Fun Office Games and Activities
If you ask a lot of successful companies to define their culture, you’ll often hear something to the tune of “we work hard and play hard.”
Creating an enjoyable workplace is no longer something reserved solely for big tech companies in Silicon Valley. Companies around the world are making their offices a place where people get lots done while also having fun too.
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Fun Office Activities
1) Corporate Scavenger Hunt
“Follow the customizations where no scavenger hunter has ever gone before.”
When the pandemic hit, HR professionals everywhere went on the lookout for fun, innovative ways to keep newly remote teams connected to each other.
Put a spin on it: Create a short, sharable video series documenting your team’s progress.
2) Weekly Trivia
“Use trivia to create far from trivial bonds.”
Trivia is a lot of fun. Trivia that’s actually based on you and your co-workers is absolutely unforgettable. Take a variety of trivia quizzes and then peruse (and laugh about) the results to turn your work team into a family.
Put a spin on it: Ice cream and icebreaker games. Warm up the team with some sugar and a few casual icebreakers before you immerse them in a test of random knowledge.
3) Charity Bike Buildathon
“Just as fun but more rewarding than riding a bike.”
This activity channels all those altruistic feel-good vibes that tap into the true importance of team building. All the ingredients of giving back are ready and waiting for you and your team to show up to build some bikes, have some fun, and then donate them to a charity.
4) Go Outside Together
“Take it outside in the best possible way.”
This is the team building activity for those who loathe the structure of team building activities. All you have to do is go outside together. Talk a little about anything you want. With hope, you’ll also smile a lot and want to do it again.
5) Two-Day Invention Fest
“A team that creates together stays together.”
Bring the team together to make something. Sure this sounds a lot like work, but you might be surprised how much riotous fun you can have breaking into small groups and creating models, prototypes, plans, or productive fails during an uninterrupted spree of collaboration and creativity.
6) Clue Murder Mystery
“Channel your inner detective.”
Even the latest page-turning crime thriller won’t immerse you as much as this virtual mystery. During this event, you actually get to live inside the mystery. It combines video conferencing and a specially designed app to make every aspect of solving the mystery, from examining clues to reviewing case files, flow perfectly.
7) Virtual Code Break
“It’s like HIIT for your brain.”
Do you have what it takes to be a master codebreaker? Put your skills to the test during this virtual session packed with trivia, riddles, and puzzles to dizzy your intellect.
8) Office Olympics
“You won’t get any medals, but you’ll make gold memories.”
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9) Karaoke
“Sound bad. Feel good.”
It’s time to shine or at least try to. Grow at least a million times closer to your team by embarrassing yourself with a round of karaoke. If you happen to be a good singer, then sit back and enjoy watching your co-workers’ jaws drop.
10) Office-Wide Scavenger Hunt
“A hunt even animal lovers can enjoy.”
Few team-building games hold as much universal appeal as the noble scavenger hunt. Even the most stoic among you won’t be able to hide the flush of excitement they get as they get lost in the thrill of the chase — roaming around, finding clues, completing challenges, and more.
11) Lunch & Learn & Game
“Combine learning and play to achieve office-fun equilibrium.”
Another variation on the classic lunch and learn is the lunch and learn and game. You eat. You learn. You play. It’s that simple. The details of each are totally up to you. For example, you could eat ice cream sundaes while learning about the decimation of natural gorilla habitats and playing a game of Jenga.
12) Rock, paper, scissors competition
“Keep your poker face. Show your rock, paper, scissors face.”
Rock, paper, scissors is a brilliant office activity. It’s fun. It requires no equipment. Almost everyone already knows how to play, and if they don’t, it won’t take long to get them up to speed. You don’t even have to plan this competition in advance. Just blow a whistle and tell everyone it’s game time.
13) Holiday-Themed Games
“It’s not a holiday party. It’s a holiday having a party.”
Combine the festivities of the holiday office party with the casual comfort of a game night to create an activity that’s a perfect celebratory but still low fuss. Just decorate or dress up according to a holiday theme and play whatever party games and activities you want, from board games like Pictionary to guessing games like twenty questions.
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