Fun and Innovative Team Building Games

Free Team Building Activities

These free team building activities are appropriate for kids and adults alike. In fact, that is exactly what makes them such powerful team building material.

Follow the five easy steps and you'll be on your way to an innovative and fun team building activity. 

Five Easy Steps to YOUR
Free Team Building Activities

Step One:

Choose and icebreaker activity. It's imperative that your participants feel comfortable opening up to each other.

Step Two: 

Download the activity worksheet for males and for females.

Step Three:  

Gather creative supplies (markers, paper, glue, scissors, tape, magazines, string, stickers, construction paper, spangles, and whatever else is bright, shiny and cheerful). 

Encourage participants to use these creative supplies when completing the worksheet.  This lightens up the activity and adds lots of smiling, fun and enjoyment.  It also helps people to connect more openly and honestly!

Step Four:  

Determine how many worksheets you want to have each team member complete.  This number depends on your time constraints, but the second worksheet goes much more quickly than the first AND is much, much more fun! 

Be sure to make enough copies.  Explain that each participant will pair up with another team member for each worksheet. 

Each person will then list 3 qualities, traits and talents they admire about their partner.  Next their partner will do the same for them.  REPEAT so that each participant has at least one completed worksheet!  It's highly recommended that a completed worksheet consist of qualities, traits and talents AND the creative supplies you gave to the participants to use!

Step Five:   

Present this team building activity with a light heart and with the intention to have loads of fun getting team members to open up to each other.  You'll be amazed at the positive results (and if they are slow to warm up to each other... just keep encouraging them to get more and more playful and creative!)

Team members need to feel comfortable talking with one another and team facilitation is your key to successful team management.

There are Four Main Team Qualities that this Team Building Activity Addresses

Communicates Constructively

Team members need to speak up and express their thoughts and ideas clearly, directly, honestly, and with respect for others and for the work of the team. That's the definition of constructive communication.


Being positive and respectful is key!

Listens Actively

Teams need players who possess the discipline to listen first and speak second so that meaningful dialogue results.

Openness is key!

Functions as an Active Participant

Team players ARE active participants. They come prepared, listen and speak up in discussions. They're fully engaged and do not sit passively on the sidelines.


Willingness is key!

Shares Openly and Willingly
Good team players share. They take initiative and ensure that other team members are informed.


Comfort with sharing is key!

If you really want to build up your team, consider buying the Journal Buddies books and using them as a powerful team building tool.

Remember, team building games and activities are meant to be fun and productive, so be sure to drop your serious side at the door and engage a light-heartedness with your team facilitation. 

Printout your very own copies of these free team building worksheets, get creative and playful with them and have fun with this innovative and fun team building activity. 

You just might be surprised how much fun is had, how great folks feel (and how much their self-esteem improves, too) and with the awesome team building results you'll see!

Motivate, inspire and enjoy!

Sincerely,

P.S.  Contact Jill for special bulk rates for purchases of Journal Buddies today or visit our Contact Us page.