10 Online Team Building Activities 2020

The new age of online-based teams collaborating on projects together remotely brings on new challenges for some. COVID-19 and the lengthy isolation periods brought with it have pushed for teams to work entirely online – which can be pretty daunting. Doing something proactive such as a virtual team building activity can be a great online ice-breaker and shows that you care about the well-being of your team. You’ll be appreciated in return for going out of your way to be caring and responsible for your team staying connected. Working from home might sound like heaven to some, but for others the change can be hard to adapt to. Communication and teamwork is a key component to a successful remote team so it’s important your team is working collaboratively and efficiently. That’s why we’ve collated 10 online team building activities to keep your team smiling and connected during a potentially difficult time.

Here are 10 online team building activities for teams working in quarantine

1. Online Trivia Night / Virtual Quiz Night

Take your next Friday Night Quiz Night online! Online Trivia Nights are easier to execute than you’d think. You can theme your virtual quiz nights, require your guests dress according to theme and even hire a character host to bring your theme to life! Or you can have a fun and casual Trivia Night without the need to go all out on a theme or dressing up. There are plenty of ways to pull off a virtual quiz night, get everyone in your Zoom or Skype meeting sorted into teams and let the competitive online trivia night begin!

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2. Online Meditation Session / Practising Mindfulness as a Team

Set up your Zoom or Skype call, get comfy and let’s meditate! Yoga, meditating and practising mindfulness is an extremely beneficial group activity. Hire or get in touch with someone who knows the ins and outs of these relaxing experiences, get them in the call and get everyone involved in finding inner peace. These early morning or cosy afternoon meditation sessions could easily be the highlight of your colleagues days if done correctly and require little to no setup!

3. Online Juggling Workshop / Virtual Circus Workshops

This one is pretty self explanatory. Get your local circus workshop professional to drop in on your call, roll some socks up into a couple of balls and get practising! A host can critique and monitor your team to ensure everyone knows how to juggle by the end of the session. Juggling improves efficiency, hand-eye coordination and is super beneficial to the old noggin. A virtual juggling workshop is always a hit and once again is very easy to execute.

4. Word Games & Language Activities

Dedicate a half hour before your Zoom meeting to some word/language or mind games! Clicking on “Gallery view” in the top right-hand corner of your Zoom App allows you to see all the participants in your call which is super handy for classic speaking games! In order from left to right, require that your team makes up a story word by word. Or as an alternative, require the first person says a word and then from left to right players must say a word that rhymes with the first word until someone is stumped and they’re out!

These games are incredibly fun to play whilst waiting for everyone to arrive. Get your team engaged and talking from the get go! For more spoken games, click here.

5. Online Board Games and Virtual Murder Mystery Challenges

Online games and virtual escapes rooms are a brilliant form of team building activity. Have someone in your team host Jackbox party games (online board games that people can connect to and play from their phone). Or you could host a scripted Murder Mystery party where participants are messaged beforehand who their characters are. Players must communicate and vote out potential killers whilst a host tells the story and keeps the game running smoothly!

Hire a virtual host to ensure your virtual games night runs smoothly! This can be a formal host or a character host for themed events that require a bit of character!

6. Online Cocktail Workshop / Flair Bartending Experiences

Hire a cocktail bartender to teach your team how to make delicious cocktails! Online cocktail workshops are a fun and interesting team building activity that gets everyone involved and having fun. It’s also a great opportunity to drink which is a win win for everyone! Finish off the workshop with a professional flair bartender performance!

7. Magic Workshops / Professional Magician Interactive Experience

Now your team and colleagues can make magic in the comfort of their own home with magic workshops hosted by a professional magician! Prepare a list of items as per the magicians request (sometimes all you need is a deck of cards) and let the magic begin! Alternatively, start off your work conference call with a magic show! A professional magician can wow and amaze your staff without even needing to be in front of them. Don’t believe us? Get in touch, we’ll arrange a magic show and workshop that will knock your teams socks off.

8. Drawing Workshops / Painting and Art Workshops Online

The art of drawing and painting can be relaxing, developmental and hilarious. Art workshops hosted by a professional artist can bring out the creative side of your team! Watch and discover which of your colleagues are secretly the next Leonardo Da Vinci with a Bob Ross styled drawing/painting tutorial. This is an activity that is guaranteed to bring people together and is ridiculously good fun when it’s time for everyone to show off their beautiful works of art!

9. Online Casino Nights / Virtual Blackjack & Poker Nights

Wanting to do another themed virtual event but you’ve already done enough trivia nights? Hire an online casino night host and croupier to bring the Wild West to your next Zoom meeting! Online Blackjack & Poker with your team is wildly entertaining especially with a Las Vegas or Wild West theme!

10. Quarantine Karaoke / Online Karaoke Night

This one is easy but requires a bit of confidence from the members of your team. Simply open YouTube on your phone, search for a song name followed up by “instrumental” or “karaoke version” and sing your heart out! An open-minded and supportive team of people can participate and encourage their colleagues!

So there you have it. There’s 10 online team building activities for your next Zoom or Skype meeting. Bring your team together – online!

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