A year worth wrapping up
Summer 2023 is well and truly behind us, and the first snowflakes are on their way. The date is circled in red, the countdown has begun: Christmas is here! And with it, Christmas team building.
Between us, after the summer break, Christmas is the next event that really stirs the child in all of us.
Whether you’re a fan of ugly Christmas jumpers or festive rom-coms, Christmas means warmth and winding down.
Where you come in
Rather than listening to everyone list their plans for Christmas Eve, bring your employees together around a festive, feel-good end-of-year team building session. At your company offsite, make sure the group comes before the individual. Encourage conversations, and vary who talks to whom.
And if you’re the office elf tasked with organising a Christmas activity without quite knowing where to start, don’t panic. You can count on us to turn your team building project into reality. You’re already juggling Secret Santa with your day job, and now your 2023 company event has landed on your desk too.
What a gift! Except you still have to find the idea that will shake up your company’s traditions and keep your colleagues singing for the next five years. Relax: Arcane Experience has been certified Christmas vibes since 2015. Our workshop of team-building experiences, official partner to Santa, is waiting for you.
Already leafed through the old spell books and last year’s greetings cards without a spark of inspiration? Like Christmas shopping, stocks run out fast, so don’t wait for the first snowflake to get going. Climb aboard our sleigh and let’s run through our list of frosty team building ideas. Find the inspiration for your away day and make your end-of-year wishes come true.
The festive season is famous for being THE great family reunion.
Well, in a company it’s much the same. Spending time with colleagues in a work context isn’t enough to really know your teammates. At work, we mostly talk… work. But at a team building event, we talk human! The trust that builds during a playful activity makes informal conversation easy, and informal conversation builds cohesion. Keep your ears open: you may well rediscover your colleagues beyond their job titles. And remember, not everyone is lucky enough to be together at Christmas, so if you have that chance, take it.
Make the most of festive traditions to strengthen cohesion and team spirit with a Christmas-themed team building event!
Les Rennes des Neiges, the 100% frosty Christmas escape room
Well I’ll be a Christmas tree! Does a challenging, unifying Christmas team building event exist beyond the well-trodden path of murder investigations? Cars still don’t fly in 2023, but our team building sessions will have you walking on air. Reward your employees with our immersive escape room designed for large groups.
Looking to create an event that puts every member of your team in the spotlight? A unifying event that builds cohesion and team spirit?
We’ve cooked up an exclusive recipe of riddles, just for you, so your company event is the merriest yet.
The story behind this Christmas team building game
Christmas is only a few snowflakes away and the snow factory is in full swing. As if that weren’t enough, the reindeer are squabbling over who’ll take home this year’s Golden Hooves. But Santa has bigger worries. His faithful sleigh is playing up and dragging its feet. Deadlines are tight. The gift run starts soon and something has to be done, fast. If the problem isn’t fixed by dawn, thousands of children will lose their Christmas spirit. There’s nothing worse than waking up on the 25th with nothing under the tree. Christmas is hanging by a thread. Then, as if by miracle, Santa’s enchanted sleigh is back on its runners. Who should Santa reward? Retrace the movements of the suspect reindeer and help detective Rudolph crack the case.
How it works
Time to pull on your finest detective hat and comb through Santa’s Village. You have 90 minutes before the bells ring out and Christmas melts away. To succeed and save the day, you’ll need to cooperate, help one another and think logically. Arm yourself with laser vision and keep your eyes peeled. The details make all the difference, but above all it’s about teamwork and communication! Put your critical thinking to work and reap the rewards of collective intelligence, the finest ribbon to wrap your event in.
- 2 hours of play
- Up to 200 participants
- Indoor activity
- All materials provided
→ A Christmas-themed escape room to bring your teams together
Whether you’re an escape room veteran or a complete newcomer, this scenario will light up your company event. A maker of memories and a generator of emotion, Christmas team building is essential for strengthening group cohesion and a sense of belonging. The immersive nature of escape rooms drives employee engagement and boosts productivity. Brought together around a joyful, immersive game, participants show their true personalities. Everyone gets to step outside their professional role and act freely, far from the judgements of the workplace. Nothing builds team cohesion quite like it. This intergenerational tale, updated with a healthy dose of offbeat humour, will make your festive event genuinely memorable.
Choosing a Christmas activity means letting festive magic rekindle your people’s connection to the company. It also means taking the warmth and good vibes of the season and bringing them into your organisation. Playing on emotion strengthens the sense of belonging to a group and buy-in to shared values. If you want your end-of-year team building to make an impression, choose this life-size investigation! Our Christmas escape room will dress your offsite in red and white.
There’s nothing better than an immersive indoor activity to thank your employees at Christmas. Spending proper time together, where everyone can be themselves during a playful activity, is the best way to end the year.
Les Vilains en PLS, a semi-customisable escape room!
Ever found yourself on the naughty list? The answer doesn’t matter, it’s a rhetorical question (got you there). Either way, don’t use it to intimidate your colleagues or dangle a carrot in front of them. Beyond the underlying HR objectives, organising team building is also, quite simply, a way to thank and reward your people. And since they’re one of a kind, your gratitude should be too. Step off the beaten investigative track and, for once, invite your colleagues to show the worst version of themselves (well, almost).
The story
You used to let out your diabolical urges watching a good American thriller; now you’re playing with the big boys. Welcome to the League of Evil, a fast-growing startup with wicked ambitions. Founded by the greatest Villains in popular culture, the League of Evil is hiring. The latest results are encouraging, but the year-end targets are still out of reach. Blinded by their egos and their bank balances, the Villains struggle to cooperate. Their mission is stalling: concocting Eothium, the ultimate weapon that will put an end to those sickening Happy Endings. Each with their own dubious habits, the Villains make dreadful teammates. Between illegal flirting, food theft, procrastination and much more, every project has ground to a halt. Hired as a consultant, you specialise in supportive management. Defusing tension between employees is child’s play for you. Your brief: restore order and let evil reign, once and for all!
How it works
Far from the usual escape room formula, this workplace wellbeing activity breaks the rules and promises a game experience like no other. In teams, foil the Disneyfied happy endings and bring the League of Evil’s machiavellian plans to life. For 90 minutes, players will try to teach the Villains the professional good practice they need to complete their mission and dominate humanity.
- 2 hours of play
- Up to 200 participants
- Indoor activity
- Game customisation included
→ Customisation for stronger employee engagement
Want something REALLY different for your Christmas team building this year? This customisable treasure hunt is made for you. Choose this offbeat, funny investigation and surprise your colleagues with your inventiveness!
They’ll still be talking about it several winters from now.
Christmas is for celebrating, but also for motivating your teams ahead of the year about to begin. And what better than an interactive HR activity to drive change and inspire good resolutions! Use this corporate game to sweep away the bad habits picked up over the year and reinforce your values. Don’t tell your colleagues off, they’re not children, but you can get your messages across through play. Customising your corporate team building is also a way of showing you’ve paid attention to your people and appreciate their work. Putting employees directly into the storyline boosts their involvement and participation. With this bespoke Christmas escape room, nobody is left on the sidelines!
Les Vilains en PLS is the Christmas surprise you weren’t expecting but will thoroughly enjoy. Far from the sugary, soft-focus workshops, this playful adventure is the perfect way to get your employees on board with your CSR policy. A genuine management activity, it’s the candy cane that gives you a jolt and comforts you at the same time.
Make an impact without the gimmicks, and count on Arcane Experience to sweep your company’s chimney.
Festive creative workshop: chocolate in every form
Christmas without chocolate isn’t really Christmas. Giving your employees a box of chocolates for the festive season is nice, but giving them a creative, delicious team building session is better! And it works in your company’s favour too.
Far more than a simple order placed online, show that you’ve REALLY thought about your people with this cookery activity. You’ll prove you can bring intention and creativity to building cohesion and a better atmosphere in the team. Roll up your sleeves and bring everyone together around creative chocolate challenges. And nothing bonds sweet-toothed minds quite like chocolate!
Would you have preferred a company advent calendar? At the risk of disappointing you, nobody opens their chocolates strictly one day at a time. So don’t waste your energy trying to make the pleasure last: book this chocolate team building session now. This year, instead of letting your colleagues share their chocolates at home, organise a team activity and let them enjoy some proper time together as colleagues.
How it works
The wish factory is opening its doors, so turn your employees into true Oompa Loompas, masters of the chocolate-making art. Coming through! Your Christmas-themed company event is on the hob, so put your chef’s hat on and get baking.
For 90 minutes, you’ll discover the artisan craft of Carine, our chocolatier, who’ll guide you as you make your own mendiants. First as a spectator, then as a fully fledged chocolatier, you’ll learn to handle chocolate in every form! The chocolate, certified single origin, will be your creativity’s best ally. And to finish in style, a Top Chef challenge worthy of the famous TV show! Be as inventive as you can and impress the jury with your delicious chocolate creations. Time to stand out from your colleagues: could you be the next star pâtissier?
- 90 minutes of activity
- Up to 60 participants
- Indoor activity
- Individual challenges
→ A chocolate workshop to ease the tension
It won’t come as a surprise: chocolate is comforting. There’s a reason it’s our best friend after a bad day, a break-up or a redundancy. In fact, it’s scientifically proven. Chocolate releases a number of stimulating substances that fire up the brain and trigger pleasure hormones. Those hormones reduce anxiety and contribute to wellbeing. Nothing better for recharging batteries and boosting your team’s motivation! But between us, we also eat chocolate purely for pleasure. Organising a cookery team building session is exactly the same: the simple pleasure of being together. Be more than just the boss.
Chocolate is the star of Christmas, but don’t forget that your employees are the stars of your event. This culinary team building session is the ideal recipe for building connections and stepping outside the usual company setting. At Christmas, it’s always a race for creativity. What to give, what to eat, what to wear. We’re all hunting for THE detail that makes the difference. Luckily for you, we’ve done the hard work. Chocolate in every form is THE creative cookery activity that everyone agrees on, and it strengthens your team’s cohesion. After all, what better than a little chocolate treat to ease tension and bring people closer.
Arcane Experience organises your delicious team building session for a company event that’s tasty and full of sparkle.
Christmas team building – Quiz Master Show
Is your event all about fun, play and good vibes? Go for our frosty Quiz Master Show and race down the slopes of enjoyment with your colleagues. Good humour and laughter guaranteed!
At Christmas, what we want is comforting entertainment. Bring your end-of-year team building to life with a playful, interactive and challenging quiz. Treat your employees to memorable moments with original, varied question battles. Put your people into a playful competition like the Quiz Master Show and you’ll strengthen both energy and cohesion across your teams. Card games and board games at work have had their day. The digital era has arrived. So for your end-of-year team building, instead of dusting off the games cupboard, choose something modern and inclusive!
True, for Christmas you want impact done well. You want originality without going over the top. You don’t want anyone to be bored, and you want everyone to join in willingly. One solution ticks every box: the Quiz Master.
How it works
Presented as a TV show, the session is engaging and fast-paced. Split into teams, participants have 1 hour to battle it out on themed questions. For your company event, we’ve picked the best of general knowledge, music rounds, pop culture and riddles. Challenge your colleagues and win as much Loooot as you can. Who will be the next Quiz Master star and company mascot? Place your bets! Our star host works the crowd and interacts live with the audience before revealing a provisional ranking.
- 1 hour of activity
- Up to 200 participants
- Indoor activity
- Teams of 5
→ A quiz to bring everyone together for a good time
This intergenerational corporate game will win over young and old alike, from the most extrovert to the most reserved. This playful team building session strengthens employees’ sense of belonging to your company and its values. The quiz creates synergy and unites your teams around a theme that naturally brings people together: Christmas.
The quiz format builds trust between employees and sharpens their focus. Gathered around a shared question, participants have to listen, respect one another and cooperate to reach a collective decision. The mood is joyful and light, with no room for tension or office gossip. A quiz leaves no space for leaders or followers. Above all, it’s a human, collaborative challenge!
And as a bonus, customise your Christmas team building and use this moment out of time to reflect your company culture. Skip the long end-of-year speeches and opt for playful communication instead. Bring the magic of Christmas into your company and light up your event with our Quiz Master.
No fairy dust needed to create real synergy between your teams. Put stars in their eyes and open up new possibilities with this Christmas-themed quiz team building session.
As the saying goes, it’s not the finish line or the destination that matters most, it’s the journey. Want to bring your team together through a playful event but don’t know where to start? Put Arcane Experience in charge of producing your company event.
Photo workshop: Aventures en Images
Stop fighting over who plays Father Christmas this year. Put on your finest costume and smile. This creative workshop invites you to dress up and write the script of your own Christmas team building session!
Remember the traditional Christmas photo? Yes, the one where you look like a fir tree in a jumper bright enough to flash oncoming traffic. Well, we’ve taken the concept and made it far more fun and challenging.
Whether you’re Mister Ugly Jumper or Miss Sequin Dress, the festive season is the moment to dress up! Your company event is no exception, and it’s dressed here in a photo team building session bursting with colour and emotion.
Santa’s elves are to his workshop what your employees are to your company. So why not put the shop-bought costumes aside and create your own, reflecting your company culture? Give your people the responsibility they deserve and set their expressiveness free with this creative, artistic activity.
Show them that at Christmas your company becomes a genuine playful workshop, where energy and creation go hand in hand. Stop letting consumer culture dictate your Christmas choices. Be self-sufficient: you’ll find it surprisingly rewarding.
How it works
Aventures en Images is the creative photo workshop that immortalises your event. Participants start with a short introduction to the art of polaroid photography. They then pull on mittens, hats, elf ears and every other festive accessory to stage themselves in their imaginary Christmas village. They have a full 90 minutes to shoot as much as they can and create their own photo story. The fantasy fill-in-the-blanks Christmas script can also be customised. After posting dozens of letters to Father Christmas, stop waiting for a heroic rescue and be your own hero.
- 2 hours of activity
- Up to 100 participants
- Indoor activity
- Teams of 5
→ A Christmas team building session to spark creativity and strengthen communication
Bring your story to life and decide together on the mood of your end-of-year event. Creative workshops like Aventures en Images create brainstorming sessions, mostly without anyone noticing. By encouraging group decision-making, this photo team building session unites teams around a shared goal, both tangible and intangible.
The collective intelligence that emerges from these exchanges then takes physical shape in a finished piece. The creative thinking phase naturally improves focus and cohesion among employees. Everyone comes away feeling they’ve contributed to the creation of a collective work.
Aventures en Images is the creative workshop that stimulates individual and collective thinking while showcasing your company values.
No more queuing for a photo with Father Christmas. Build your own set and outshine Santa himself for the length of a festive team building session. And because anything is possible at Christmas, take your creation home, or rather to the office, and display it proudly. It’ll keep spirits up for the rest of the year! Far more than a photobooth session, Aventures en Images promises a moment of escape and a piece of storytelling all your own.
For a creative activity that’s a feast for the eyes, choose Aventures en Images. So, ready for Fashion Week 2023?
Don’t miss the sleigh: take off for an enchanted Christmas team building experience
Your Christmas-themed team building session is on its way and only needs you to parachute into your event venue. Arcane Experience and its team building workshop are ready to organise your festive 2023 event.
Thinking, creativity, conversation, warmth: one thing is certain, your wishes will be granted and your people will be dazzled. This year, allow yourself a little madness and dare to go off-piste, safely.
End the year in style and ask your employees what they think. You’ll see that one team building session is worth a thousand gifts, provided it’s done well. And for that, you need to knock on the right door. Arcane Experience supports you from start to finish in organising your Christmas team building. Our advisers will suggest playful, festive ideas tailored to your needs.
In France or abroad, we have more than one trick up our sleeve, so don’t be afraid to dream big and just ask!
