Case study
Connecting 450+ global employees across time zones
They kicked off with high-energy Music Bingo, then split into breakout rooms for coffee tasting, chocolate truffle making and team games.
Read the case studyHybrid team building activities and ideas
Run the activity on the video call, not in the room. A live host on screen, everyone on the same call, and teams that mix office and remote people keep both halves equal. Kits ship to home or office, and in 17 US cities we can also run the game in person.
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8 activities that work in the room and at home
Each runs on your video call with a live host, so it plays the same whether someone is at a desk in the office or a kitchen table at home.
Quiz Showdown!
From $975 · covers 25 people(about $39 each)1 hour
Trivia with live vote reveals on screen. Office and remote players answer from the same call.
Beach Vacate-tion Escape Room
From $875 · covers 25 people(about $35 each)1 hour
A hosted escape room where everyone plays from their own screen, so home and office are on equal footing.
Fun-Filled Feud
From $975 · covers 25 people(about $39 each)1 hour
Family Feud-style survey rounds. Every team answers each round at once, wherever they sit.
Your Favorite Game Shows!
From $975 · covers 25 people(about $39 each)1 hour
Game-show rounds that play well with a conference room as one team and remote players as others.
Team Discovery Challenge
From $875 · covers 25 people(about $35 each)1 hour
Show and tell meets scavenger hunt. Remote people show their homes, the office shows its desks.
Illusionist
$3,200 flat rate1 hour
An interactive online magic show with Kevin Blake. As fun on the big screen as on a laptop.
Music Bingo
$1,800 flat rate45 minZoom only
Name-that-tune bingo with a live host. Everyone plays their own card, in the room or at home.
Kit included
Candle Making
$68/person + $379 base fee1 hour
A kit shipped to every participant's address, home or office, and a host who guides the pour.
Two ways to set up a hybrid event
Choose before the day; it decides what you need in the room.
Recommended for most games
Everyone on their own laptop
Office people join the call from their own laptops, with headphones, even when they sit in the same room. Everyone has a face on screen, a chat box and a vote.
- Best for
- Escape rooms, trivia with individual answers, bingo, kit workshops.
- Watch out for
- Only one device in the room should have its speaker and mic on, or you get echo. Headphones fix it.
The room plays as a team
The conference room joins as one participant: one camera, one mic, the host on the big screen. The room plays as one or two teams; remote players form the others.
- Best for
- Game shows and trivia where a team talks over each answer together.
- Watch out for
- Remote players cannot hear side conversations in the room. Mix at least one remote person into the room's team, joining on a laptop.
Hybrid room setup checklist
Seven checks for the conference room. Most hybrid events that go wrong go wrong on sound, so start there.
- Camera at eye level, wide enough for the whole table. Remote players should see faces, not the tops of heads.
- One audio source in the room. A speakerphone or room mic that hears the whole table, and every laptop in the room muted with its speakers off.
- The host and the remote faces on the big screen. Pin the host; switch to gallery view during team rounds so the room can see who is playing.
- A laptop in the room for chat and answers. Many rounds collect answers in chat or a link; give the room one person to type.
- Rename the room on the call. “NYC office, 6 people” helps the host build teams and call on the room by name.
- A wired connection for the room device. The room is a lot of people on one link; if it freezes, six players drop at once.
- Join 10 minutes early. Test sound both ways with a remote colleague before the host starts.
Four habits that keep remote people in the game
The setup gets everyone on the call. These keep the remote half from becoming the audience.
Run it on the call, not in the room
The activity lives on the video call and the room joins it, never the other way round. Remote people should not be watching an office party through a window.Mix every team
Put remote and office people on the same teams, so the remote half is not a separate, quieter league.Let remote people go first
When a team discusses an answer, ask the remote players first. The room will always be louder.Send the kit to wherever people will be
For a kit workshop, collect each person's address for that day: home for remote staff, the office for people coming in.
Most of the team in one office this week? Feud Night, Team Trivia, Music Bingo, Blitz-Speed Trivia and painting workshops run in person at your office in 17 US cities. Book one for an office day and a virtual game for the whole team.
What our clients say
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“They mailed everything we needed to each team member, then Jenn Sun led us through an hourlong online session to build our terrariums.”
“I scheduled a virtual team building experience with KraftyLab (Jackson Pollock Experience) and it was one of the most fun work events I've experienced.”
Cisco Meraki · Case study
A full-day virtual retreat, and they immediately rebooked
Coffee tasting in the morning, a DIY lunch workshop where teams cooked together, creative sessions and a management training.
Read the case studyHybrid team building questions
What are good hybrid team building activities?
Hosted games that run on the video call so office and remote people play the same way: trivia like Quiz Showdown!, escape rooms like Beach Vacate-tion Escape Room, Family Feud-style games, music bingo, and kit workshops where everyone gets the same box.
How do you run a hybrid team building event?
Put the host and the game on the video call. Either everyone joins from their own laptop, including people in the office, or the conference room joins as one team with a single camera and mic. Mix office and remote people on each team.
Should people in the office join on their own laptops?
For most games, yes. It gives everyone the same view, chat and vote. Use headphones, and keep only one device in the room with its speaker on to avoid echo.
Can kits go to both the office and people's homes?
Yes. We ship a kit to each participant's address, so office staff can receive theirs at the office and remote staff at home. Continental US shipping is included; Canada, Alaska, Hawaii, US territories and international addresses are add-ons. Book kit events at least 3 weeks ahead.
Which video platforms do you use?
Zoom by default, with Microsoft Teams, Google Meet or Webex on request. Music Bingo is Zoom only.
Can the office half do something in person?
Yes. In 17 US cities, Feud Night, Team Trivia, Music Bingo, Blitz-Speed Trivia and painting workshops run in person at your office. Some teams book an in-person game on an office day and a virtual one for everyone.
How much does hybrid team building cost?
The same as a virtual event: hosted games start from about $34 a person, priced as a package for your group, and kit workshops start from $45 a person plus a base fee. You see the full price before you book.
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