Gauntlet

What is Gauntlet?

Gauntlet is a team building exercise that helps improve trust within your team.

How to play: Gauntlet

The group will line up on two lines facing each other arms length apart.
Everyone will raise their arms so that they are interlocking.
One person will start about 4m away from the group and will run as fast s they can through the two lines.
Everyone will drop their arms just before the runner gets to them.
Switch spots so everyone who wants to run may do so.

Lap Sit

Posted on March 5, 2012 by Ken Richardson Posted in Back Pocket Games, Ice Breakers, Initiative Activities, Team Building, Team Building Games, Trust Games, Workplace Friendly Comments

What is Lap Sit?

Lap Sit is a team building game that helps your group work on team work and trust within the group.

How to play: Lap Sit

Organize the group in a circle, shoulder to shoulder.
Have everyone turn so that they are all facing the same way and squeeze in so that they are uncomfortably close.
At the same time everyone will sit down on the lap of the person behind them.

Blind Puzzle

Posted on March 5, 2012 by Ken Richardson Posted in Improved Communication, Initiative Activities, Problem Solving Exercises, Team Building, Team Building Games, Trust Games, Workplace Friendly Comments

What is Blind Puzzle?

Blind Puzzle is a team building game that helps improve your teams communication, team work and problem solving.

Materials: Blindfolds, puzzle(s), surface for building puzzle

How to play: Blind Puzzle

Lay out puzzle pieces on surface.
Have each student wear a blindfold.
Together they must complete the puzzle without taking off their blindfolds.

Need to make it a little easier?

Try letting one student take off their blindfold to guide the rest. Instruct this participant that they may not touch the puzzle pieces

Jousting

Posted on March 5, 2012 by Ken Richardson Posted in Initiative Activities, Problem Solving Exercises, Team Building, Team Building Games, Workplace Friendly Comments

What is the Jousting Initiative?

Jousting is a team building initiative that helps improve your groups team work and problem solving skills.

Materials: Milk crates, long rope

How to play: Jousting

Set up two milk crate opposite each other about 3m apart.
Lay the rope evenly from one milk crate to the other.
Split the group in two teams with each team standing behind a milk crate.
One player from each team will stand on the milk crate and pick up an end of rope.
When the leader says ‘go’, they will pull the rope through their hands until they in a tug o’ war situation.
They will then attempt to either pull the other player off of their milk crate or pull all of the rope through the other player’s hands.
If either of these happens, or if the opposing player steps off the milk crate, that team gets a point.

Blindfold Boffer

Posted on March 5, 2012 by Ken Richardson Posted in Improved Communication, Initiative Activities, Team Building, Team Building Games, Workplace Friendly Comments

What is Blindfold Boffer?

Blindfold Boffer is a team building initiative that helps improve communication and problem solving within your group.

Materials: Blindfold, boffer, rope, clothes pegs

How to play: Blindfold Boffer

Use the rope to make a circle.
Select one student to be in the middle of the circle.
They will pin clothes pegs to their clothing.
Once they are pinned they will put on the blindfold and be given the boffer.
The rest of the group will be around the outside of the circle and may not step inside.
Their goal is to try to remove the clothes pegs without being tapped with the boffer.
If the person in the middle hears someone taking a peg, they may try to tap them.

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