Fun Team Building Activities for Work Events

Have you landed the responsibility of planning the next office party or work event? We know just how difficult it can be finding the perfect venue and right activities to please everybody, but don’t worry, we’ve pulled together some of the best company team building activities to consider for your next work gathering, that are guaranteed not to disappoint! 

Zone Bowling for Corporate Events

A classic that everyone loves, gather the team together to spend some time at the bowling lanes! Tenpin bowling is a great team building game to get everyone involved in, with simple rules, easy scoring and a strong sense of camaraderie, this could easily your best work party yet.

For the ultimate atmosphere and non-stop entertainment, Zone Bowling offer a range of corporate event packages to choose from and a fantastic events team to help you out, making booking your bowling bash as hassle free as possible.  

As part of these team building packages, you can also spend time in our Laser Tag arena, pitting team vs team in the ultimate showdown to decide which department is worthy of the office bragging rights, or you can head into the arcade for dance battles, basketball shoot-outs and plenty of other head-to-head games to encourage friendly and health competition to bring the team together.

Sporty Days

Really put everyone’s teamwork to test with a company sports day! 

This one may take a bit more prep compared to other group activities, but will be well worth it. Put together a selection of activities that cater to different skill levels such as relay races, tug-of-war and volleyball, and get everyone into equal teams that they stay in across all of the activities. Then the team that compiles the most points throughout the day wins a group prize!

The key consideration is of course to have as much fun as possible, but also to have the right equipment and everything set up with the correct safety measures to reduce the risk of any accidents, as well as plenty of sunscreen!

Also, consider providing refreshments including lots of snacks and water to keep everyone going!

These kinds of sports days often rely on the weather playing ball too – but if things look like they’re taking a turn for the worse and it’s going to ruin your plans, then consider an indoor extravaganza at your nearest Timezone or Zone bowling where the arcades can provide you with plenty of sports-related games to keep the theme going.

Overnight Stays

Everyone loves a corporate away day, giving people a chance to truly connect with each other and get to know their team members and colleagues better than before. What better way to do that than extend an away day to an overnight retreat.

In Australia, there is always something for everyone, and whether your team would prefer skiing or scuba diving, there are corporate retreat options somewhere in the country. 

Weekends or nights away usually mean your team will be together throughout the day and night time, so why not have some plans for an evening meal activity such as a murder mystery party! Put together a storyline and delegate characters to the team, they can then collaborate amongst themselves, sharing clues and theories to find out the culprit. 

This fun and effective team building exercise will be one that the work crew are guaranteed to love and will make a memorable team day for everyone!

Engaging The Brains

Who said office events had to be boring? Try out a scavenger hunt for your next team event! Encouraging collaboration, utilising problem-solving skills and boosting communication amongst those involved, a scavenger hunt is high up on the list of team bonding activities that everyone loves.

This is one that takes a little bit more consideration and planning, from putting together a list of clues or challenges to give to teams, to choosing the theme and setting, but there’s lots of resources online to help you put together the best scavenger hunt ever for your work crew!

If you’re looking for something a little bit more contained than a scavenger hunt, then an Escape Room is a popular indoor team building activity alternative. Head to a Kingpin escape room near you, offering fun themes and difficult puzzles to unravel, these escape rooms are far from easy! Get into teams of 4+ players and see if you can suss your way out before the 60 minute mark.

If hands-on problem solving isn’t for you and your team, but you still want to add that competitive edge then team trivia is a no brainer! Get into groups and compete to answer questions across various different topics from music and pop culture to films and history, teams can use their diverse knowledge to tackle each question together. 

This is also a great opportunity to find out individuals unique strengths within a team, which can be carried into the workplace. So get putting together those big questions and come up with a fun prize to surprise the winning team with!

Food & Drink Lovers

Now we can guarantee once you suggest this one to the team they’re all going to be onboard! 

When it comes to fun work party ideas cocktail and mocktail making classes are an exciting twist on the usual team building activities. 

Escape the boring office and find a bar nearby that offers a cocktail making experience for you and your team to enjoy together. This lets your team learn a skill together whilst adding their own personal twists to their cocktail creation. 

Another fun and casual way to celebrate an occasion as a food-loving team is to gather together lots of icing and cake toppings for teams to compete to decorate a sponge cake to the best of their ability. 

A bake-off without the baking - it might be messy but it’s worth it for all the laughter, smiles and competitiveness it’ll bring. You could even add a theme to decoration requirements to keep everyone on track and have a like-for-like comparison of the final cakes.

Everyone gets to vote on the most impressively decorated cake (not their own!) and prizes are on offer to the winning team, this will add some extra pressure on to the groups to put in their best effort. 

 
Arts & Entertainment
If you have a fun and lively group at work then lean into their creativity and good vibes with some artsy and entertainment work events.

Make planning a work event extra hilarious by setting up a group talent show! This is the ultimate way to get everyone out of their comfort zones and working together, get everyone into groups and give them the task of having a set amount of time to come up with their best talents as a team, for them to then present in front of everyone. These things can go from amazingly impressive to outright silly.

Have a voting panel to choose the most creative ideas and dedicated team to win a group prize, such as an activities gift voucher or an experience trip of their choice!

For those who REALLY want to put on a show karaoke is a great team activity to enjoy outside of work! 

Make it the battle of duets, so everyone has to team up in pairs and choose a prime duet song for them to belt out in front of the mic together. Why not make the rule that the duet that gets the loudest cheer is the winner?

For an unbeatable experience, head to a Kingpin venue. Offering a lively atmosphere with delicious cocktails, private karaoke booths for groups and an extensive list of tunes for you to choose from, you’re guaranteed a fun-filled works do.