Best Hybrid Team Building Activities

Is your hybrid team looking for a fun team-building activity they can do together virtually? CourseHorse's hybrid team-building activities are perfect for groups that want to learn a new skill, tap into their creative side, or play a fun game.

If your group isn't always in the office together in-person, they can benefit from CourseHorse's unique team-building activities that are conducted live online. From art workshops and food-making classes to escape rooms and trivia games, CourseHorse has a wide variety of activities that will help your group get to know each other better while having fun. 

Benefits of Team Building Activities for Hybrid Teams

When you work in a hybrid environment, you often don't have as many opportunities to bond with your colleagues since getting to know someone through a computer can be difficult. What's more, hybrid jobs might offer the best of both worlds but can also be stressful. In 2022 CNBC reported that although frequently sought after, hybrid environments are proving to be stressful for many workers due to the uncertainty and inconsistency in work schedules. 

Team-building activities for hybrid teams are a great way to encourage bonding among coworkers while reducing stress, which in turn can lead to a more productive team. According to Forbes, stress-busting activities are an effective way to boost productivity and employee mental and physical health. Whether your group is in the office or at home, you can show them you care about their wellness by booking a fun team-building class through CourseHorse.

Top Hybrid Team Building Activities

Virtual Terrarium Workshop

For a tranquil and creative team-building activity, book CourseHorse's Virtual Terrarium Workshop, a one-hour class for up to 50 people. Your group will bond as they apply the principles of feng shui to build a beautiful terrarium to display in their homes. Feng shui is the art of organizing and arranging items to promote balance and harmony. CourseHorse supplies everything you need to create a well-balanced terrarium including the glass container, succulents, reindeer moss, decorative rocks, succulent soil, and crystal. 

Virtual Brick Building Team Challenge

Looking for a fun nostalgic team-building activity? The Virtual Brick Building Team Challenge will have your group recalling their childhood Lego-building skills as they compete in challenges that put their creativity to the test. Working in mini-teams and guided by an engaging facilitator, you'll complete various brick-building challenges that require collaboration and out-of-the-box thinking. Examples of challenges include building a zoo scene (each teammate builds their own animal), clones (everyone builds the exact same structure), building the largest tower, and self-portraits (creating your likeness with Legos). A package of Legos including over 200 bricks will be sent to each participant before the event.

Virtual Escape Room: Murder Mystery

For another team competition that puts your cleverness to the test, groups can book the Virtual Escape Room: Murder Mystery, a 75-minute event for up to 200 people. Working in mini-teams, groups will compete to be the first to virtually escape the room by completing puzzles and solving riddles. As a trainee at the CHPD (CourseHorse Puzzle Detectives) you'll be dispatched to a high school reunion gone wrong when the quarterback is found dead on the gymnasium floor. Your team will have to crack codes and complete challenges before the murderer strikes again. Evidence is presented in the form of virtual maps, character descriptions, video and audio clips, and mini-games. 

Virtual Scavenger Hunt

Groups that love competing in challenges, whether from the office or the comfort of their own home, can enjoy CourseHorse's Virtual Scavenger Hunt. Groups of up to 150 people will break into mini-teams to compete in a 60-minute scavenger hunt specifically designed for hybrid teams. Teams will solve riddles to reveal common objects found around the home or office, make quick creative projects, and interact in silly ways with their surroundings. In the end, everyone will come together to share what they created and found in an entertaining show-and-tell round. 

Virtual New York Style Pretzels

Make a delicious salty pretzel from scratch in CourseHorse's Virtual New York Style Pretzels, a 90-minute class for up to 255 people. A professional instructor will guide your group as they mix, roll, and shape their pretzel dough. After they are baked to perfection, you'll add salt or cinnamon toppings and enjoy eating your delicious creations. A pretzel-making kit will be sent to each participant who includes yeast, flour, cornmeal, sea salt, and baking soda. Gluten-free options are available upon request. 

Virtual Icebreaker: Get to Know Your Teammates 

Hybrid teams can have fun getting to know each other better with CourseHorse's Virtual Icebreaker: Get to Know Your Teammates. Did you know your colleague can speak a different language? Or that someone on your team has participated in several marathons? In this one-hour course for up to 80 people, you'll have the chance to interview your coworkers to learn interesting facts about them. Whether you've just met or have been working together for years, this workshop will give you the chance to get to know each other a little bit better.

Virtual Trivia: Pride Month

Celebrate Pride Month with Virtual Trivia: Pride Month, a one-hour trivia challenge for up to 200 people. Groups will have fun and gain some knowledge as they compete to see who knows the most LGBTQ and pride-related trivia. The questions are designed to be challenging without making you feel hopeless. CourseHorse's trivia is a great choice for large groups to get to know each other better since you will be split into mini-teams to compete. 

Virtual Escape Room: Pirate Treasure Hunt

Is your team looking for a fun escape room experience that everyone, whether at home or in the office, can enjoy? CourseHorse's 75-minute Virtual Escape Room: Pirate Treasure Hunt will have your group working in teams to be the first to find Captain Kidd's buried treasure. Guided by an engaging facilitator, you will be presented with clues, puzzles, and challenges to complete in the form of virtual maps, audio and video clips, and mini-games. The team to solve the puzzles and complete the challenges first wins the gold (figuratively speaking).

Virtual Trivia: the Office

Whether you're a diehard fan or have only seen a few hilarious episodes of The Office, you'll have a blast competing in CourseHorse's Virtual Trivia: The Office. The challenging but not impossible trivia questions will test your knowledge of everything related to Michael Scott and his eccentric Dunder Mifflin team. Guided by a high-energy facilitator, you'll collaborate in teams to settle on your best answer before coming back to the large group to see who got it right. 

Virtual White Elephant Team Gift Experience

Gift-giving can be difficult when you have a virtual or hybrid team. With the Virtual White Elephant Team Gift Experience, groups can participate in a fun virtual gift exchange game. The best part is that CourseHorse supplies all the gifts! After a round of holiday trivia to determine the order of virtual unwrapping, you'll take turns opening a new gift or stealing a gift from a colleague. Everyone will end up with a gift at the end which will be mailed to them by CourseHorse.

Gingerbread House Holiday Party

Get in the holiday spirit with the Gingerbread House Holiday Party, a 90-minute workshop for up to 500 people. Whether your group is together in the office or working remotely, they will have a blast creating their own gingerbread house while listening to classic holiday music. In the end, the host will facilitate a show-and-tell for each participant to share their unique creation. CourseHorse makes decorating your gingerbread house a breeze by mailing all the ingredients (cookies, icing, and assorted candies) to each participant ahead of class. 

Virtual Escape Room: the Office Holiday Party

If you're looking for another fun holiday-themed event check out CourseHorse's popular Virtual Escape Room: The Office Holiday Party. In this 75-minute challenge, mini teams will work together to solve puzzles and complete challenges in hopes of escaping the mandatory holiday work party. An engaging group facilitator will go over the rules of the game and provide the prompts which include clues, puzzles, and activities in the form of virtual maps, audio and video clips, and mini-games. You'll spend most of the time collaborating with your mini team but will have some opportunity to interact with the whole group throughout the game. 

Virtual Candle Making

Express your creative side and make something that smells sensational in Virtual Candle Making, a one-hour workshop for up to 250 people. Beginners will enjoy this low-pressure soy candle-making class that will give you the knowledge to make candles for all your friends and family. Participants will be shipped a candle-making kit that includes enough ingredients to make two candles including a melting pitcher, stir stick, wax chips, two candle tins, two wicks, two clothespins for centering the wicks, wick adhesive, and fragrance oil. 

Virtual Scavenger Hunt: the '90s

If you have some '90s kids in your group, consider signing up for this fun one-hour game that evokes plenty of nostalgia. In the Virtual Scavenger Hunt: The '90s, your group will work in mini-teams to solve a series of '90s-themed scavenger riddles and challenges, eventually joining the larger group to share what you found. An excellent choice for building camaraderie among coworkers, about half the time will be spent collaborating in mini-teams and the other half interacting with the entire group. 

Virtual Trivia: the Spooky Spectacular Halloween!

When it's that spooky time of year groups will love getting in the spirit with CourseHorse's Virtual Trivia: The Spooky Spectacular Halloween! Groups of up to 200 people will have one hour to answer four rounds of spooky trivia including a traditional round, a music round, an image round, and a surprise round. Get ready for some friendly competition as you collaborate in breakout rooms with your mini-team before rejoining the entire group to see who knows all things Halloween the best. 

Virtual Paint & Sip Party

Does sipping wine and creating beautiful art sound appealing to you? Hybrid teams can book the Virtual Paint & Sip Party, a 90-minute workshop for up to 500 people. Relax with a glass of wine and bond with your teammates as a professional artist guides you in creating your masterpiece. To make this event even more stress-free, CourseHorse ships all the necessary supplies to each participant in advance, including a bottle of wine and painting materials.

Virtual Modern Embroidery Art

Another low-pressure and relaxing class to inspire your creative side, Virtual Modern Embroidery Art teaches basic skills for embellishing various fabrics with a needle and thread. Your group will learn embroidery techniques such as basic and floral stitches, as well as how to prep your hoop, select the best thread, and start and finish your project. No need to buy supplies separately as all materials are included in the price of the class and will be shipped ahead of time. 

Virtual Mixology Workshop

Have fun with your coworkers and learn how to mix up three tasty drinks in CourseHorse's Virtual Mixology Workshop. In this 90-minute workshop for up to 500 people, your group will learn about mixology history, bar tools, and techniques for crafting the perfect cocktail. You'll be sent a cocktail-making kit with all the ingredients to make an Old Fashioned, mint julep, and ginger lime margarita, including a gift card to buy spirits of your choice. 

Virtual Wine & Cheese Workshop

If your group is looking for a sophisticated but beginner-friendly class, book the Virtual Wine & Cheese Workshop. A professional wine and cheese expert will teach you all you need to know to elevate your conversations about different types of wines and cheeses. You'll walk away with the knowledge and vocabulary to impress your friends and family. Two bottles of wine (French Sauvignon Blanc and Argentinian Malbec) and two kinds of cheeses ( French goat cheese and sharp cheddar) are mailed to each participant in advance.

Virtual Private Trivia

CourseHorse's Virtual Private Trivia ensures everyone can participate by offering a wide variety of trivia topics such as music, movies, history, ice cream flavors, pop culture, sports, cuisine, dog breeds, and other subjects. Working in mini-teams, you'll compete against others to see who can answer the most trivia correctly in four fun rounds: traditional, music, image, and surprise. This trivia challenge provides the perfect opportunity for your hybrid team to bond as they collaborate in teams and share their answers with the entire group. 

Virtual Game Show Bingo

Virtual Game Show Bingo isn't your typical bingo game – it's an entirely reimagined version that uses video clips, images, and riddles to test your knowledge of pop culture. A facilitator will provide prompts asking you to complete a challenge or identify a song, quote, slogan, or joke; if you get it right, you can "X" out a square on your digital bingo card. You'll love competing with your group members to see who can call out BINGO first in this entertaining multimedia game. 

Virtual Escape Room: the '90s

Compete with your colleagues in the Virtual Escape Room: The '90s, a hilariously entertaining escape room challenge that invokes plenty of nostalgia. You're attending a '90s throwback camp (Blockbuster, Nickelodeon, and dial-up modem included) when you're mysteriously transported through a portal back to the real '90s and will have to crack codes and solve puzzles to escape. Working with your mini-team in breakout rooms, you'll solve riddles, puzzles, and challenges in the form of virtual maps, video and audio clips, and mini-games. Most of the 75 minutes will be spent collaborating and reminiscing with your mini-team but there will be some opportunity to interact with the entire group as well. 

Virtual Escape Room: Escape from the 2000s

Remember the days when boy and girl bands were all the rage, Harry Potter was making his debut, and The Sims was an advanced computer game? You'll love reminiscing on the good old days in the Virtual Escape Room: Escape from the 2000s. After being sucked into your computer and transported back to the 2000s, you'll have to work with your mini-team to solve riddles, puzzles, and challenges to escape and return to the present. You'll compete against other teams to be the first to solve clues presented in the form of character descriptions, virtual maps, video and audio clips, and mini-games. 

Virtual Escape Room: Halloween Haunted House

For a spine-tingling escape room challenge, book the Virtual Escape Room: Halloween Haunted House, a 75-minute event for up to 200 people. You're attending a celebratory dinner at an extravagant estate in Louisiana; after eating a delicious feast, your host tells you your food has been poisoned and you have just one hour to find the antidote. Working in mini-teams, you'll solve puzzles and complete challenges in a race against the clock to see who can "escape the room" and find the antidote first. 

Virtual Game Night: Battle Royale

Virtual Game Night: Battle Royale is a fun and unique way for hybrid teams to get together for game night. Working in mini-teams, you'll participate in three rounds of classic games including List It (listing things under pressure), Think Fast (answering trivia quickly), and Link It (making connections). This one-hour fast-paced game includes interactive elements such as a digital scorecard for each team. 

Virtual Pizza from Scratch 

What's better than eating a delicious homemade pizza? How about eating one that you've made yourself? CourseHorse's Virtual Pizza from Scratch will show you how to make a mouth-watering pizza from fresh ingredients that you'll be proud to share with friends and family (or keep for yourself). You'll start by making your own pizza dough and rolling it out perfectly; moving on to adding your favorite toppings, baking your pizza to perfection, and eating your yummy creation. A professional chef and instructor will guide you step-by-step and CourseHorse will provide you with all the ingredients (a gift card will also be sent for perishables). Gluten-free options are available upon request. 

Virtual Clay Hand Building

Working with clay can be extremely satisfying and stress-reducing. For a hands-on and relaxing creative experience, book Virtual Clay Hand Building, a two-hour workshop for up to 500 people. A professional artist and instructor will guide you as you apply simple pottery techniques to create a planter or candleholder. All materials are sent to each participant including 2 lbs of professional-grade, air-drying clay and a set of ceramic clay tools. No prior experience is necessary. 

Virtual Sushi-Making Workshop

Have you ever wondered how sushi chefs get all those ingredients to fit inside a neatly packed roll? Hybrid teams can find out how in CourseHorse's Virtual Sushi-Making Workshop, a 90-minute class for up to 500 people. In this hands-on workshop, a professional chef will walk you through the steps of creating your own sushi at home. You'll explore topics such as essential knife cuts and fish basics and get to know ingredients and techniques such as sushi rice, hand rolls, cut rolls, nigiri, spicy tuna, salmon, and crunch rolls. A sushi kit will be sent to each participant who includes a bamboo rolling mat, reusable chopsticks, sushi rice, rice vinegar, sesame seeds, nori, soy sauce, wasabi, pickled ginger, and a gift card to buy fillings (vegetables and/or seafood) of your choice. 

Virtual Mosaic Tray Workshop

Hybrid teams looking for a low-pressure creative activity to do together will enjoy the Virtual Mosaic Tray Workshop. In this 90-minute class, your group will work with stone, glass, and ceramic mosaic tiles to create a beautifully decorated serving tray. An expert instructor will guide you as you create your own one-of-a-kind designs by arranging the tiles and using grout and glue to stabilize them. A mosaic tray kit will be sent to each participant who includes a 16 X 11-inch wood serving tray, mosaic tiles, grout, glue, paint, and accessories. 

Virtual Mochi Making

For a chance to make a unique and delectable treat that combines Japanese and American food culture, book the Virtual Mochi Making 90-minute class. In this class, you'll learn how to make mochi ice cream from a professional chef and instructor. CourseHorse sends you all the ingredients you need to make these popular ice cream treats that are wrapped in dough; all you have to supply from your own kitchen is a tray with parchment paper, a bowl, and a spatula.