Competitive Activities
Marshmallow Towers
Group Size: Multiple groups of 4 – 5 Key Stages: KS2, KS3, KS4, KS5 Team Building Skills: Planning, Strategy, Communication
September 1, 2024
The Sky Is The Limit aka Newspaper Towers – Free Team Building Exercise
Group Size: Multiple Groups of 4 – 6
Key Stage: KS1, KS2, KS3, KS4, KS5
Team Building Skills: Creativity; Verbal Communication; Decision Making
Equipment: Newspapers; Cellotape
The Sky is the Limit – AKA: Newspapers Towers, This activity is a great team building exercise where the equipment of old newspapers and a small roll of cellotape is easily acquired.Â
To set up the activity the facilitator will need to make sets of equal number of sheets of newspaper and a small roll of cellotape. There will be one for each team. Ideally the mix of newspaper sheets will be the same size for both groups. This will keep the competition element fair.Â
The task is for the groups to create the tallest tower that must be able to stand unsupported. The final towers can be measured and points awarded for each full CM. The location will dictate how many sheets of newspaper each group has. For example inside may only require several pieces where outside may lend itself to a full newspaper.
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Active Activities
Riverbank
Group Size: Any Size, space allowing Key Stages: KS1, KS2, KS3, KS4, KS5 Team Building Skills: Concentration, Observation, Strategy, Agility
May 7, 2024
Active Activities
Team Tic Tac Toe
Group Size: Any Size, space allowing Key Stages: KS2, KS3, KS4, KS5 Team Building Skills: Concentration, Observation, Strategy Communication Equipment:
March 7, 2024