10 Group Activities and Teambuilding Ideas in Toronto

Frontier Team Building has just launched its Make Magic Happen program. Led by magician Anthony Lindan, groups of six to seven people are assigned a magic trick to learn that they will have to perform at the end of the day. Teams participate in problem-solving activity stations in order to earn ropes, rings, and other items  necessary to perform their trick.

Trump International Hotel and Tower opened in January and is developing a number of teambuilding programs, including a food and wine pairing activity. On the private mezzanine-level of Stock restaurant, master sommelier John Szabo can lead groups of up to 32 through an educational seminar. After the meal, groups will compete in a blind wine tasting competition.

Higher Ground recently added the Innit 2 Winnit teambuilding challenge to its roster of activities. Teams of five or six compete against each other in challenging (but funny) 60-second games, like racing to move three cans from one chair to another without using hands. Players watch a video demonstration of each challenge before strategizing their own approach. Groups cheer on their teammates as a large video clock counts down the remaining time.

Spend time in the great outdoors with One Axe Pursuits' new Adventure Team Challenge. Requiring a low to moderate level of fitness, companies select from a number of adventure stations including ziplining, compass navigation, and rope bridges. At each station, teams of four to six people must complete tasks and riddles to earn points. (Even team members that decide to opt out of certain adventure stations can still be incorporated into the challenges.)

Designed for higher-level executives, Executive Oasis International offers Polo as a teambuilding activity. With an emphasis on tactics that translate to fast-paced business environments, participants are taught how to play, followed by a competition for a trophy.

ICIC Teambonders' Lights, Camera, Action teambuilding challenge involves groups of six to 10 employees creating their own three-minute videos. Following the provided instructions, groups can make anything from a company commercial to a funny training video. Groups, (or "film crews") record themselves and handle everything from costumes to film editing. The day ends with a film-festival-style screening of everyone's final product.

The Iyashi Bedrock Spa has been generating buzz for its therapeutic hot rock treatments and is the first spa of its kind in North America. Heated black silica stones naturally emit infrared rays to help relax and detoxify the body. Groups of as many as 21 can book the spa for a private yoga class or rock bathing session. Iyashi can also organize group catering options.

Indoor trampoline park Sky Zone Mississauga opened in November, offering activities for corporate teambuilding. The SkyLympics challenge takes place across the park’s 15,000 square feet of trampolines. Teams compete in four sporting events, like a relay race and a basketball-style shooting game. Groups also have access to the restaurant area. The park can accommodate up to 100 jumpers.

The CN Tower will host its first full season of their EdgeWalk program starting in May. The adventurous attraction involves groups of six to eight people at a time walking around the entire outside rim of the CN Tower, 356 metres above the city (while strapped to safety harnesses, of course). After the 30-minute walk, corporate groups can discuss the adventure over a meal and drinks at 360 Restaurant.

Corporations can participate in Habitat for Humanity’s Adopt-a-Day sponsorship program. After a donation of $5,000 to the international non-profit, up to 20 employees can take part in a teambuilding day, helping out at a Toronto building site. Teams are split up into smaller groups, which will each be led by a Habitat Crew Leader. Groups are tasked with jobs like framing, dry walling, painting, and landscaping.