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Event Overview
Being surrounded by nature can reduce stress, improve our wellbeing and foster stronger social connections. Bring the essence of nature into your workplace with a unique sustainability workshop, where teams get hands-on designing their own terrarium!
Before rolling up your sleeves, you and your team will engage in themed challenges, competing to earn the materials and equipment needed for terrarium building. Through these activities, you’ll also learn the essential techniques for creating a fully functional terrarium ecosystem.
Get your hands dirty as you build your terrariums, combining your collective skills and creativity. Enjoy this calming sustainability team building activity, as you relax and reconnect with nature. At the end, take your beautifully crafted terrarium with you to display at home or on your office desk!
Event Features
FORMAT
IN PERSON
VENUE
INDOOR
LOCATION
UK WIDE
GROUP SIZE
5 - 1000
DURATION
1.5 - 2 HOURS
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What’s Included
- A selection of fun, sustainability team building challenges
- Expert terrarium facilitator
- All materials and tools including plants, vessels and soil
- Terrariums to take home after the event
- Experienced event staff and event manager
- Fully trained first aider
- Full event set-up and pack-down
- Fully mobile team – we travel to your chosen venue, anywhere in the UK
- Free venue-finding service
- Public liability insurance
- Full risk assessment
How It Works
- Your group will be divided into teams to compete in light-hearted challenges, aiming to earn materials and supplies to make the terrariums.
- Before diving into the hands-on creation of your terrarium, you'll learn about their history, the different types of ecosystems, the suitable plants and soils, and the crucial role of moisture and sunlight for terrariums
- Following a thorough demonstration led by our expert instructor, start building your terrariums in your teams, layer by layer.
- Consider the essential elements for building a functional ecosystem as well as the design of your terrarium. Personalise your terrarium to fit your personal style, choosing from a selection of lush green plants, vibrant colours and decorative figurines.
- Each participant gets to keep their botanic creation, taking home a stunning terrarium to display at home or in the office.
- The expert will leave you with instructions and advice on how to care for your terrarium post-event.
Outcomes
This is an environmental team building activity designed to develop practical knowledge and skills while fostering team awareness and appreciation for sustainability practices in the workplace and at home.
Team collaboration
Problem-solving
Environmental Awareness
CSR integration
Stress reduction
Creativity
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FAQs
The Terrarium Sustainability Workshop is a hands-on green team building event where employees collaborate in teams to design terrariums from scratch. Participants will learn about the elements of a healthy ecosystem, its threats and how to care for one, all while engaging in fun team building challenges.
A terrarium is man-made miniature ecosystem, usually enclosed within a glass container, consisting of soil, various plants and decorative elements such as pebbles and figurines. Terrariums are typically used for decorative purposes as they come in various styles and sizes. They require minimal maintenance as the plants recycle the moisture and air from the enclosed environment, creating a self-sustaining ecosystem.
The Terrarium Sustainability Workshop offers teams a unique opportunity to engage in a hands-on, green activity while fostering teamwork and a more positive workplace. Participants not only gain practical skills in terrarium building but also develop a deeper understanding of how ecosystems work.
The Terrarium Sustainability Workshop can be tailored to most groups sizes, with a minimum of 5 participants and a maximum of 1,000.
The Terrarium Sustainability Workshop typically lasts between 1.5 and 2 hours. You can customise your sustainability team building activities and make it a more comprehensive event by including additional elements such as bee hotel building, birdhouse building, Kokedama crafting or creating living art pieces.
The Terrarium Sustainability Workshop is an inclusive and flexible team building event that can be hosted in most spaces, indoors or outdoors. Our event team is fully mobile! This means you can host this terrarium making class at any venue in the UK, and we’ll travel to you with all the equipment and event staff. If you don’t have a venue, we’ll help you find the perfect one, free of charge.
No. All our events are fully mobile which means we travel to your chosen location, anywhere in the UK. Even though Terrarium sustainability team building doesn’t include a certain venue, we will assist you in finding the right one for your event, at no extra cost!
The Terrarium Sustainability Workshop is designed for teams eager to engage in meaningful team building activities centered around environmental sustainability and biodiversity. The terrarium workshop provides a hands-on opportunity for employees to build functional terrariums and learn about how ecosystems work.
We provide all materials, tools and an expert event team, so you can focus on the event itself without worrying about logistics.
Yes, the Terrarium Sustainability Workshop is suitable for large groups, accommodating up to 1,000 participants. We can customise the event to fit your group’s size.
Yes, the Terrarium Sustainability Workshop is suitable for small groups of at least 5 participants. We can adapt the activity to fit your specific group’s size.
Not at all! Terrariums are very easy to build and the terrarium making class is inclusive, involving the mindful layering of different elements in a glass vessel. No prior experience is necessary as our expert facilitator will offer full guidance. Moreover, you’ll have the chance to unleash your creativity, personalising your terrarium in your own style.
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