7 Creative Summer Team-Building Activities

Humidity is rising, the weather is warming, many flowers are blooming, and the days are becoming longer. Summer is approaching, and now is the ideal time to begin planning summer team-building activities. Summer is often the best time for people to go on vacation, so it's a great time to plan team-building activities for your team. These activities can boost employee engagement, foster team bonding, and promote collaboration and teamwork. If you're looking for creative ways to bring your employees together this summer, keep reading. Here, we'll give you some of the best ideas for planning an amazing summer event.

Picnic

Picnics, for good reason, are one of the most creative summer activities. Whether you invite families, employees, or just a team member, this event is a fantastic way to enjoy the company of your coworkers as well as the summer weather.

Field day

If field day was one of your favourite days at school, you will undoubtedly enjoy doing it with your teammates.  It is a day spent doing activities such as sports or nature study in a unique and special location. This experience serves to remind your team members of your favourite days at school.

Beach party

If you want to spend a fun day at the beach with your colleagues or team members, a beach party is the perfect solution. Whether you want to relax in chairs, spread blankets, or watch the waves, you can have a bad day at the beach. You and your teammates can participate in beach games such as tug of war, volleyball, beach bowling, and water gunfights.

Go-Kart racing

If you want to have a good time with your colleagues this summer, go-kart racing is a must-try activity. Racing is interesting and a good way to bring out everyone's competitive nature. You can organize interdepartmental races, inter-departmental races, and races between employees and managers. Prices should be awarded to the winner.

Camping

Camping is also a good summer team bonding activity. For camping, you need to plan an overnight camp where team members set up tents, campfires and work together at the campsite. Your team members can easily bond over camp stories and games. 

Outdoor movies 

Many cities host nighttime outdoor movies in local parks, which are usually entertaining. You can choose from a variety of movie genres, including drama, comedy, romance, western, and adventure, and set up an outdoor projector and popcorn machine.

Hiking

Hiking is a great summer team-building activity for hikers on the team. Hiking is a great way for people to have fun and interact with one another. You can easily find good hiking spots in national parks. It is important to note that everyone's physical capabilities vary, so avoid planning anything stressful.

Summer is the ideal time to plan team-building activities, so why wait? There is no better time to plan fantastic team-building activities and have fun with your coworkers in a happy and relaxed environment.  

Your team members appreciated the opportunity to have fun and enjoy healthy sunshine with their colleagues.  If you're not sure where to start or if planning your summer activity feels like a puzzle, please contact Sundara Events. We can assist you in planning and executing a memorable summer event for your team.