Combining Team Building Days with the Funfair

Blending the excitement of funfair rides and fairground games with the structured approach of traditional team building days can transform a standard corporate event into an extraordinary experience.

At We Are Tricycle, we specialise in integrating the thrill and joy of funfair attractions with the strategic and collaborative elements of classic team-building exercises. This unique combination energises and engages teams while reinforcing key skills and workplace values.

So how do we combine teambuilding days with trips to the funfair?

• Start with Traditional Exercises: Initiate the event with conventional team-building activities. These could include trust exercises, problem-solving tasks, or creative brainstorming sessions. They set the tone for collaboration and encourage team members to think collectively.
• Introduce Funfair Games for Enhanced Engagement: Once the team is warmed up with traditional exercises, introduce carnival games. This transition adds an element of fun and excitement, motivating participants to engage more deeply. Whether they're shooting games or the Ring Toss, you can encourage collaboration and participation with these classic activities.
• Use Fairground Rides to Build Trust and Morale: Incorporate fairground rides into the event. People will certainly feel like a team when they've conquered thrill rides such as the Reverse Bungee together!
• Fairground Side Stalls for Competitive Team Building: Using fairground side stalls and games always results in a competitive yet cooperative spirit. Games like Whack a Mole or Safe Cracker can be great for encouraging healthy competition within teams.
• Tailor Activities to Reflect Company Values: Customise both funfair activities and traditional exercises to reflect your organisation’s values through our bespoke funfair rides and custom fairground games. For instance, if teamwork is a core value, choose activities that require collaboration and collective effort to succeed. See ourguide on customising funfair rides for teambuilding days for more advice.
• Balance Physical and Mental Challenges: Ensure a balance between physical activities (like sports games) and mental challenges (such as strategy-based arcade game machines). This ensures inclusivity, and caters your teambuilding day for diverse teams.
• Debrief and Reflect: After the funfair activities, hold a debriefing session. Discuss what the team learned from each activity and how these lessons can be applied in the workplace. This reflection is crucial for translating the day’s fun into tangible workplace improvements.
• Reward Your Team: With our prize games, it's easy to give prizes to the most successful collaborators. You could even use our photo mosaic walls to give your guests a memento of the teambuilding day.
• End with a Collaborative Cool-Down: Conclude the event with a collaborative activity that allows team members to unwind and reflect on the day’s experiences together. This could be a group discussion or a collective creative task.

Combining the playful, energetic atmosphere of funfair activities with the focused, goal-oriented nature of traditional team-building exercises offers a comprehensive approach to team development. At We Are Tricycle, we are dedicated to helping you craft a team-building event that entertains and also delivers meaningful and lasting benefits to your team’s dynamics and morale.

Contact us to find out more, or check out our teambuilding day guides!

Related Questions About Combining Team Building with a Funfair

A funfair can give a team building day a second dimension. Structured challenges can occupy one part of the programme, while rides, games, food and informal entertainment create opportunities for colleagues to spend time together without every interaction being scored. These questions look at how the two formats can work together.

Should the funfair happen before or after the team building activities?

Either approach can work. Funfair entertainment at the beginning can provide an informal introduction before organised activities start, while opening the fairground afterwards can give participants a more relaxed finish to the day. Larger events may run some attractions throughout the programme.

team building provides ideas for the structured element, while company fun days | corporate events can help when developing the wider event format.

Can fairground games become part of the team competition?

Yes. Short fairground challenges can be incorporated into a points competition where appropriate, giving teams several different skills to test. This can be particularly useful when organisers want something different from conventional sporting activities.

Ball In The Bucket Side Stall, Hoopla Side Stall and Test Your Strength provide contrasting challenges. Further options can be found within fairground side stalls and games and skill games.

How can we create a team building leaderboard?

Organisers can choose activities with clear results and award points according to the event format. Different team members might represent their group in different challenges, allowing the overall result to depend on several participants rather than one particularly strong player.

competitive games includes suitable score-based activities, while Batak Pro and Chaos Strike A Light | 4 Player provide reaction-based alternatives to traditional fairground games.

Do the fairground rides need to be competitive too?

No. Separating some attractions from the competition can be useful. Rides can provide a change of pace between organised challenges and give colleagues time to enjoy the event together without worrying about points or results.

fairground rides contains the wider ride selection, with family funfair attractions & rides providing options for events where organisers want a broader style of entertainment.

What can non-competitive participants do during the event?

A mixed programme can provide several ways to participate. Someone who does not want to enter a physical or competitive challenge may prefer a strategy game, arcade machine, traditional ride or simply watching colleagues take part.

garden games, arcade game machines and icebreaker games can broaden the programme. Accessibility and individual suitability should also form part of activity selection, with further guidance available in Funfair Accessibility FAQs.

Can teams rotate around different funfair zones?

Yes. Dividing the site into activity areas can help organisers move groups between different experiences. One zone might contain traditional side stalls, another reaction games and another larger team challenges, with free-play attractions available elsewhere.

This type of arrangement needs to reflect the actual equipment and venue. How to Place Funfair Rides Around the Site provides related layout guidance, while Event Planning and Logistics FAQs covers broader practical considerations.

How can we keep people entertained between scheduled challenges?

Not every activity needs a fixed start time. Short-play games can remain available while teams wait for their next scheduled challenge, helping to reduce periods where participants have nothing to do.

queue busters & waiting area games is particularly relevant to this approach, while multiplayer games provides activities where colleagues can play together during less structured parts of the day.

Can catering become part of the combined event?

Yes. Food can create a natural break between structured team building and the more informal funfair element. Depending on the schedule, catering might operate throughout the event or become the focal point of a dedicated lunch or social period.

event catering solutions provides different food options, while Food and Catering FAQs and How Mobile Food Carts & Bars Run at Outdoor Events provide related planning guidance.

Can a team building funfair work indoors?

A smaller fairground-style programme can be created inside a suitable venue using equipment selected for the available space, access and other venue requirements. This can be useful for autumn and winter corporate events where outdoor conditions are less predictable.

indoor funfair fun, indoor fairground games and electronic & digital games provide ideas for building an indoor activity programme.

How do we choose the right mix of team building and funfair entertainment?

Start with the audience, objectives, venue and available time rather than choosing attractions in isolation. A heavily structured team day may need only a smaller free-play area, while a corporate fun day might reverse that balance and use a handful of challenges within a larger funfair.

How to Choose the Right Funfair Rides & Games provides further guidance on building an attraction mix. You can also browse all products, continue through our Guides, or contact us to discuss combining team building activities with funfair entertainment.