Team Building Activities for Small Groups
What is the purpose of your team-building activity?
Do You Need a Team Building Activity Facilitator?
If your group size is relatively small, you may not need to hire a professional team-building facilitator. If you have a small group and you just want them to have fun together, any group outing can function as a team activity. You could take your group out for pizza, a ball game, go mini golfing, or even just buy the first round at a local bar.
However, if you’re experiencing team challenges, hiring a team facilitator can be a great investment. Or, if you want to organize a charity activity or a service project, a little outside help can save you time and reduce potential challenges.
Below are some of the best team-building options for group sizes of 30 people or less.
Small Group Team Activities Just for Fun!
I’m In It to Win It Team Game Show.
👍 Great for Competitive Teams.
📊 This Activity Is Built Around Competitive Fun. (No real learning here.)
Based on the NBC Game Show “Minute to Win It,” this group activity brings a lot of fast fun. Team members compete with other teams to complete challenges using everyday household items. We bring the playing cards, ping-pong balls, Solo cups, and pencils. Your team brings the competitive juices. (Very cost-effective corporate team activity.)
⏰ 1 Hour | 👥 12-100 People
Camaraderie Quest Team Treasure Hunt.
👍 Great for Competitive Teams Cooped Up in a Meeting or Office.
📊 Gets Your Team Out of the Office/Hotel to Explore the Area.
Much more than the old-fashioned team scavenger hunt, the Camaraderie Quest lets your team explore the area and build teamwork. Teams search for treasure on a custom-built hunt in a historical district, museum, or resort. Keep in mind that the quality of the hunt depends a lot on the selected location. (Satisfaction survey results can drop if the location is bad or the weather changes.) However, team members access each hunt via cellphone. So, the team treasure hunts are very cost-effective.
⏰ 1 to 2 Hours | 👥 6-200 People
My Rich Uncle Team Escape Room.
👍 Great for Technical Teams or Analytical Groups.
📊 Uses Puzzles and Problem Solving to Increase Collaboration.
As far as we know, this may be the only real “team escape room” ever created. The concept of an escape room sounds really fun. A group of people gets locked in a room and tries to escape before time runs out. That’s great if you only have six people on your team. But what if you have 12 people? Or 120 people? Well, the My Rich Uncle Escape Room was designed differently. Each team (table) competes with every other table in the room (simultaneously). This is a brainy way to encourage teams to compete collaboratively.
⏰ 1 to 1.5 Hours | 👥 6-200 People
Team Activities that Fix a Challenge.
Improv Team Training.
👍 Great for Groups with Communication or Trust Challenges.
📊 Teaches Collaboration and Teamwork Through Humor.
Improvisation is a skill based on listening skills, adaptation, and creativity. As a result, people who develop this skill do very well in the business world. The training is very subtle. Your team will think they are just learning to be funny and learning to have more fun at work. However, they will also learn to build on the creativity of their teammates and be less critical. (Plus, they will laugh out loud over and over.) This is one of the most fun ways to experience corporate team-building.
⏰ 2.5 to 3.5 Hours | 👥 8-60 People
Creating a Team Culture (Custom Corporate Team-Building)
👍 Great for Groups Looking for a Team Behavior Change.
📊 Builds Trust and Reduces Conflict.
Creating a Team Culture provides custom team-building workshop topics based on the needs of each group. Groups can choose from over 40 different one-hour modules to create the perfect custom corporate team-building workshop. You can also combine modules with a Charity Team Activity to create both a shared experience and solid team development. A complimentary virtual pre-assessment can also be scheduled to identify the best topics for your group.
⏰ 3.5 Hours to 2-Days | 👥 4-200+ People
Service Projects and Charity Team Activities.
aMAZEing Builders Team Activity
👍 Great for Groups of Any Size and Any Budget.
📊 Custom Group Activity Designed for the Needs of Your Group.
The aMAZEing Builders program is a custom charity team-building activity. This activity is wildly different from the average team game because it is customized for your group! Your group is unique. Your group is amazing. Shouldn’t your team activity be unique and amazing as well? You choose the item(s) that you want to donate to charity. Then our team of game creators will design a team game around your donation.
⏰ 1 to 1.5 Hours | 👥 8-1000+ People
Build-A-Bike ® Team Event
👍 DIY Kits Are Available for Smaller Groups.
📊 Improves Problem Solving and Adds Fun to a Meeting.
Build-A-Bike ® has been the most popular big-group team-building activity in the world for over a decade. But a full-blown bike build for a smaller group can be less cost-effective. So, we created an easy-to-follow Build-A-Bike ® DIY Kit that allows you to create that emotional and fun experience for a smaller-sized group!
⏰ 1 to 1.5 Hours | 👥 8-36 People | Order DIY Kit
Rescue Bear ® Teddy Bear Team Building
👍 Great for Groups of Any Size and Any Budget.
📊 Improves Communication and Collaboration.
Rescue Bear ® is a combination of a solid team-building workshop and a charity team-building activity. We lead a subtle (and very funny) activity that sorts the group by personality temperament. Then, each group is given challenges based on the core strength of their personality. This activity can be led by a professional facilitator or as a DIY Kit.
⏰ 1 to 1.5 Hours | 👥 15-1000+ People | Also Available as DIY Kit