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Games for Fun Workshop

The Games for Fun Workshop is a practical opportunity for teachers, youth workers, summer scheme leaders, outdoor pursuits instructors, community leaders and anyone else interested in the positive development of Young People. What’s the Games for Fun Workshop all about? “A teacher put a dot of chalk on a blackboard and asked a classroom of [...]

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GROW with The Adventure Team!

GROW with The Adventure Team!

GROW is our premier Primary School programme that involves energisers, teambuilding tasks, games and challenges. All of the activities are designed to challenge pupils both personally and socially, without feeling that they have been taken too far out of their “comfort zones”. Ultimately, the focus of Grow is to provide a structured, team building day [...]

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DofE Gold Activity/Cultural Residential in Northern Ireland

DofE Gold Activity/Cultural Residential in Northern Ireland

To achieve your Gold Award, you need to complete an extra section – the Residential.  This involves spending 5 days and 4 nights away from home on a shared activity with people you’ve never met before. “I was told by a few people that it would be a life-changing experience.  At the time I didn’t [...]

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1/2 price sale extended for our newsletter subscribers

1/2 price sale extended for our newsletter subscribers

     As many of you may have noticed we have been running a 1/2 price sale which we have promoted through our Facebook Page.  And because it has been going so well we have decided to extend it until the end of January for all of you that subscribe to our newsletter. Some of [...]

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Want to win £100 in Adventure Vouchers?

Want to win £100 in Adventure Vouchers?

              The Adventure Team has grown from strength to strength since we opened our doors on the 1st January 2008 – and that’s all down to you. So we have been considering different ways that we can thank our customers and thought it would be best to get your [...]

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One small step for man…

One small step for man…

Every journey starts with one step and all the young people that have done their Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Expeditions with us know all about it! A DofE programme is a real adventure from beginning to end. It doesn’t matter who you are or where you’re from. You just need to be aged between 14 [...]

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Horses, Knights and Cavaliers

Horses, Knights and Cavaliers

A brilliant alternative to Musical Chairs! Get the group in to pairs – if the group has males and females it is ideal to get them in to pairs of the opposite sex. When the music’s on, the pairs must prance and dance around at will.  When the music stops the games facilitator shouts either [...]

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Game of the week! – Balloon Stomp!

Game of the week! – Balloon Stomp!

There are absolutely loads of games that can be played with balloons (over 30 that we know of) and we will put these together very soon!  In the meantime check out Balloon Stomp – this games guarantees high energy, lot’s of running about and loads of laughs!   Aim of the Game: Stomp and Pop [...]

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Game of the week! – Warp Speed

Game of the week! – Warp Speed

A brilliant game which helps coordination and communication! This game can be played with groups of 8 right up to 30!  Warp Speed is the final part of this game and the stages before it are “Group Juggle!” When we play this game we use rubber chickens, quoits, balls of all sizes and materials and [...]

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Are we teaching our kids to be the best that they can be?

Are we teaching our kids to be the best that they can be?

“A teacher put a dot of chalk on a blackboard and asked a classroom of 15 and 16 year olds to say what they saw.  They responded with the obvious – a chalk dot.  She pointed out to them that she asked the same question of a group of 5 and 6 year olds the [...]

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