Group activities can transform the relationship dynamics within your team. Everyone has heard of traditional team-building exercises like the trust fall or ropes course, but these are only the start. To generate excitement and commitment around your group activities, it helps to be creative.
Check Out These Team Building Activities Near NYC
When you choose an off-site venue for your group, you can tailor the whole experience to your unique participants. Combine a beautiful natural setting with help from experienced event leaders, and your team building will drive more outstanding achievements for months to come.
Let's explore some fun team-building activities near NYC:
1. Team Cooking Events
Team-based cooking events can run the gamut from making dips for chips to a full-scale chili cook-off where multiple teams compete to turn up the heat while maintaining a distinctive flavor. No matter who wins, everyone gets the chance to enjoy the results. “Official” judging is optional.
2. The Remarkable Race
With forests, lakes, and hills to traverse, teams must think outside the box and watch the prize to out-compete others. Along the way, they can explore a pristine landscape and see its unique animal inhabitants up close. Each group comes back with plenty of stories to tell.
3. Competitive Building
Competitive building can run the gamut from simple to complex. You might test your architectural skills with materials like spaghetti, string, and tape or flex your project management skills to build a boat out of cardboard that must cross the crystal-clear waters of Kinderogen Lake to succeed.
4. Escape Room Challenge
Escape rooms have swept the nation over the last decade, becoming some of the most popular attractions for families. They can be just as fun and exciting for teams, who will live through one of the scenarios every one has thought about at least once: Getting locked in the office and figuring out how to escape!
5. Casino and Card Games
When you’ve had enough fresh air and sunlight for the day and evening begins to fall, expert event coordinators and professional dealers can provide you with the glitzy ambiance of Monte Carlo for casino night. It’s the perfect time to learn Texas Hold ‘Em, one of the most popular card games ever.
6. Guided Hikes
The setting you choose for your group event really counts. When surrounded by splendid sights, it only makes sense to get out and see them! Few other things have the power to clear the mind and rejuvenate the body quite as well as a guided hike. You’ll also learn about the wonders of nature all around you.
7. Axe Throwing
Axe throwing is said to have originated with North America’s logging industry in the 19th century. Like so many great sports, it’s easy to learn but challenging to master. You don’t need to be athletic to get your start with this rewarding pastime. With the help of skilled axe throwers, your team members will be surprised at their results!
8. Muse Painting
Let your creativity soar! Innovation researchers have long known that creative pursuits such as painting help professionals of all backgrounds infuse new perspectives into their work. Participants can learn about bringing their creative vision to life while enjoying fine wine, cheese, and more.
Just 45 minutes from Manhattan in Briarcliff, New York, Edith Macy Center is convenient to your workplace but feels like a world apart. More than 400 acres of unspoiled woodland await your team, complemented by world-class facilities and white-glove customer care.