Crafting classes as virtual team-building activities are emerging as a creative and effective way to foster connection and engagement among distributed teams. Here’s why this hands-on approach works so well for team-building.
Encourages Creativity and Breaks the Routine
Crafting offers a much-needed break from the everyday tasks of meetings, emails, and deadlines. Employees get to step away from their work mindset and channel creativity. When participants use their hands and imagination, it sparks joy and alleviates stress—key factors that improve morale and boost productivity.
Facilitates Organic Communication
Unlike formal meetings, crafting sessions create a relaxed environment where conversations flow more naturally. Participants bond over shared progress, mishaps, and successes. These organic interactions foster stronger relationships and help teams communicate better when they return to work tasks.
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Inclusive for Everyone
One of the great things about craft classes is that they’re accessible to all skill levels. No previous artistic experience is required, which lowers the pressure and makes the activity inclusive. This ensures that everyone—regardless of background—can participate fully, promoting a sense of belonging within the group.
Tangible Results and Shared Achievement
Craft activities provide participants with something physical to show for their effort, whether it's a handmade candle, a painting, or a piece of origami. Completing a project together gives employees a sense of shared accomplishment, reinforcing teamwork. Plus, the finished products can serve as mementos, reminding employees of the fun experience they had with their colleagues.
Stress Relief with Mental Health Benefits
Crafting has been linked to relaxation and stress reduction. Engaging in arts and crafts can function like a mindfulness exercise, improving concentration and lowering anxiety. Offering employees an outlet for creative expression demonstrates care for their mental well-being, which can enhance their overall satisfaction with the workplace.
Adapts Easily to Virtual Platforms
Craft classes are simple to organize online. Supply kits can be mailed to participants ahead of time, ensuring everyone has the necessary tools. During the session, a facilitator or instructor can guide the class over Zoom or other video conferencing platforms. With the right planning, the experience feels just as interactive as an in-person event.
Conclusion
Virtual craft classes provide more than just fun—they create meaningful connections, encourage creativity, and promote wellness. Incorporating these classes into team-building efforts can strengthen bonds, boost morale, and ultimately contribute to a more cohesive and productive team.
Most Popular Virtual Craft Team-Building Events
Virtual Brick Building Team Challenge
Build unique structures with Legos® to complete a series of both team and individual challenges. May the best build win! Get ready to click those bricks together and make a series of Lego® masterpieces in our wildly popular brick-building challenge! We'll send participants their own Lego® kits so that everyone is on even footing for a series of challenges that put your architectural skills and creativity to the test. Each round will feature prompts that require teams to collaborate and tell a story with their creations, and the winning builds will be chosen by popular vote. There's no better activity to remind your team that everyone is capable of a completely different style of greatness, even when using identical materials! Embrace diversity of thought and outside-the-box thinking with this event that challenges everyone to be their most creative selves.
Learn and apply simple pottery hand-building techniques to create a planter or candleholder. We use air-dry clay so that participants do not need a kiln.
This workshop is perfect for a group that likes to be hands-on and is a great way to learn fascinating skills in an interactive, social, and creative environment. Absolute beginners are welcome!
Build a beautiful terrarium with your group and learn about feng shui! The terrarium can be displayed on a shelf or table, or even made into a creative hanging display. Our Virtual Terrarium Workshop is a fun and peaceful way for your team to connect and add some greenery to their spaces. We'll supply everything each team member needs to create a peaceful glass-encased terrarium that can be easily displayed by hanging or placing it on a shelf, table, or near their workspace!
Create a beautiful series of ethereal paper art by printing with the sun! Using special paper, household objects, and sunlight, we will create unique compositions which will make beautiful ghostly patterns on paper. It's a process that feels a little bit like magic. Whether you decide to gather natural materials to print such as leaves and flowers, or household objects like buttons, keys, and lace; participants will use their creative sensibilities to make beautiful arrangements. These can be framed and hung in your home or be used as note cards to send out to loved ones.
Get ready for a beginner-friendly, low-pressure, soy candle making class, where you'll have expertly guided instruction to make beautiful, environmentally friendly soy/beeswax candles in the comfort of your home. Grab yourself a drink and some of your favorite snacks, then get ready to create something lovely that you can proudly say, "I made it myself!"
Create jewelry out of polymer clay! It can be as simple or as complicated as you want and is 100% customizable to your taste. Participants will learn the basic techniques needed to create unique jewelry designs. From rolling out slabs for minimalist-style earrings to beautiful flowers for a keychain or brooch, this class is an exciting and fun way to start your new favorite hobby.
Learn how to create your own plant hangers using knot patterns. Macramé is the art of tying knots to create beautifully patterned textiles, believed to have originated with 13th-century Arab weavers. These simple knots quickly turn into beautiful designs that can be endlessly customized. You will walk away with a beautiful hanging planter, the perfect display for your favorite plants!
In this class, participants will decorate a tray using mosaic tiles: small regular or irregular pieces of colored stone, glass, or ceramic. Creating a mosaic is fun, like designing your own puzzle! Our expert instructor will walk the group through arranging the mosaics and using grout to stabilize the design. At the end of the class, everyone will walk away with a gorgeous, unique, and fully functional tray.
Transform your space with the beauty of nature through our personalized Moss Wall Art. Craft your own stunning moss masterpiece, featuring framed greenery adorned with decorative elements, all effortlessly maintenance-free! Elevate your surroundings with the vibrant allure of our unique Moss Wall Art creations.
Embark on a serene journey of artistic expression with our Suminagashi-inspired workshop, inspired by the time-honored tradition of marbling art. Immerse yourself in a virtual exploration of Japanese culture, experiencing a profound sense of relaxation. Discover the beauty of meditative marbling techniques using Sumi Ink as you craft one-of-a-kind pieces, elegantly transferred onto wooden coasters or delicate rice paper.
Create a painting on a canvas tote bag! Though you'll all be working on the same painting, each work of art will be uniquely yours. The goal of this class is to have fun, unwind, get creative, and try something new together.
In this class, students will get to create their own unique shibori-inspired fabrics using a combination of twisting, bunching, tying, and binding. The results are always a surprise and absolutely stunning. Shibori is a Japanese manual tie-dyeing technique that produces several different patterns on fabric. Participants will be introduced to the six classic Shibori styles in this class. No previous experience is necessary, just creativity.
Virtual Marbled Resin Cutting Board
Join us for a private, interactive workshop where our professional instructor will guide you through making your own stunning marbled cutting board using epoxy resin. We will ship all the materials directly to you, ensuring a seamless and enjoyable team building experience.
Get your hands dirty and learn the basics of tie dye with your team. This crafty event will have your group feeling nostalgic and spreading peace and love! With the guidance of our expert artist instructor, you'll learn how to take a plain tee shirt and use twisting, tying, and rubber banding techniques to create one-of-a-kind tie-dyed creations. Complete with a show and tell at the end, this event is the perfect bonding activity for both first-time crafters and rainbow thumbs.
Virtual Halloween Pumpkin Carving
Carve your perfect Jack-o-Lantern in this 1-hour 15 minutes event of pumpkin carving and family-friendly Halloween activities. Pumpkin carving is one of the most iconic Halloween pastimes and fun for the whole family! In this event, your host will lead you through the basic carving techniques, whether to use for your classic Jack-o-Lantern or a totally unique design. While you're carving, be ready for some silly Halloween-themed trivia and challenges. This event will surely get you in the mood for this spooky season.
Virtual Ugly Sweater Making Party
Need something to wear to all those holiday parties? Design your very own sweater! Gather together with friends or colleagues and make a one-of-a-kind holiday fit using our kit of pom-poms, googly eyes, and more. As the elves—I mean participants—glitter and glue to their hearts' desire, your host will lead you through some fun holiday trivia and play holiday tunes. At the end, everyone will show off their creations in a virtual fashion show—and we won't call them ugly.
Virtual Holiday Ornament Making
Designing your very own holiday ornaments! In this virtual event, you will learn how to create beautiful wood slice ornaments that are perfect for decorating and gift-giving this holiday. There will be time to show all of your beautiful creations to each other as well. Feel free to involve little ones in this kid-friendly activity!
Delight your inner artist this holiday season by designing your very own holiday cards! In this virtual event, you will paint stunning cards to send this holiday season. You can also share your results with your group before you send the cards off to your loved ones. Feel free to involve little ones in this kid-friendly activity!
Discover the art of handmade melt-and-pour soap making. We'll go over materials, basic techniques, the benefits of making your own soap, and different recipes. You'll also learn how to use botanicals and other additives to make your soaps even more special and personalized.
Discover the art of handmade melt-and-pour soap making. We'll go over materials, basic techniques, the benefits of making your own soap, and different recipes. You'll also learn how to use botanicals and other additives to make your soaps even more special and personalized.
Virtual Resin Terrarium Making
Use resin to make your own nature scene terrarium. This resin terrarium kit includes moss, sand, rocks, orchid bark, epoxy resin, glue, and accessories needed to create a magical scenic terrarium. Resin is enjoyable to work with, but it can be messy, so it is important to be mindful when working with resin. Blue mica powder is included to create shiny blue water. If you wanted to make the water a different color, some alternatives to the light blue mica powder would be acrylic paint or alcohol ink. Add this Resin Terrarium to any room in the house and get a beautiful scenic getaway view!
Virtual Modern Wall TerrariumÂ
Create a calming and interactive team-building experience with our modern metal wall Terrarium Kit. This private workshop led by a professional instructor includes all materials shipped directly to participants, allowing you to bring the beauty of nature into any space while fostering a sense of unity and relaxation among your team.
Step into the enchanting world of fragrance creation with our virtual perfume-making workshop! Led by an expert host, this interactive session invites participants to craft their own unique fragrances from the comfort of their homes. Through engaging demonstrations and hands-on activities, teams will explore the world of essential oils and aromatic compounds, fostering collaboration and creativity as they bond over shared olfactory experiences.
Virtual Grow Your Own Home Garden
In this fun and interactive event, you and your team will learn the basics of planting and growing your own herbs! Led by our own green-thumbed hosts, they will carefully instruct you on how to plant and take care of your very own miniature herb garden! Your team will be given the materials to complete this process and will discuss just exactly what you can do with your fresh herbs!