jump to navigation

Camping team building January 18, 2010

Posted by James Coakes in team building.
Tags: , , ,
2 comments
Tipi tents in a field.

Camping team building event

Most team building events take place at hotels, but what if you want to do something really different?

The event in the photograph was for a London media company who came down to the New Forest for the weekend and stayed in authentic tipis. These are great fun and comfortably sleep six people.

A catering company was brought in and good food was laid on with a bar. The experience included a camp fire and our Hunt The New Forest Beast activity.

A wild eyed local visted the camp on the first night and told stories of a terrible beast which roamed those parts. Campers were advised not to stray too far from camp.

Inside a tipi complete with leopard skin matress

Inside a tipi

The next day the teams head off on a treasure hunt style event where the challenge is to track down The New Forest Beast. This event is great fun and really gives people the opportunity to have a memorable and enjoyable experience together.

The campsite that we use has proper toilets and showers, so it’s not too basic and while not the same as a hotel makes up for it in fun what you lose in luxury.

The New Forest is a great location for this event but there are campsites around the UK and even in London, so there are options everywhere.

Dragon Dancing Team Building January 18, 2010

Posted by James Coakes in team building.
Tags: ,
add a comment

The latest new fun team building activity is Dragon Dancing, created to mark and celebrate The Chinese New Year on February 14th. 2010 is the Year of The Tiger, a positive symbol which carries the motto “I win”.

A Chinese Dragon made for Dragon Dancing.

Dragon Dancing

Teams are given a large selection of materials and have two hours to make their own unique dragon and practice an entertaining dance before delivering it in front of a panel of judges.

A Dragon Dancing corporate event.
Dragon Dancing Event
The Dragon turns as it follows the pearl.
Dragon Dancing team building
They choose their music from an extensive selection including Kung Fu Fighting and The Prodigy’s Firestarter, which seems to be the most popular tune.
The panel of judges choose a winning team and they each get a bottle of Chinese rice wine.
This is a fun event which brings out the real characters in the group and promotes creativity and teamwork. In common with other paper projects groups have a mixed reaction when they hear what they will be doing. There is doubt and even, in some cases, horror. From the outset there are those who champion the cause, and it’s interesting to see them encouraging the unenthusiastic.
As the event progresses it becomes apparent that they are creating something really good and most of the doubters will be won over. The end is impressive, colourful and fun and by that time the group is on a high and the event ends with energy and delight with teams positively built.
Follow

Get every new post delivered to your Inbox.

Join 1,503 other followers