Catapult to Success

Imagine getting your group together to design and build actual working catapults. Now imagine turning the whole thing into a hilarious competitive team building event. That’s exactly what you get with Catapult to Success.

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Build & Launch!

As you’ll find with all of our favorite team building activities, Catapult to Success is a hit because it inspires teams to work together toward a common goal. In this case, achieving that goal also means you get to fling stuff through the air. We provide all necessary building materials, along with the top-flight professional facilitation TeamBonding is known for.

You get two separate rounds of high-energy competition. First is a distance-only launch event, followed by a distance + accuracy segment that involves catching various improbable objects (no bowling balls or live kittens, we promise). Winning requires a mix of shrewd inter-team negotiation, effective brainstorming, prototyping, testing, and fine-tuning.

This challenge is designed to combine mental agility with collaboration, hands-on construction, and commercial prowess. While the catapults themselves are always the central feature, the overall framing can be adapted to suit your specific objectives. For example, some of our clients want the big takeaway to be “continuous improvement” or “fine-tuning team dynamics.”

*Ask about our popular Angry Birds, or other options… because why not catapult pumpkins?

Four team members wearing yellow safety helmets, standing together outdoors on a tennis court, smiling and holding team building materials during the 'Catapult to Success' team building activity.

A group of four participants outdoors working together to assemble a small catapult during the Catapult to Success team building activity, emphasizing teamwork, innovation, and hands-on problem-solving.

A team of participants in red shirts working together outdoors on constructing a catapult during the Catapult to Success team building activity, showcasing collaboration, creativity, and strategic planning.

Teams participating in the Catapult to Success team building activity, engaging in hands-on construction of catapults while strategizing and collaborating on a tennis court setting.

A group of four participants smiling and posing indoors with a constructed catapult during the Catapult to Success team building activity, emphasizing teamwork, innovation, and collaborative problem-solving.

A team of four participants wearing matching orange shirts working together outdoors on constructing a wooden catapult during the Catapult to Success team building activity, highlighting teamwork, creativity, and collaboration.

Participants outdoors engaging in a team building exercise with a catapult setup, preparing for a launch while other team members observe and strategize, demonstrating teamwork, collaboration, and competitive spirit in the Catapult to Success activity.

A group of participants indoors gathered around a table, actively assembling a catapult as part of the Catapult to Success team building activity, focusing on collaboration, innovation, and hands-on problem-solving.

A team presenting their catapult design called 'The Rocket Launcher' during an indoor segment of the Catapult to Success team building activity, showcasing creativity, teamwork, and presentation skills.

A group of participants indoors discussing their catapult design as part of the Catapult to Success team building activity, focusing on teamwork, strategy, and collaborative problem-solving in a competitive setting.

Multiple teams in brightly colored shirts collaborating on building catapults indoors during the Catapult to Success team building activity, showcasing teamwork, creativity, and hands-on construction skills in a lively group setting.

Participants in an indoor setting engaging in a competitive team building activity with catapults, buckets, and various objects, demonstrating teamwork, strategy, and coordination during the Catapult to Success event.

Participants in a team building activity indoors, holding a structure with colorful buckets as part of the Catapult to Success event, focusing on teamwork, coordination, and strategic planning.

Participants outdoors collaborating on building a catapult during the Catapult to Success team building activity, showcasing teamwork, problem-solving, and creativity in a natural setting.

A group of participants sitting on the floor indoors, discussing and planning their catapult design during the Catapult to Success team building activity, emphasizing teamwork, collaboration, and strategic thinking.

Team size

16– 300+

Time needed

2 hours

Space requirement

This event works well indoors or out. Either way, you’ll want a large unobstructed space – approximately 20 sq ft per participant is a good rule of thumb. For an indoor space, high ceilings are a definite plus (or at least no low-hanging light fixtures).

Ideal for

Conference/meeting breaks
Product/project launches
Boosting creativity
Resource management
Problem solving

Tailoring

TeamBonding is all about customization. Would you like specific elements of company branding, culture and/or mission statement.

Chosen By:

"Catapult was great! The team really enjoyed it. Michael and his team did a great Job!"

Synopsys

"The feedback has been nothing but positive. I received several unsolicited comments from many people who could not say enough good things about the program and the facilitators. To be honest, when folks heard that we were doing a Team Building exercise the response was less than enthusiastic. Credit your team with being able to engage and energize a crowd of 190 + people in such a short amount of time. It was definitely a success. Thank you again!"

Liberty Mutual

"I wanted to pass along my sincere appreciation for your team and the impact you had on our organization. We had a great week of meetings and the events that your team participated in were two of the highlights. Thank you so much for the caring and talented individuals that helped lead each section."

Quiznos

"Synchrony had a fantastic time with team bonding on the "Catapult to Success" activity at their diversity symposium. There was great involvement from one and all, event was competitive and definitely brought people from different levels, functions, locations and backgrounds together on a hands-on, creative and out-of the box thinking activity that teams could boast about. Awesome facilitator who ran both the icebreaker and the main event effortlessly."

Synchrony Financial

"TeamBonding was the best decision from the start! They were keen to learn my specific team and needs from the beginning, then worked to develop a proposal with those needs in mind. Day of: the event was fantastic, went off without a hitch, and my team are still raving about the fun they had 3 weeks later! I will definitely be using TeamBonding again for future events, and will continue to recommend them to my network."

Victrex

"Our group really enjoyed the creativity behind the catapult launch activity. Our instructor kept the group engaged even though the weather wasn't ideal. It was well organized and they were able to go with the flow and make changes on the fly because of the weather issues. Great event overall!!"

Teladoc Health

"Everyone enjoyed the activity, and the facilitators were great at adapting on the fly. They were also incredibly helpful and engaging so it made for a fun experience."

Expanse

Everything went very well. The team enjoyed the process! It was a beautiful day and everyone really did have a good time. Thank you to Deric and Joycelyn. They did a great job!

Optics 1

"I wanted to extend my gratitude for the outstanding team-building exercise your team facilitated for us. It was an incredibly fun experience, it brought so much laughter and joy to our group and definitely was the highlight of our Employee Appreciation Day! The activity was not only enjoyable but also greatly strengthened our company’s teamwork and camaraderie. Your expertise in organizing such engaging events truly shone through. Samantha and Randy both made it so easy for everyone to loosen up and not be shy. I cannot thank you enough for this! You had every detail planned from start to finish and the energy Samantha and Randy brought was amazing! Thank you again for your excellent work and for making our Employee Appreciation Day a memorable one."

Smartfruit

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