Discover the Best Christmas Team Building Activities
During Christmas and the winter holidays, many businesses look for fun things to do for their employees as a reward for a productive year of work. CourseHorse's virtual group classes offer a unique and enjoyable team-building experience, perfect for small or large groups. With CourseHorse's holiday online private group classes, individuals will have the opportunity to bond with their co-workers or other group members as they learn a new skill, participate in an exciting game, or give secret gifts to each other.
CourseHorse will facilitate your Christmas activity or instruct your seasonal class to give your group the best experience possible while eliminating the worry of having to organize a game or event by yourself. Some of the other benefits of booking with CourseHorse include not having to pay booking fees, having access to an event fulfillment team to answer your questions, and being able to change your group size after booking. Additionally, CourseHorse offers flexibility by accommodating various video conferencing platforms, such as Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Webex, and Google Meets. If materials are needed for the class, CourseHorse can send them to each participant in advance, eliminating the stress of having to gather your own supplies.
Benefits of Christmas Team Building Activities
Christmastime is a perfect time of the year to strengthen partnerships among coworkers and managers, which can help build a more productive team. Moreover, Christmas-centered team-building events can engage workers in the holiday spirit, leading to increased workplace satisfaction. Your business or organization can spread joy and encourage group bonding through activities like gift-giving, holiday-themed escape rooms, and seasonal cooking or mixology classes. A Christmas team-building activity could become a tradition in your workplace as a way to reward workers with something fun at the end of the year.
Top Christmas Team Building Activities
Virtual Private Seasonal Mixology
CourseHorse's Virtual Private Seasonal Mixology class is perfect for groups of up to 500 people looking to learn a skill that is unique, fun, and useful for those upcoming holiday parties. In this 90-minute class, you will learn how to mix up three delicious cocktails, while learning some cocktail history and about the bar tools of the trade. The drinks you will craft are a Spiced Old Fashioned, a Raspberry Snowdrift Sour, and a Cozy Clove Toddy. Non-alcoholic options are also offered.
All ingredients needed to make these cocktails are provided and shipped to each participant in a mixology kit, including simple syrups and bitters, garnishes, a Hawthorne strainer, a cocktail pick, a jigger, and a gift card participants can use to purchase spirits and fruit of their choice. Some additional tools that cannot be mailed are required such as two cocktail glasses and one mug, a cocktail shaker, a bar or regular spoon, a paring knife, hot water, and ice.
Virtual Escape Room: Expedition to the North Pole
If you're looking for a unique escape challenge experience, CourseHorse offers the Virtual Escape Room: Expedition to the North Pole for groups of up to 200 people. In this exciting 75-minute activity, participants will be split up into mini groups of 4 to 6 people and have one hour to work as a team to "escape the room." In the scenario you are given, your group has to try to reach the North Pole after your plane crash landed in the middle of nowhere, facing challenges such as terrifying polar bears and icy blizzards. Your energetic host will guide you through the escape challenge as you find clues in the form of audio and video clips, solve puzzles, read virtual maps, and play mini-games to reveal further information to help you reach the North Pole. Also, while you will work primarily in mini-teams, you have opportunities to interact with the whole group throughout the activity.
Virtual Escape Room: The Office Holiday Party
A popular Christmas or holiday-themed virtual event, the Virtual Escape Room: The Office Holiday Party is offered by CourseHorse for groups of up to 200 people. In this 75-minute challenge, mini groups will work together to escape the office party or risk missing out on their holiday break. This escape room challenge embraces the humor by poking fun at the customary office holiday party. In this hilarious scenario, just as you are about to leave the office party, the door is locked and your ID badge is deactivated. You have to do whatever it takes to escape, including solving puzzles and clues in the form of audio and video clips and playing mini-games to reveal more information. Your enthusiastic game facilitator will walk you through the scenario and provide the details you need. Also, while primarily working in mini-groups, participants will have the opportunity to interact with the whole group throughout the session.
Virtual White Elephant Team Gift Experience
Another popular group activity offered by CourseHero is the Virtual White Elephant Team Gift Experience for groups of up to 200 people. In this exciting and unique 75-minute experience, individuals will have the chance to virtually unwrap diverse and quirky gifts. After a fast-paced holiday trivia contest to determine the order of gift unwrapping, participants will take turns either unwrapping a new gift or stealing from someone else. After the event, CourseHorse will mail each participant the gift they ended up with. An engaging game facilitator will make sure everything runs smoothly during the experience. Unwrapping gifts will feel like a fun game with the interactive elements and a scorecard provided for each participant.
Virtual Scavenger Hunt: Winter
The Virtual Scavenger Hunt: Winter is a fun, casual one-hour activity for groups to get into the holiday spirit. In this interactive class, mini-groups will compete in three rounds of winter-themed challenges and then share what they found or created with the entire group. This top-selling team-building game will have your group looking for items and completing challenges such as having your pet wear something a snowman would wear, illustrating your own snow globe, or finding an awkward family photo. This class for groups of up to 150 people will be facilitated by an energetic game host who will go over the rules of the game and ensure that it runs smoothly.
Gingerbread House Holiday Party
A fun top-selling class, the Gingerbread House Holiday Party will get your group in the holiday spirit while embracing their inner child. In this 90-minute class for groups of up to 500 people, individuals will construct a gingerbread house while the event host plays relaxing holiday music. When finished, everyone will have the chance to show and talk about their creation. CourseHorse will send each participant the gingerbread house supplies in advance including gingerbread cookies, icing, assorted candies, candy canes, and sprinkles.
Virtual Holiday Cookie Decorating
Undoubtedly one of the best parts about Christmastime is the Christmas cookies and decorating them can be just as fun as eating them. In CourseHorse's one-hour Virtual Holiday Cookie Decorating class for groups of up to 500 people, your engaging host will provide tips and tricks for creating fun holiday designs on your cookies. No prior experience is necessary as this class is more about having fun than learning to be a professional cookie decorator. While you are decorating, your team will have opportunities to interact as you answer holiday trivia questions and listen to your favorite holiday music. By the end, you'll have delicious Christmas cookies you can eat, share with family and friends, or bring to work to share with your group. All materials are shipped to each participant including 12 pre-baked gingerbread cookies, different colored icing, Christmas sprinkles, and four decorating bags and tips.
Virtual Holiday Cookie Workshop
If your group wants to learn how to bake delicious holiday cookies from scratch, CourseHorse offers the Virtual Holiday Cookie Workshop for groups of up to 100 people. In this 90-minute class, you'll have the opportunity to make two different types of cookies – sugar and chocolate chip – from start to finish. Your professional chef and instructor will walk you through each step as you use a little elbow grease to mix up the yummiest cookie batter to bake in your own oven. All ingredients will be sent to each participant in advance, including sugar, flour, salt, vanilla, baking soda and powder, chocolate chips, and a gift card to buy butter and eggs. Participants must supply the baking tools that can't be shipped, such as a wooden spoon and bowl (or mixer if you have one), a rubber spatula, a spoon or cookie scoop, cookie sheets, parchment paper, and an oven.
Virtual Holiday Card Workshop
Christmastime is the perfect time to reach out to friends, family, and coworkers by sending a heartfelt Christmas card. The Virtual Holiday Card Workshop will give you the chance to make your cards even more special by designing them yourself. In this 90-minute workshop for groups of up to 100 people, a professional artist and instructor will teach you how to apply crafting techniques such as paper collage, embellishing, and card design to make holiday cards that are uniquely yours. You'll also have the opportunity to interact with your group as you virtually share your designs. Materials needed for this workshop will be sent in advance including 10 blank cards, envelopes, foiled holiday papers and toppers, buttons, tags, gemstones, ribbon, and foam pads. Participants should supply their own glue and scissors.
Ugly Sweater Making Party
If you're attending an ugly sweater party this holiday season or simply want one to wear to gatherings or work, The Ugly Sweater Making Party will help you out. In this interactive one-hour workshop for groups of up to 250 people, you will design and make your own unique ugly holiday sweater using items like glitter, pom-poms, and googly eyes. Your group will bond as they create their fantastically hideous Christmas sweaters while listening to holiday music and answering some fun holiday trivia. When finished, your instructor will give you the opportunity to show off your creativity in a fun virtual fashion show. This is the perfect workshop for groups looking to laugh as they bond over their ugly creations. All materials will be sent in advance to each participant including a plain red sweater, fabric glue, a stencil sheet, felt sheets, pipe cleaners, pom-poms, googly eyes, glitter glue, and gold beads.
Virtual Trivia: Classic Christmas Movie
The Virtual Trivia: Classic Christmas Movie game will surely get your group in the holiday spirit as they work as a team to answer questions about their favorite holiday movies. In this one-hour Christmas movie trivia competition for groups of up to 200 people, you will work in mini teams to test your knowledge of classic Christmas movies; the Christmas music and pictures in the background will serve to heighten your holiday nostalgia even more. The group facilitator will start by welcoming the group and going over the rules of the game, then lead you through four rounds of trivia that include a traditional round, a music round, an image round, and a surprise round. Teams will split into breakout rooms to virtually huddle as they finalize their answer before coming back to the large group. Groups will have plenty of opportunity to interact with their entire group since half the time will be spent in mini teams, while the other half will be spent with the large group.
Virtual Scavenger Hunt: Holiday Scavenging
For another opportunity to work in mini teams, your group can attend the one-hour Virtual Scavenger Hunt: Holiday Scavenging for groups of up to 150 people. In this exciting top-selling group activity, you'll break into mini groups to compete in three rounds of holiday challenges that could include silly things like putting antlers on your pet, quoting your favorite holiday movie, and creating a snowflake garden. To ensure a smooth process and fun time for everyone, your high-energy group facilitator will start by going over the rules of the game and providing your team with prompts. The mini-groups will then use the breakout rooms to collaborate, eventually coming back to the large group to share what was found or created. You'll need plenty of teamwork in this challenge and will have opportunities to interact with both your mini-group and the large group.
Virtual Trivia: Holiday Music Karaoke
Are you looking for a fun team-building activity that will get your group laughing and in the holiday spirit? CourseHorse's Virtual Trivia: Holiday Music Karaoke is the perfect team game for evoking the Christmas spirit through music. In this one-hour activity for groups of up to 200 people, your group will split into mini teams to answer four rounds of trivia that include a traditional round, a music round, an image round, and a surprise round. Your team will work together on challenges that could include finishing lyrics to a Christmas song, identifying a Christmas song from the first note, or putting the 12 Days of Christmas verses in perfect order. The high-energy facilitator will provide the rules of the game and then split the group into smaller teams that will finalize their answers in breakout rooms before sharing them with the larger group. You will be challenged in this trivia game but share plenty of laughs with your group members as you sing (or attempt to sing) your favorite holiday songs.
Virtual Holiday Ornament Workshop
For groups looking for a way to get in the holiday mood while expressing their creative side, CourseHorse offers the Virtual Holiday Ornament Workshop for groups of up to 100 people. In this 90-minute workshop, participants will design holiday ornaments that will look great on their own Christmas tree or make the perfect holiday gift. A professional artist and instructor will guide you as you apply crafting techniques to create your ornaments such as collage, paper mache, and painting. An ornament-making kit will be sent to each participant in advance that includes ornament balls, tissue paper, glue, sequins, glitter, cording, paint, brush, and beads. Your group will have plenty of interaction and time to bond as they show off their creations at the end of class.
Virtual Escape Room: 12 Days of Christmas
Is your group looking for a fun interactive escape challenge to boost their holiday spirit? If so, CourseHorse offers the Virtual Escape Room: 12 Days of Christmas for groups of up to 200 people. In this 75-minute challenge, mini-teams will work together to find the lyrics to the Twelve Days of Christmas or risk ruining their Christmas concert. In the scenario the facilitator will provide, you've lost the lyrics to the song just as you are about to perform your big solo in the annual Christmas concert. Your team has to work together to solve puzzles and riddles that will unlock the Gold Rings and find the missing partridge in a pear tree. This silly and highly engaging game will have your group laughing as they work through clues and puzzles in the form of character descriptions, audio and visual clips, virtual maps, and mini-games. Participants will mostly work in mini-groups but will have time to interact with the larger group several times as well.
Other Holiday Team Building Activities
If you are looking for a team-building activity with a holiday theme other than Christmas, CourseHorse has several online group classes they can deliver to you. You can celebrate a variety of holidays while bonding with your group or team during a CourseHorse experience, such as an escape room challenge, trivia game, or cooking workshop.
Virtual Escape Room: Monsters & Ghouls
If you are looking for a scarily fun experience, book the Virtual Escape Room: Monsters & Ghouls for groups of up to 200 people. In this escape challenge, groups will have 75 minutes to save Halloween from the ghosts, ghouls, and villains that are wreaking havoc at Madam Grim's annual monster ball. Working in mini-groups, participants will work together to solve clues and puzzles in the form of virtual maps, audio and video clips, and character descriptions, as well as complete mini-games to gather more information. While working primarily in mini-groups, individuals will also have the chance to interact with the entire group throughout the experience. An engaging host will facilitate your experience to give you a thrilling and enjoyable escape room challenge.
Virtual Escape Room: Halloween Haunted House
For an exciting Halloween escape room challenge, CourseHorse offers the Virtual Escape Room: Halloween Haunted House for groups of up to 200 people. In this virtual escape experience, individuals will break into mini-groups and have 75 minutes to work together to escape a haunted mansion before being trapped there forever. In this scenario, you are attending a lavish dinner at an old mansion when the host poisons your food, forcing you to work quickly to find the antidote. Your group facilitator will provide engaging details of the story and the information you need to reach your goal. Your mini-group will work together to solve puzzles and clues in the form of virtual maps, audio and video clips, character descriptions, and fun games. While mainly working in small groups, you will have the chance to interact with the whole group throughout the experience.
Virtual Trivia: Thanksgiving
If you are looking for a fun team building activity that tests your knowledge, CourseHorse's Virtual Trivia: Thanksgiving could be perfect for your group. In this popular one-hour activity, you'll work in mini teams to answer Thanksgiving-related questions, competing in four rounds of different styles of trivia that offer a wide range of topics. Your high-energy group facilitator will start by welcoming you to the game and going over the rules; then you will split into mini groups that will use a virtual breakout room to finalize answers before sharing them with the large group. You'll have plenty of opportunities for small-group teamwork as well as interaction with the large group in this cheerful holiday game.
Virtual Trivia: The Spooky Spectacular Halloween!
TheVirtual Trivia: The Spooky Spectacular Halloween game is perfect for groups looking to form bonds and get in the Halloween spirit while competing to be the trivia champion. In this one-hour activity for groups of up to 200 people, participants will work in mini teams to answer trivia in four rounds: a traditional round, a music round, an image round, and a surprise round. The facilitator will start by providing the rules of the game, then move on to splitting the group into teams that will finalize their answers in breakout rooms. Once your mini-group has listened to everyone's input and settled on their answer, they will join the larger group to see who got it right. The Halloween trivia is challenging enough to be fun but also designed for all levels of trivia knowledge.
Virtual Halloween Scavenger: The Horrific Hunt!
For another spooky experience to get your group in the Halloween mood, look to the Virtual Halloween Scavenger: The Horrific Hunt! For groups of up to 150 people, this one-hour scavenger hunt experience will have your group working together as they search for items and complete spine-tingling challenges. Participants will be split up into mini teams that will use breakout rooms to collaborate and then join the larger group to share what they found. While the majority of time is spent in your mini teams, there are opportunities to interact with the large group as well throughout the competition. As a bonus, you can have CourseHorse send Halloween candy and masks to your group for an extra fee per person.
Virtual Pumpkin Pie Workshop
Are you looking for a fun team-building class, perfect for around Thanksgiving? CourseHorse offers the Virtual Pumpkin Pie Workshop as an interactive baking class that'll help you get in the fall spirit. This two-hour class for groups of up to 255 people will teach your group how to make pumpkin pie from scratch, including the pie dough, pie filling, and bourbon whipped cream. A professional chef will guide you as you roll out the dough, mix up the filling, and stir up the whipped cream to go on top. CourseHorse will send each participant the main ingredients including flour, pumpkin puree, honey, brown sugar, spices, vanilla extract, and a gift card to purchase eggs, butter, and heavy cream; while you will supply the cooking utensils and bakeware such as a rolling pin, parchment paper, a pie plate, a cookie sheet, bowls, and spoons. In the end, you'll have a delicious pumpkin pie to enjoy and the know-how to bake more for the holidays.
Virtual Halloween Pumpkin Carving
Another great group experience to get you in the Halloween mood is Virtual Halloween Pumpkin Carving. In this interactive virtual class, participants will have a blast perfecting their jack-o'-lanterns as they are guided through basic pumpkin carving techniques and designs. In this 75-minute event for groups of up to 100 people, you will carve your own pumpkin while participating in fun Halloween-themed trivia and challenges. As a bonus, you can pay extra to have Halloween candy and masks sent to each participant in advance. You'll have fun connecting with the entire group and sharing your unique pumpkin carvings in this Halloween-themed activity.
Virtual Apple Crisp Workshop
CourseHorse also offers the Virtual Apple Crisp Workshop as an enjoyable interactive baking class for groups of up to 255 people. In this 90-minute class, individuals will learn how to make a classic American pie from scratch. Following along with the professional chef and instructor, you will learn how to make a streusel topping and apple filling, as well as a mouthwatering apple cider whipped cream for a topping. The main ingredients that can be shipped will be sent to participants in advance, including four, sugar, cinnamon, and a gift card to buy butter, apples, lemon, heavy cream, and apple cider. Participants will need to supply their own cooking utensils and bakeware, such as a pie plate, knife and cutting board, bowl, saucepan, wooden spoon, and whisk.
Virtual Apple Pie Workshop
For a class to get you in the Thanksgiving spirit, CourseHorse offers the Virtual Apple Pie Workshop for groups of up to 255 people. In this class that is perfect for fall participants will learn from an expert instructor how to make an apple pie from scratch. You will make the pie dough, apple pie filling, caramel sauce, and apple cider whipped cream, with the option to make an apple martini to indulge in while you wait for your pie to bake. Participants must provide their own supplies; a list of materials needed to fully participate is provided in the course description.