. All your group members have to do is join using your invite link to the game and voila! No registration or information is required. 

13. Geoguessr

With Geoguessr, you challenge your team to say where in the world you are based on where you’re dropped on a Google Maps panorama view . This is a great team-building exercise because it tasks different team members’ skills (especially if they know more than one language!). 

Geoguessr also lets you keep track of trophies you’ve won, your favorite maps, and your personal friends list.

14. Virtual Bingo

Create and play with your own bingo cards with My Free Bingo Cards. It’s free for teams of up to 29 people, which means most small businesses and friend groups can play online at no cost. Celebrate wins by including prizes such as company merch or gift cards for an online store.

15. Wine Tasting

Turn a social night into an upscale wine tasting by partnering with a wine tasting company. The wine company could be local or online. When Kelli Mason, Chief People Officer at JobSage, hosted a wine tasting night, she “sent wine samples [to partners], and had an expert lead the session.” 

Her partners loved the night so much that they still talk about it months after. Mason says, “It was so much fun and a great way to get to know each other better on a personal level–the ultimate goal of company happy hours.” 

Some online hosted options for wine tastings include:

• Wine.com
• Priority Wine Pass
• Wine with Chas
• Chandon
• In Good Taste

Make Virtual Happy Hour Even Happier

If you’re new to the remote working world, a virtual social night just might boost your employee engagement and strengthen their team camaraderie. Before jumping into socializing, try a few icebreaker questions and games to get everyone comfortable. These are questions or short games that get everyone on the same playing field.  You can also check out Peerspace for location options to host happy hours for your team.

Need to up your teamwork game first? Try one of these team building exercises that work right on Zoom! Whether you’re planning a work social or just a fun night with friends, these virtual happy hour games and themes will make it a fun and memorable night for everyone involved. Ready to start your booking? Contact us here.

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With expert hosts online all over the world, you can search through the experience page for the perfect team building activity. We’ve compiled some of the best experience offers here based on the needs of your team!

What To Know

• Most, if not all, experiences are hosted on Zoom. You can access the meeting on both a desktop or mobile device.
• Team members join the experience via Zoom where you’ll meet the host
• Online experiences are priced through Airbnb so you can pay for your private group when you book through their platform.
• Booking a spot is easy! Whether you have a small group or a larger team you can reserve an experience all together within one book.
• Airbnb ensures quality standards and each option here is highly rated by past participants!

Categories

No two team building events are the same and that’s why we’ve compiled a list of activities that can suit and group and vibe. Explore the options based on your team needs below!

• Silly and Lighthearted
• Inspirational
• Educational
• Culture and Travel
• Food-Related Fun

SILLY & LIGHTHEARTED

Sometimes you need some ice breakers to kick things off or cut the stress! Try out some of these fun, highly-rated activities that are sure to make your team laugh and relax.

1. Humorous History

This is not your average history tour! This interactive Airbnb virtual experience blends unbelievable facts and bizarre stories about ancient Greece. Your team can learn the answers to burning questions like “Was there a Greek god for stupidity?” and “Was the middle finger gesture first used in ancient Greece?”

The host promises an event filled with witty jokes and smiles as opposed to long speeches or facts you could easily Google.

Book your event for a group of up to 500 participants here!

2. Italian Gestures

We can almost guarantee that no one in your group has done a team building activity like this before. From Milano host Armando, your team will learn how to do things Italian style.

In this funny event, he’ll teach you how to move your hands the way the Italians do, how to use popular expressions, like “Mamma Mia!” and even how to sing like a real Italian! At the end of the session you’ll be able to say a few words in Italian by speaking, but more importantly, with just your hands.

Book your event for a group of up to 30 participants here!

3. Mentalist Performance

For a trippy and interactive Airbnb virtual experience, try out a Magic and Mentalism show! Uncover the secrets of magic and gape in amazement as host David Rosenfeld seemingly knows everything about your team. He might even teach you a magic trick or two!

Book your event for a group of up to 30 participants here!

4. Improv

If you’d like an Airbnb virtual experience that’s both intimate and hilarious, try out this improv session! In this team building session, your group will learn to let loose, grow their confidence and trust in one another, and just have fun! With a 4.99 rating, you’re guaranteed to have a great time together!

Book your event for a group of up to 30 participants here!

INSPIRATIONAL

One of the biggest benefits of team building is the way it can inspire a group. These experiences from accomplished individuals will leave your team feeling excited to tackle their next project.

5. Gaining Vision

Being fully blind doesn’t mean you can’t have clarity. Prepare to be inspired by host Lex Gillette. He’s a blind Paralympic medalist, record holder, and long jump world champion.

In this virtual experience, he gives a tour of his training facility. Gillette will then talk with your team about the power of perspective and teamwork as tools for success!

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6. Mental Resilience

In this virtual experience, two-time Olympic athlete Lina Taylor outlines the five steps to building Mental Grit. Then you’ll answers questions that will help you highlight a common goal, focus, and outcomes.

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7. Olympic-Level Goal Setting

A strong set of goals is necessary for anyone who wants to win gold. Learn from Paralympic medalist Benoit as he shares tools and techniques on building a set of short-, mid-, and long-term goals. He can also help your team work through specific issues like becoming more effective at work or finding a good balance in life. 

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EDUCATIONAL

Learning something new is a great way to bond and spend time together! Try out one of these once-in-a-lifetime educational experiences.

8. Secrets Of Hollywood FX 

Ever watched a movie and thought, “Now how did they make that noise so crisp and clear?” If so, join host Adam DeCoster, a 4-time Emmy-nominated Foley Artist, in his Los Angeles studio. For 30 years, he’s worked on various movies and TV shows like Arrested Development, New Girl, and Orange Is the New Black!

This experience immerses you into the amazing and unknown world of Hollywood Sound FX. Watch DeCoster pull back the black curtain and share how foley artists enhance scenes and fool audiences. You’ll also hear some Hollywood stories and find out how the art of Foley began!

Book your event for a group of up to 100 participants here!

9. Aurora Hunting

Have you always wanted to see the Northern Lights? You don’t have to head to the arctic to do so. Experience this amazing natural phenomenon with Icelandic tour guide and host, Dany T Kaze. 

Using Zoom, your team steps into his footsteps as an Aurora Hunter for a day. First, you’ll learn all about the science behind The Northern Lights and then the hunt begins!

Book your event for a group of up to 30 participants here!

10. Shark Experts Under The Sea

For an interesting and unconventional virtual team building experience, dive into the deep with a shark expert! In South Africa, host Lesley speaks to guests about her career in shark research and conservation. Full of shark stories, fun facts, interactive quizzes, and breathtaking videos, your team’s participation in this event will actually benefit conservation work on the non-profit, AfriOceans!

Book your event for a group of up to 500 participants here!

CULTURE & TRAVEL

Does your team have the travel bug? Turn it into a team building activity! Together you can experience a small, but meaningful dose of culture, from different cities around the world via virtual tours!

11. A Day In Kenya

Africa is a bucket list continent full of interesting history and amazing wildlife. Spend some time with host Protus as he takes you through a day in Nairobi. He’ll share hilarious stories and unbelievable Kenya facts. In this fully interactive experience, your team will be able to do fun quizzes, listen to Kenyan music, hear scary stories, and learn more about Kenyan culture!

Book your event for a group of up to 30 participants here!

12. Jaipur Tour

In this highly-rated Airbnb virtual experience, you and your team can take a tour through Jaipur, India with host Puneet, a travel enthusiast, and photographer. This is an interactive storytelling adventure with photos and videos showing guests events that happened as far back as the 16th century.

You’ll be able to virtually visit Jaipur highlights like the Amer Fort, Hawa Mahal, and the City Palace. Puneet also takes guests through outdoor markets and discusses Jaipur’s famous local cuisine.

Book your event for a group of up to 100 participants here!

13. Red Wine Painting

If you’d like something a little more interactive than a tour, why not try painting with red wine as a group? This activity isn’t just about art. It’s also about relaxing, interacting, and being creative together.

Book your event for a group of up to 30 participants here!

14. Uncover Ancient Pompeii

In this fascinating virtual experience, host and archaeologist Roberto guides your team through an understanding of Pompeii, the ill-fated Italian city. You’ll learn about the history of the city, from its humble beginnings to volcanic eruptions and eventual modern-day discovery.

Your group will also visit some of the main Italian attractions like the Amphitheater (Roman gladiator stadium), the Thermopolium (Roman snack bar), and the Forum (main square). Your host will also share the techniques that archaeologists use to create plaster casts of the Mt Vesuvius eruption victims.

Book your event for a group of up to 500 participants here!

FOOD

Food, whether you’re cooking in a kitchen or sharing a meal around the table, is something that always draws people together. Your team can participate in an interactive cooking class as a way to bond! We’ve listed some of our favorite Airbnb options here, but check out more food-based online experiences here!

15. Mexican Street Tacos

16. Making Chai

While many of us are used to drinking chai from a coffee shop or brewed in a disposable baggie, the heartwarming drink actually has a deep-rooted history! In this masterclass, your team will have the opportunity to learn about the history of chai tea in Indian culture and create the host’s family chai recipe!

Book your event for a group of up to 100 participants here!

17. Cannoli Creations

Of course, no food list is complete without dessert! Together with Italian host Gianfranco, your team will learn to make delicious and authentic cannolis right at home. Gianfranco shares his family’s cannoli recipe and traditional Italian myths and rituals when it comes to baking the famed dessert.

Book your event for a group of up to 30 participants here!

We hope you find something here that can benefit your team and bring them closer together! If you’re looking to find some more awesome venues to host your team check out Peerspace! They’ll connect you with the coolest locales to meet your team building needs!

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