It is often thought that team building activities are best saved for the summer, however there are plenty of exciting games and challenges that are great for keeping young people active all winter long. With the cold weather still hanging around, we at WiseUp have outlined a few of our favourite indoor games to help encourage everyone to enjoy the next few weeks using little or no equipment.
Giants, Wizards & Dwarfs
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This game offers an active twist of the classic Rock, Paper, Scissors and is ideally suited to being played in a hall or larger indoor space. First, the group is split into two teams with a minimum of 5 per team and then each team decides on the character (Giant, Wizard or Dwarf) and corresponding action for their team for that round. When the teams have decided their character, they meet in the middle to perform their chosen action at the command of the game master. (Giants stomp on Wizards, Wizards cast spells on Dwarfs and Dwarfs tickle Giants). The losing team then has to run back to their safe zone without being tagged by the other team!
Categories
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This simple game is a great ice-breaker for young people to get to know each other, It doesn’t require much space and encourages good communication.
The concept is simple. The game master calls out categories that the group then has to order themselves in. These categories could be anything from height, to length of names. For older groups, add a time limit to increase the difficulty!
Luck of the Dice
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All that is needed for this game of chance is a large space and a dice of some variety – a large foam one works best for dramatic effect! Different areas of the space are assigned a number from the dice, and the dice is then thrown up in the air. Players have only the time that the dice is airborne to decide on a number and run to that area. If they do not make it before the dice lands, or they have chosen the space that matches the number showing face up on the dice, then they are out. The process is repeated, whittling away players each time The winner is the last person standing!
Animals by Number
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An absolute classic! Players all mingle around the play area (feel free to get them dancing or use music to hype them up!) then the leader calls out an animal and a number – the number refers to how many players need to be involved to make the shape of the animal called out using only their bodies. The leader can choose to judge the shapes created and award prizes for the best ones.
Crab Football
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A fun twist on the popular sport, crab football is a hilarious team activity that is bound to leave the entire group in stitches (the good kind!). Separate the group into two teams and instruct them to only move sideways, face up and on their hands and feet. Normal football rules also apply. This will require effective teamwork and will constitute a fairly thorough workout, however more often than not this game results in a bit of chaos and a lot of laughter!
Indoor activities all winter long
WiseUp offer fantastic team building activities including First Aid, Time Attack and The Hub Challenge to name just a few that can be carried out indoors with a range of different group sizes and ages. For more information on our fun activity days, fill in our easy enquiry form below
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