Team event: building a raft on the water
Go on a ride like Huckleberry Finn
Raft building is an exciting team event with an adventure feeling! During team building “build a raft together” your team really gets going: When planning and constructing the raft, everyone is required to realize a viable idea. There are no limits for your creativity. Divided into small groups, everyone receives the same building materials at the team event. These can be creative materials; rafts have already been built from beer bench furniture. Each group will build a sustainable raft for a limited period of time. After the team building, the ability to swim will be tested. Volunteers come forward! Afterwards, all teams line up on the shore for the challenge: a buoy in the water is driven around for a timed period. If you wish, you can do this raft building event as a relay team so that each team member has to maneuver the raft. Paddle in hand and off you go.
Janine Jandt
Head of Sales & Marketing
Do you have any questions about raft building? Please call or write us an email to: info@adebar.de.
Team event raft building:
What you experience
In this team event, the team uses simple tools to build a floatable raft and races around a buoy. In the best case scenario, back on land. Teamwork is the focus of this team building and keeps you afloat: first build, then trust! The team event raft building excellently increases the sense of togetherness with a fun factor.
Team building raft construction:
Process & Overview
- Welcome by team guides and team division
- Briefing on the team event process
- Work stations with complete materials for building your own raft and rafting
- Construction of the raft, station supervisors are available to help and advise
- Test your ability to swim followed by a race
- Evaluation and award ceremony of the team building
Details about raft building Team building on the water
Event type:
Team building, company event, outdoor event, team event, build your own raft
Perfect for:
Communication, teamwork, tackling things together, motivation, feeling of unity, team bonding, collaboration
Location:
Baltic Sea, North Sea, lakes, beach, lakeshore
Persons:
20 – 300
Duration:
2 - 4h
Season:
Spring, summer, autumn
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Team event raft building: All questions and answers about team building “build a raft yourself”
The raft building team event is an ideal instrument for expanding the dimensions of team spirit. Through raft building team building, participants learn to work together effectively by building a functional raft themselves with limited resources. This raft building event not only promotes collegiality and cooperation, but also creative problem solving and decision making.
At the raft building team event, leadership skills as well as the ability to work collaboratively under time pressure are trained. Participants experience directly how essential clear communication and strategic planning are for project success. The process from designing to raft building strengthens trust in your own group and each individual can contribute and develop their strengths.
The raft building team event also delivers tangible results. When the team launches their homemade raft, it's immediately apparent how well they work together. These practical successes at the raft building event strengthen team cohesion and at the same time offer a fruitful change from everyday office life.
A successful raft building team event creates noticeable added value: a strengthened, efficiency-oriented team that is prepared to master the challenges of professional life together and successfully. The event agency adebar offers tailor-made raft building team events that are tailored to the specific needs and goals of each company. With our many years of experience in event management, we can ensure that the raft building team event is not only an unforgettable experience for the participants, but also brings concrete team strengthening and efficiency improvements. It is important to us that every raft building team event is individually designed to reflect the unique corporate culture and team dynamics. Our professional event planners ensure that every detail is perfectly organized, from the location setup to the procurement of materials to the execution of the event. With adebar as a partner for raft building team events, companies can be sure that they will receive a tailor-made event that is not only fun, but also has a lasting positive impact on the team.
The length of time it takes to build a raft in team building raft building can vary, depending on the complexity of the design and the group dynamics. On average, you can expect it to take around 2 to 3 hours to build your own raft. It depends heavily on how well the team members work together at the raft building event and can agree on a common construction method.
For teams who would like to deepen their experience of the raft building team event even further, there is the option of extending this event in time. It's not necessarily about speed or competition - the focus is more on the shared experience. Longer formats allow for a more in-depth dive into the intricacies of construction and reinforce team building during raft building.
If the focus of your raft building team event is less on competition than on achieving a goal together, leave yourself time for reflection, joint planning and building a stable construction. This not only promotes team spirit, but also ensures that participants can get full added value from the raft building event.
Yes, the raft building team event can also take place in bad weather. Although the raft building event is an outdoor activity in which sunshine and pleasant temperatures undoubtedly enrich the experience, professional planning and a flexible approach, which is a core component of team building raft building, make it possible to implement a successful event even in unfavorable weather conditions.
Of course, the safety of everyone involved in the raft building team event must always be guaranteed, which is why the raft cannot be tested for swimming suitability in certain weather conditions such as strong winds, especially if it is offshore, or an approaching thunderstorm.
Although the core of the raft building team event is to build the raft ourselves and then test it, extreme weather conditions may force us to adapt the event accordingly. In strong or offshore winds, the self-made rafts could drift too far, which could endanger not only the material but also the safety of the participants. A thunderstorm also carries the risk of lightning strikes, especially on open water.
In such cases, the team building raft building may be moved to a safe area where participants can continue to build the raft and practice the elements of team building without the raft being lowered into the water. This can be done through dry testing procedures or through careful inspection and evaluation of the raft on land.
Despite the weather restrictions, the team will have the opportunity to participate in key aspects of the raft building event, such as the collaborative planning process, execution of construction and development of problem-solving strategies. Safety always comes first, but the team-building nature of the event remains intact.
The costs for adebar's raft building team event can vary depending on the group size and additional services required. In order to receive a specific offer for the planning and implementation of an individual team building raft building event in which you and your team build a raft together, a tailor-made cost estimate will be created. This takes into account all relevant components such as material, qualified instructions, safety equipment and possible catering.
Since every raft building team event is unique and should be tailored to your specific needs, we recommend contacting us directly to receive an individual offer that corresponds to the scope and requirements of your event. Special requests such as additional team building measures or special event features can also be included in the cost calculation.
adebar strives to provide you with a competitive and transparent offer that clearly reflects the value and outcome of the team building raft building event to guarantee an unforgettable experience for your team.
When preparing for the raft building team event, there are some essential items that you should definitely pack to ensure that your team building raft building experience is a complete success. Here are some recommendations:
- Comfortable clothing: Choose clothing that allows you to move freely and that can also get wet. Weather-appropriate functional clothing is recommended, as you will be working on the water while building a raft.
- Change of clothes: After you build a raft, you may well get wet. It is therefore advisable to have a change of dry clothing with you.
- Weatherproof jacket: Even in sunny weather it can be cool on the water, so a wind- and water-repellent jacket is recommended.
- Sunscreen and hat: Protect yourself from sunburn and sunstroke, especially on hot days.
- Sturdy shoes: Safety-relevant and often overlooked - bring shoes that can get wet and also offer good grip.
- Good mood and team spirit: The most important thing in team building raft building is your enthusiasm and willingness to pull together.
The adebar team will of course support you with the organization and ensure that all the necessary materials for building the raft are available. Equipped with this packing list, your raft building team event will be an exciting and enriching experience for the entire team.
As a special service, adebar also offers to brand jackets, gloves, hats, baseball caps, etc. with your company logo. In this way, you not only strengthen team spirit, but also appear to the outside world as a strong unit. With this individual equipment, the raft building event becomes an unforgettable team building experience that visibly bonds your team together and creates a lasting memory.
The raft building team event is a flexible activity in terms of the number of participants and can be individually adapted to small and larger groups. Whether you have a team of 10 people or want to plan a large group team building raft building for over 100 participants, adebar offers customized solutions.
The raft building team event enables small teams to work closely together and strengthen team dynamics in a targeted manner. Every participant has the chance to be actively involved in the raft building process and to make a significant contribution to the project. For larger groups, the raft building event can be designed to build multiple rafts, creating a healthy competitive atmosphere that promotes team spirit and collaboration throughout the organization.
adebar ensures that optimal support is ensured during team building raft construction, so that a high-quality team building experience can be guaranteed even with a large number of participants. Regardless of the size of the team, our goal is for each individual to perceive the event as an enriching and connecting experience and for building a raft to have a long-term positive effect on team spirit.
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