Project at a tech company - what is a good / fun thing to do for a workshop break (30 min, < 10 people)? Past examples: team walk to coffee shop, puppy petting set up in another room

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I now feel cheated that no one has ever let me pet puppies at a team event. 🐶

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Cookie decorating? Just 3 big sugar cookies /person, icing, sprinkles, plates, and aprons. Could be a contest where they have a theme- like represent their company or something. I’d stay away from holidays as to not isolate any particular culture. Unless you don’t see that as an issue (Halloween Diwali and Christmas coming up).

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Do you find them to be sport fans? At a conference, we had a local team’s mascot (person in costume, but could be cool if it was a dog like UGA or UT) come visit and pose for pictures. Could be college or professional. But it was also ‘sports’ themed and we all wore team gear that day.
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