Team Building Events Guide
Networking
Activities
Ice Breakers
Interactive and physical in nature, these activities promote camaraderie
and give team members the opportunity to network and get to know one
another in a fun, relaxed environment. This results in improved communication
between attendees during their meeting.
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Ice Breakers are simple, creative activities that promote
interaction between individuals, enabling them to
connect at the beginning of a meeting.
Up to 20 minutes –
two ice breakers
Energizer
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Energizers are physical, aerobic activities that give
attendees the opportunity to get out of their seats and
move around. They provide a creative interruption to
give your group a boost.
Up to 20 minutes
Yoga Classes
Available in the classroom or in our private group
exercise studio, Yoga Classes relieve stress and
improve circulation.
Up to 60 minutes
Aerobics Classes
Step Aerobics, Core Training and Cardio Kickboxing
classes are held in our private group exercise studio.
Up to 60 minutes
Customized events quoted upon request.
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Available
indoors
Available
outdoors
Sport Field and
Court Reservation
Options include: softball field, tennis court, disc golf
course, outdoor putting green, basketball court and
volleyball court. We will arrange facilitated tournaments
for an additional charge. Price includes equipment
delivery, water cooler, paper cups and reservation signs.
Up to 60 minutes per field
or court
Board Games
Games available: Monopoly®, The Game of Things®, Pictionary®, Taboo®, Trivial Pursuit®, Sorry®, Catch Phrase®,
Jenga®, Buzzword®, Yahtzee®, Smart Ass®, Scattergories®, Skip-Bo®, chess, checkers, and playing cards and
poker chips. Price includes game delivery, room set-up and a flipchart with markers.
Up to 2 hours
Beachball Volleyball
(Set-up only)
Volleyball played with a beachball is a great indoor activity all year around.
Up to 60 minutes
Group Dynamics
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Group Dynamics is a series of team-based activities run by a facilitator and
designed to get everyone in the group working together. Choose from many
activity options based on your goals.
Up to 60 minutes – 3-4 activities
for up to 50 participants
Customized events quoted upon request.
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Closest to the Pin
Participants tee off on our historic St. Charles Country
Club 18th hole to see who can get Closest to the Pin.
The green is 123 yards over our Clubhouse pond.
We provide golf clubs, golf balls and golf gloves for
the event.
Up to 60 minutes for up to
25 participants
Putting Team
Competition
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Teams face off on putting greens with strategically-placed obstacles for added difficulty.
Up to 60 minutes – 9 holes, up to 25 participants
Relays
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Relays consists of traditional races and obstacle courses led by a professional facilitator.
Up to 60 minutes for up to 50 people
Wii Tournaments
(Set-up only)
Organize a tournament or choose a less formal
approach. Q Center staff set up Wii consoles with
everything you’ll need for a friendly competition.
Priced per day
Wii console, 46-inch monitor,
Wii Sports game, 4 remotes
and 4 Nunchuks are
included.
Customized events quoted upon request.
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Team Puzzles
and Games
Team Puzzles and Games give groups the opportunity to work together
and compete as a team. These exciting, fast-paced competitions promote
better problem solving, resource utilization and teamwork. When the
challenges are complete, facilitators help groups identify team success
factors.
Breaking
the Code
Teams solve a large collection of intellectual problems, challenges and puzzles.
Time required: 90 minutes
Lost and Found
Lost and Found is a scavenger hunt in which participants find and retrieve hidden data from locations around
Q Center property. Teams are rewarded for their efficiency and accuracy.
Time required: 90 minutes
Up to 72 participants
Towers
Participants work in groups to build a tower from
a variety of supplied resources. Teams achieve
victory based on speed, tower strength and resource
management.
Time required: 90 minutes
Customized events quoted upon request.
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Team Challenge
Teams participate in a series of group initiatives while engaging in fun and friendly competition.
Time required: 60 - 90 minutes
Drag Strip Derby
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Using LEGO® blocks, teams design, construct and race
a dragster. They also earn points by solving a large
collection of pit crew challenges, puzzles and enigmas.
Time required: 1 - 3 hours
Mouse Trap
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Teams design and construct a mouse trap from a variety
of supplied resources. Once complete, the mouse trap
must capture a pool ball rolling across the floor.
Time required: 90 minutes
Multi-Game
Olympics
This competition consists of relay races and a volleyball tournament.
The activities begin simultaneously and the winner is determined by
a tug of war contest.
Time required: 90 minutes
Planks
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Teams work to assemble a large structure of 14 slotted planks into
a set pattern. The object of the game is to develop a process that
results in the quickest assembly time.
Time required: 90 minutes
Up to 150 participants
Customized events quoted upon request.
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Game Shows
Game Shows are a unique way to engage attendees and create
excitement during your sessions. We help customize the game to create
an interactive, memorable experience that will let attendees have fun
while improving their content retention. Pricing varies depending on the
complexity of the game and the level of production. We can keep it simple
to lower the cost, or increase the impact and create a simulated live
television event with moving lights, announcers and professional talent as
host.
PowerPlay
PowerPlay is similar to the syndicated game show, “Who Wants to be a Millionaire?” Participants face
15 multiple-choice questions, which we create based on meeting content. Lifelines include 50:50, Ask a
Facilitator and Ask the Audience. To keep participants engaged, the audience provides their opinion on
every question using our audience response system.
Time required: 45 minutes
What’s Up With That?
What’s Up With That? is Q Center’s version of the syndicated
game show, “The Family Feud.” Two teams of five players square
off to show their knowledge of their organization or how well they
have learned key content during their sessions. The game show
board features visual and sound effects and is customizable to any
content.
Time required: 30 minutes
Jeopardy
In this classic Jeopardy game, clients design categories and
questions customized to their meeting. Designed for three teams of
players, the rules are exactly the same as the TV version. There are
two rounds, Daily Doubles and Final Jeopardy, where a team can
risk it all to win.
Time required: 45 minutes
Customized events quoted upon request.
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RUQazy
This basic question and answer game can accommodate as
many as ten teams or individual players. The client provides the
questions, the number of rounds and the value for each question.
We make it all happen in a fun, energetic format.
Time required: Varies depending on
content
Trivia Game
Often used as part of social functions, our Trivia Game includes
questions in history, literature, food, pop culture, sports and
geography. Clients may also create questions unique to their
organization or event. Participants answer questions using our
audience response system. Two complete question sets are
available.
Time required: 20 minutes per
question set
Customized events quoted upon request.
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Culinary Competitions give participants a chance to show their creativity
and build camaraderie. Everything you’ll need is provided, including
recipes, ingredients, cookware and directions. Take the event up a notch
by adding one or more of our professional chefs, an MC or judges. Pricing
is based on group size and resources needed.
Culinary
Competitions
Build-Your-Own-Pizza
Teams work together to create a pizza using a variety of ingredients. Once complete, the pizzas are baked
by Q Center’s culinary team and served to participants for dinner.
Time required: 60 minutes
Cake Decorating
Teams brainstorm to build and decorate a unique cake. Teams then
rate the shape, design, size, and flavor of all the cakes to select a
winner.
Time required: 60 minutes
In Mama’s Kitchen
In Mama’s Kitchen, each team is responsible for building a portion
of an Italian dinner menu. Add Mama to the event and she will
keep you on your toes, resulting in a memorable and entertaining
evening.
Time required: 90 minutes
Culinary Relay
Teams work their way through a timed, food-based relay where speed and accuracy are the ingredients for
success.
Time required: 30 minutes
Customized events quoted upon request.
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Cupcakes
Our cupcake decorating competition gives participants the chance to show their creativity, transforming
cupcakes into works of art to display and enjoy.
Time required: 60 minutes
Build-Your-Own-Dinner
Each team is responsible for a portion of the dinner, from simple
appetizers to a complete three-course meal. Once complete, the
team enjoys the meal they’ve created.
Time required: 90 minutes
Creative Cocktails
Teams use a variety of ingredients to create unique cocktails, which
are then judged and enjoyed by all.
Time required: 30 minutes
Copper Chef
In this fast-paced event, teams create exquisite gourmet entrées and then sit down to dinner and enjoy them
together.
Time required: 2 hours
Tee It Up–For Charity
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Build a challenging miniature golf course with your team out of canned and non-perishable food items.
Building materials are earned by performing a series of challenges. At the end of the event, all food items
will be donated to a local food bank.
Time required: 90 minutes
Customized events quoted upon request.
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Experiential
Learning
Construct-a-Bike
Experiential Learning is most simply described as learning by doing.
These hands-on activities give participants an opportunity to share a
unique experience and learn in a more interactive way. Professional
facilitators lead discussions after each activity to identify factors that
contributed to the team’s success and to discuss areas for improvement.
During these discussions, participants share ideas and identify parallels
to their work environment.
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The goal of this competition is to accumulate as many team points as possible
in a 60-minute time period, while also constructing a bike. There are three
ways to earn points: bike construction quality and speed, challenge stations
and brain teasers.
This workshop has a philanthropic side, which will touch the hearts of the
participants. All bikes built during this workshop are donated to local charities,
having a lasting impact on the children who receive them. Post-activity discussions focus on creative problem solving, resource
management and the impact of individual tasks on team success.
Time required: 2 hours
Moviemaking
Challenge
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Teams are given the challenge of creating their own TV commercial. It could
be for a product that doesn’t exist yet, a service your organization could
provide or any other concept. The goal is to enhance interaction and get
creative juices flowing. After spending a few minutes brainstorming their
concept, each team works with a Q Creative producer and videographer to
record the footage that will become their masterpiece.
Q Creative’s professional editors then create the final version of each video.
The real fun begins as the videos premiere at a screening and Academy
Awards event where everyone gets to see all the videos and vote for their
favorites.
Time required varies based on the number of teams
involved – typically two hours for the brainstorming
and recording process, plus the evening Academy
Awards event.
Customized events quoted upon request.
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Challenge Event
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The Challenge Event gives participants an intense experience that integrates camaraderie, competition and
fun. Teams divide into groups, and each of the groups competes in one of the activities. The activities that
make up the Challenge Event are:
Planks – Teams assemble large wooden puzzles, trying to minimize cycle times.
Lost and Found – a property-wide scavenger hunt
The Pipeline – Teams move marbles into a can using lengths of halved PVC pipe.
Breaking the Code – a set of brain teasers and small team challenges
Mouse Trap – Teams build a trap to capture a pool ball rolling across the floor.
The number of activities included in the event is based on the overall group size. Teams earn points based
on their level of success in each of the activities. This challenge encourages innovative thinking, resource
management, project quality and risk assessment.
Time required: 2 hours
Quest
Quest is an outdoor challenge competition held on Q Center grounds. It is made up of a scavenger hunt and
several team building challenges.
The group is divided into teams and the objective is to maximize points before the clock runs out. Teams
earn points through core challenges, Quest caches and brain teasers. The team with the most points at the
end of the race is Quest Champion.
Time required: 2 hours
Adventure Program
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The Adventure Program involves a series of hands-on
experiential activities that tie into the group’s overall goals and
objectives. Examples of a couple of activities:
Acid River – Using the provided resources, the entire group
must transport everyone across a designated area without
touching the floor. Discussion often centers on creative risktaking, problem solving and planning.
Omega Code – Teams work together to unlock a code and
discover a sequence in the correct order, as quickly as possible.
Discussion often centers on innovative thinking, resource
utilization and project management.
Time required: 4 hours
Customized events quoted upon request.
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Three Islands:
A Team and
Leadership Initiative
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The team is split into three sub-groups, each with its own limitations, objectives and resources. One of
the groups has their eyes covered so they can not see, one is not allowed to speak, and one is given an
overwhelming set of tasks to accomplish. The groups must discover, coordinate and complete a sequence of
complex and interdependent tasks to move toward completion of the activity and overall team success.
Time required: 2 hours
Vendor Partnerships
In addition to the team building activities above, we partner
with outside vendors to offer you more options. We can
provide quotes upon request for their services.
Photography
Want to capture the moment? Q Center can provide
professional photography services to help your team
remember the meeting for years to come.
Customized events quoted upon request.
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