If you want to celebrate a happy Valentine’s Day, team building activities and games are the way to go.
Valentine’s Day is one of the sweetest holidays, but it doesn’t have to be reserved for sweethearts! Creating energy within your team is equally as important, and every holiday offers a fresh opportunity to do so.
This article features some of our favorite happy Valentine’s Day team building activities, all of which also function as general meeting energizers. The activities we’ve selected work well for remote, hybrid, and on-site teams alike.
How to Choose a Valentine’s Day Team Building Activity
With so many fun workplace Valentine’s Day ideas to choose from, how do you find the perfect one for your team? It’s all about finding options that work well for your team’s unique needs and wants.
The goal is to find the right Valentine’s Day work activities to make your team feel special while boosting morale and building camaraderie—and we’re here to help! Here are a few tips:
- Choose activities that align with your company culture and values
- Keep things professional while still being fun
- Look for inclusive options that focus on appreciation and team bonding over romance
- Pick activities that build genuine connections and avoid those that create forced interactions
- Stick to friendly competition and lighthearted fun so everyone can win
Valentine’s Day Team Building Activities & Ideas
Let’s dive right into our favorite Valentine’s office games and activities that we’ve seen teams love year after year.
1. Satisfy the Sweet Tooth
What’s a Valentine’s Day team building activity without some chocolate? It’s a delicious treat that’s sure to sweeten up the office atmosphere while bringing people together. It can be as simple as some chocolates left on each person’s desk (or mailed to them) alongside a thank-you card. If you go for this option, consider using some work Valentine’s Day quotes to remind your team members how much you value them.
Alternatively, you might opt for a team building activity based around chocolate. For example, treat your team to a behind-the-scenes look at what it’s like to be a chocolatier with our Curated Virtual Chocolate Tasting Experience. Or, if you want a more hands-on element, our chocolate truffle-making class is the perfect activity to encourage bonding and skill development.
The Chocolate Challenge is another great choice—it offers a delicious blend of friendly competition, lively challenges, and edible engineering. Because we believe that Valentine’s Day work contest ideas should be sweet!
Your group will divide into small teams that compete against each other. Each group will work together to design and construct bridges made of pure, delicious chocolate that they get to eat afterward.
2. Indulge Your Team’s Taste Buds
As the saying goes, nine out of ten people like chocolate, and the tenth is lying. But if chocolate really isn’t for your team, we have a plethora of tasty activities (wine tasting, anyone?)
After all, Valentine’s Day is meant as an opportunity to enjoy all types of nuanced flavors and experiences. So, take your team on a culinary adventure with our Food Truck Challenge. It’s packed with competition, skill-building, and delicious food tasting—this combination makes a fantastic Valentine’s Day game for work and play.
A master chef will guide everyone through preparing and cooking food, but it’s up to teams to create a unique truck design and business plan. Bring your team together through friendly competition with results so delicious that it (almost) won’t matter who wins.
3. Get Creative
Valentine’s Day can be an opportunity for teams to get crafty by sharing artistic abilities, too. With Sketch it Forward, you can create personalized greeting cards to bring a smile to the faces of First responders, Healthcare heroes, Seniors, Veterans, Animal welfare advocates, and more.
These cards are handmade works of art created with the guidance of augmented reality. Encourage your team to make a difference by tapping into their inner artist, regardless of their skill level.
Alternatively, you could have your team work together to create a giant masterpiece. The Big Picture is an excellent exercise for helping teams stay mindful of “seeing the bigger picture” in their professional lives. As in most areas of life, it’s all about communication, collaboration, and pulling together in the same direction.
4. PPT of Me
We’ve got the perfect idea for your February team building activities—a PowerPoint presentation (that’s PPT for the uninitiated)! It’s a fun alternative to Valentine’s games at work and a great way to energize your meetings.
Each meeting starts with a 4-slide presentation from a different team member. Ask your team to use these to give them an opportunity to share a bit about who they are, what they do, and where they come from outside of work.
So spread the love and celebrate Valentine’s Day with your team by getting to know each other better.
5. Relax, Rejuvenate, and Refresh
With all that goes on around us, it’s essential to rejuvenate and take care of your mental wellness—in other words, self-love! What better way to celebrate Valentine’s Day at work? Ideas based on helping you and your team feel relaxed, rejuvenated, and refreshed can help to relieve stress, improve memory, and foster new ideas.
For example, a quick meditation session before a meeting could be just what everyone needs to get the ideas and energy flowing.
Our Meditainment Group Meditation will help you and your team calm your minds, alleviate anxiety, and reduce stress. It’s as easy to do as following a relaxing story with your eyes closed. Take a moment to let your mind take you to amazing places and encourage your team to participate in this soothing celebration of self-love. Happy Valentine’s Day, team!
6. Share a Laugh
Here’s a Valentine’s Day work idea you can’t go wrong with—laughter! Laughter relaxes the entire body, can help relieve tension, and offers a great bonding opportunity for everyone involved.
For example, start off a meeting by running a fun poll and playing a game to boost morale before diving into a good laugh. Or try following up a session of laughter with cards to say Happy Valentine’s Day, team building activities to celebrate, and tasty treats to lift everyone’s mood.
Regardless of whether it’s at the beginning or end of a session, try getting the laughs in with our Laughter Yoga program! It’s great for remote and in-person teams alike, and it supports both the mind and body with easy techniques like breathing, laughing, and making eye contact.
This fun team building activity is packed with stress-relieving benefits, and it’s designed to give your team a fun, light cardio workout.
7. Game Shows and Trivia
Themed game shows and trivia are a fun and interactive way to celebrate any holiday with your team. They don’t need to be themed around the specific holiday, either—just start the activity with a quick “Happy Valentine’s Day, team!” and then let them unwind for a while.
A few of our favorites include Bingo, Almost Anything Goes Team Trivia, Survey Says, and Spin to Win. Regardless of which option you choose, you and your team members will get to engage in friendly competition and take a break from daily routines for the holiday.
8. Giving Back Together
Is your team all about helping others? If so, spread the love by giving back to those in need this Valentine’s Day!
Choose a cause that’s meaningful to your team and show your employees that you care about more than just profits. Here are a few of our favorite options:
- Hopefull Handbags: This charitable team building event is designed to bring awareness to the struggles faced by women living in shelters. Your team will fill new and gently used handbags with essential items to help them get back on their feet.
- Helping Hands: This philanthropic activity lets your group provide a little hope, help, and cheer. Working together, teams assemble personal care kits for community members facing the devastating impact of natural disasters or homelessness.
- Do Good Bus: Hop on the bus for a day of fun, team building, lunch, and a mystery volunteer location! We believe surprises spark growth, so participants won’t know where they’re going, but they’ll know they’re going to help others. Our rides make a direct community impact and forge authentic connections.
9. Hi-Tech Scavenger Hunt
Embark on a Valentine’s Day-themed Scavenger Hunt with promises of an exciting fusion of tech-driven exploration and team collaboration for our coworkers. Armed with tablets, your team can venture beyond the office, exploring the local city and surroundings in pursuit of Valentine’s Day treasures.
Clues and challenges will lead teams to discover hidden gems, solve riddles, and capture moments that embody the essence of love and camaraderie. From capturing creative snapshots in iconic locations to unearthing trivia related to romantic landmarks, each challenge requires the team’s collective effort and quick thinking.
This technology-enhanced scavenger hunt not only fosters teamwork and problem-solving but also infuses a sense of adventure.
10. Appreciation Lunch
In the spirit of celebrating collaboration and shared achievements, why not host a Happy Valentine’s Day Team Appreciation Lunch? It’ll set the stage for camaraderie and gratitude while giving people a break from work.
Colleagues come together in a communal space, each contributing to a potluck feast with Team Cuisine. Every time we get to put on this event, the room seems to buzz with lively conversations and laughter as team members express genuine appreciation for one another.
This Valentine’s Day team building activity satisfies the palate and serves as a testament to the power of teamwork. It’ll leave everyone with a more profound sense of connection and gratitude for the collaborative efforts that drive success in the professional realm.
So, grab a plate, share a laugh, and revel in the corporate feast that’s less boardroom and more banquet, where camaraderie and gratitude are the order of the day!
Say Happy Valentine’s Day with TeamBonding
Ready to tell your staff Happy Valentine’s Day? TeamBonding is here to help if you need us, but we encourage you to use your own creativity to build a bit more love in the office!
These team building activities strengthen bonds among colleagues and serve as energizers for meetings. It’s the perfect way to kick off a fun day since each one can be applied to both virtual and in-person teams.
If you use any of these ideas, share your experiences with us on social media! We’d love to hear how it goes.
Want some help planning something epic? Contact us to create a custom event your team will remember for years to come.
