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52 Card Pick-Up

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52 Card Pick-Up

Active team challenge activity builds confidence & team spirit.

  • Small or large groups
  • Simple to understand
  • Fast-paced
  • Highly interactive
  • Generates lots of energy

Step-by-Step Instructions

This active team challenge activity combines zany physical tasks with friendly competition to create high-energy engagement. 52 Card Pick-Up unleashes a flurry of simultaneous activities as team members perform everything from handshakes to human letters. Teachers, trainers and group facilitators value how this active team challenge activity naturally builds confidence and team spirit whilst keeping everyone moving and laughing. The blend of physical challenges and creative tasks makes it perfect for youth groups, training sessions or classroom settings where breaking down inhibitions matters.

52 Card Pick-Up – Active Team Challenge Activity
  1. Form small teams of approx 4 to 8 people.
  2. Distribute one set of 52 Card Pick-Up cards (see Resources tab) placed face-down, in front of each team.
  3. On “GO” each team member flips a card, performs the task as described on the card to the best of their ability, and then picks up another card.
  4. An individual may not show or tell others what is on their card.
  5. If an individual picks up a card they would prefer not to do, they may place it back in the pile.
  6. The first team to successfully complete all 52 tasks wins.

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Comments (1)

  1. David Piang-Nee

    Fun team challenge activity that provides a bit of laughter and energy around the room. Great way of bonding and breaking boundaries or inhibitions in smaller groups.

    The option of returning a card is a lovely inclusion of Challenge by Choice in a card based activity.

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