Team building events aren’t the most celebrated of office occasions. Often referred to as ‘forced fun’, these traditionally corporate affairs used to be – at best – an excuse to avoid the day-to-day grind for a few hours. However, the ‘traditional’ team building event has thankfully evolved and colleagues can now look forward to a fun day out and avoid death by PowerPoint. Here are a few team-building Cardiff activities that will engage even the most reluctant participants.
Jury games
If you are looking for a fun way to break up a day of meetings, the Jury games is the perfect activity to bring people back together and get thinking caps on. Jury Games promises 90 minutes of mystery solving in the comfort of your office. Actors come into your workplace, where you and your colleagues will go through the custom-made evidence before deciding whether the accused is innocent or guilty. You can choose to make this an after-work thing, or (if your bosses are feeling generous) a fun activity on a Friday afternoon! So, stock up the mini fridge with bevvies and get your thinking caps on!
Welsh Games
There aren’t many opportunities where you’re invited to take on your boss head-to-head, physically speaking! Well thanks to Welsh Games, you now have a legitimate way to smash your boss in the face…with a giant foam leek! Voted one of the best Cardiff activities, Welsh Games is a wonderful day out for corporate groups of all sizes, with nine wonderfully Welsh-themed games that everyone can enjoy. Race your workmates in Rugby run, test your core strength in Sheep Shenanigans and work as a team in Pull the pit pony. Your group will have their own activity host to take you around the course and take pictures along the route – the ultimate keepsake to hang in the office.
And if you’re looking for some team building Bristol, take a look at their sister activity, West Country Games.
Big Blue Adventures
Why not embrace the opportunity to get out of the office and enjoy the great outdoors. Big Blue Adventures offers an exhilarating challenge that will get the adrenaline running. You and your workmates will be taken on a canoeing adventure in the Brecon beacons. An easy drive from Swansea, the canoeing Big Blue Adventure will have you navigating down rapids, climbing behind waterfalls and jumping into rockpools. It’s a great day out for all experience levels and will provide a memorable experience for your entire group.
Old school sports day
Whether it evokes fond or fretful memories, sports day is one of the most iconic events of the primary school calendar. And for good reason. The games were fun, inclusive and really didn’t need any sort of sporting competency! Well now you can relive those moments as an adult and try your hand at some sports day classics. Who doesn’t want to have another bash at the egg and spoon race? Or finally win first place in the bean-bag-on-your-head race? You and your colleagues can enjoy skipping, 3 legged races, wheelbarrow races and even space hopper races!
Taff valley quad bike and activity Centre
Set on a working farm, Taff Valley quad bike and activity centre is a fast and furious option for your corporate event. Explore 360 acres of countryside with no previous quad-biking experience necessary. Your guide will take your team across fields, bumpy tracks and even woodlands, for unparalleled views of the Welsh countryside.
Rock and roll experience
If you are looking to build confidence in your team and bring those quieter colleagues out of their shell, the Rock and Roll Experience delivers. Suitable for teams of 5 to 55, your ‘band members’ will be taught everything they need to know to create, play and perform a song. Although this maybe start out as one of the more of a nerve-wracking team building exercises, the Rock and Roll experience will have the shiest member of your workforce getting stuck in and shining on the main stage!