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<center> '''Teampedia is a collaborative encyclopedia of team building activities, icebreakers, teamwork resources, and tools for teams that anyone can edit!''' <br> This site is designed for a wide audience including: team leaders, trainers, teachers, managers, camp directors, counselors, and youth groups.
'''Teampedia is a collaborative encyclopedia of team building activities, icebreakers, teamwork resources, and tools for teams that anyone can edit!''' <br> This site is designed for a wide audience including: team leaders, trainers, teachers, managers, camp directors, counselors, and youth groups.
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[[Image:Gracepoint_youth_group_jumping.JPG|center|Gracepoint Youth Group Jumping]]
 
[[Image:Gracepoint_youth_group_jumping.JPG|center|Gracepoint Youth Group Jumping]]
Begin by browsing for games and activities below or read more about the mission, goals, and history on the [[Teampedia:About| About Teampedia]] page.
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Begin by browsing for games and activities below or read more about the mission, goals, and history on the [[Teampedia:About| About Teampedia]] page. </center>
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==Browse Team Building Activities By Group Size==
 
[[:Category:Small| Small (3-10)]] | [[:Category:Medium| Medium (10-30)]] | [[:Category:Large| Large (30-50)]]
 
  
==Browse By Category==
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| [[:Category:Breaking Down Stereotypes | Breaking Down Stereotypes]]
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[[:Category:Icebreakers/Warmups | Icebreakers/Warmups]] | [[:Category:Name Games | Name Games]] | [[:Category:Party Games | Party Games]] | [[:Category:Collaboration | Collaboration]] | [[:Category:Communication | Communication]] | [[:Category:Breaking Down Stereotypes | Breaking Down Stereotypes]] | [[:Category:Circle Games | Circle Games]] | [[:Category:Riddles | Riddles]] | [[:Category:Rhythm Games | Rhythm Games]] | [[:Category:Table Games | Table Games]] | [[:Category:Tag Games | Tag Games]] | [[:Category:Team Strategy| Team Strategy]] | [[:Category:Diversity| Diversity]] ... '''[[Special:Categories | (Full List of Categories)]]'''
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Team Building Activities By Group Size
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==Selected Games and Activities==
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==[[Helium Stick]]==
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[[Image:Helium_Stick_Success.JPG|thumb|200px|right|Successful completion of the [[Helium Stick| Helium Stick Activity]]]]
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Line up team in two rows facing each other. Introduce the [[Helium Stick]] - a long, thin, light rod. Ask participants to point their index fingers and hold their arms out straight. Lay the Helium Stick down on their fingers. Before you let go, get the group to adjust their finger heights until the Helium Stick is horizontal and everyone's index fingers are touching the stick. Explain that the challenge is to lower the Helium Stick to the ground. The catch: each person's fingers must be in contact with the Helium Stick at all times. Pinching or grabbing the stick in not allowed - it must rest on top of fingers. If at any point one of the group member's finger looses contact with the Helium Stick, the group must start over. Let the task begin.... [[Helium Stick| Helium Stick Full Instructions]]
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[[Ah Soh Koh]] | [[Amoeba]] | [[Ancient Number]] | [[Assassin / Spy]] |  
 
[[Ah Soh Koh]] | [[Amoeba]] | [[Ancient Number]] | [[Assassin / Spy]] |  
 
[[Battle Scars]] | [[Best Friend Introductions]] | [[Big Buddy]] | [[Birthday Lineup]] | [[Black Magic]] | [[Blind Polygon]] | [[Building the Tower]] | [[Bumpity Bump Bump]] |  
 
[[Battle Scars]] | [[Best Friend Introductions]] | [[Big Buddy]] | [[Birthday Lineup]] | [[Black Magic]] | [[Blind Polygon]] | [[Building the Tower]] | [[Bumpity Bump Bump]] |  
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==Add Your Own Activities==
 
* [[How to Add a Page]]
 
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* [[Suggestions]] / [[Bugs]] - request a new feature or report a problem.
 
* [[Resources | Other Team Building Resources]] - the place to post links to other sites or books.
 
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Revision as of 05:22, 4 December 2007

Teampedia is a collaborative encyclopedia of team building activities, icebreakers, teamwork resources, and tools for teams that anyone can edit!
This site is designed for a wide audience including: team leaders, trainers, teachers, managers, camp directors, counselors, and youth groups.
Gracepoint Youth Group Jumping
Begin by browsing for games and activities below or read more about the mission, goals, and history on the About Teampedia page.


Team Building Activities by Category

Icebreakers/Warmups | Name Games | Party Games | Collaboration | Communication | Breaking Down Stereotypes | Circle Games | Riddles | Rhythm Games | Table Games | Tag Games | Team Strategy | Diversity ... (Full List of Categories)

Team Building Activities By Group Size

Small Groups (3-10 people) | Medium Groups (10-30 people) | Large Groups (30-50 people)


Add Your Own Activities

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Miscellaneous

Featured Activity

Helium Stick

Successful completion of the Helium Stick Activity

Line up team in two rows facing each other. Introduce the Helium Stick - a long, thin, light rod. Ask participants to point their index fingers and hold their arms out straight. Lay the Helium Stick down on their fingers. Before you let go, get the group to adjust their finger heights until the Helium Stick is horizontal and everyone's index fingers are touching the stick. Explain that the challenge is to lower the Helium Stick to the ground. The catch: each person's fingers must be in contact with the Helium Stick at all times. Pinching or grabbing the stick in not allowed - it must rest on top of fingers. If at any point one of the group member's finger looses contact with the Helium Stick, the group must start over. Let the task begin.... Helium Stick Full Instructions

Selected Activities and Games

Ah Soh Koh | Amoeba | Ancient Number | Assassin / Spy | Battle Scars | Best Friend Introductions | Big Buddy | Birthday Lineup | Black Magic | Blind Polygon | Building the Tower | Bumpity Bump Bump | Call of the Wild | Captain's Coming! | Celebrity/Stereotype Party | Common Threads | Common Bonds | Conversation Activity | Crazy Handshakes | Egg Drop | Elbow Tag | Five Pointed Star | Giants, Wizards, Elves | Group Scavenger Hunt | Group Spot | Green Glass Door | Helium Stick | Hot Surprise Pillow | Human Knot | Human Spring Impulse | Jedi Mind Trick | Lap Sit | Lifelines | Life Map | The Maze | Minefield | Mnemonic Name Game | Name Juggling | Pass it Around | Peek A Who | Pipeline | Question Cup | Reunited | River Crossing | Robot | Shoe Tie | Silent Opera | Slappin’ Hand Circle | Song Battle | Speed Rabbit | Spider web | Stand Up Sit Down | Take as much as you need | Tarp Flip | Thumper | Tiger Tails | Toe to Toe | Toxic Waste Transport | Traffic Jam | Triangle Tag | Two Truths & A Lie | Universal Number | Warp Speed | The Wind Blows | What's in your wallet? | What's in a Name | Zen Counting | Zip Zap Zop ... (See Full List of Teambuilding Activities)