If your team is working partially or fully remote, you’re probably trying to find some new ways to boost productivity and morale through team building activities. Zoom happy hours may be fun for a bit, but after a while they lose their luster. You want to switch it up and inject some new life into your team building activities, but you’re not sure the best way to do it. We’ve run some great team building events, and we have a good idea of what works and what doesn’t, so we wanted to share seven creative team building activities that we’ve seen implemented for virtual teams. Odds are some of these options will be a hit among your team!

Hire A Magician To Conduct A Virtual Magic Show Who Will Wow Your Team

Sometimes the best team building events just involve turning your brain off and being amazed at someone else’s craft, and you can do just that by hiring a magician. Let them wow and dazzle your audience for a half hour and see who on your team can figure out how the tricks were performed! Or better yet, see if any of your team members know a few tricks and see if they can amaze the rest of your team by performing their act virtually.

Get Tactile With A Clay Class And See What Types Of Fun Objects Your Team Will Create

Think outside the box and let your team get creative by booking a virtual pottery event for your at-home team. Sculpd is a fun virtual pottery class that lets your home-based team get creative with their own pottery kit. See who can make the coolest clay object or just let everyone make something that speaks to them. This is definitely one team building event that your team needs to try at least once.

Gather Everyone For A Virtual Game Night Where Teams Will Compete In A Series Of Challenges

Better yet, host a virtual game night with a variety of games that will challenge your team in a fun way. Our triathlon event is perfect for teams that want to test their minds with a variety of different games. Games like Survey Says, Word Puzzler, and Scavenger Hunt will have your team thinking, searching and talking as they try to answer questions and complete quests. The triathlon is far and away one of our most popular packages!

Host A Poker Tournament To Test Everyone’s Poker Face

The sales team may be great at what they do, but can they sell the rest of you on their poker face? See who is crowned the poker king or queen by having a poker night or a casino night. You can also do a mini tutorial before the event or send out a helpful cheat sheet so that everyone understands the games. Play for bragging rights or a gift card to a local business to really up the ante.

For A Fun Spine On A Virtual Murder Mystery Game, Do A Murder Mystery Box Where Everyone Gets The Same Box With Clues To A Mystery

See if your team can figure out whodunit by organizing a murder mystery event! You’ll want to carve out at least an hour for this event, so plan ahead! One of our favorite Murder Mystery Boxes is from the Deadbolt Mystery Society, for check them out. Catch a killer or foil a kidnapping with one of their creative mystery boxes that is perfect for the whole team.

In A Similar Vein, For A Different Take On A Virtual Escape Room, Do An Escape The Box, Where All Of The Clues Lie In A Box Mailed To You

Another great team building activity is to see if your team can find their way out of an escape box! Similar to a Murder Mystery Box, these escape boxes allow you to follow the clues to solve a puzzle. Your team will have to work together if they want to figure out how to unlock the box, so communication is key. Personally, we recommend Escape The Crate for a fun and unique team building experience.

For A Fun Spin On A Typical Virtual Happy Hour, Send Cocktail Kits To Everyone And Have A Virtual Cocktail Hour

Finally, put a new twist on the virtual happy hour by sending food and drinks to your whole team, even if they work from home. Our team can cater your next virtual happy hour with food or cocktail kits, no matter where your team is located. These catering kits can be the perfect way to show your team that you care and to reward them for all their hard work. Best of all, we take care of all the logistics! Learn more about these food and beverage packages on this page.

For more tips on how you can spice up your next virtual team building event, or to let the team at Bar None Games run a great event for your team, head on over to our contact page and connect!