10 Best Holiday-Themed Virtual Team Building Activities to End 2025

 

Looking for fun, engaging holiday-themed virtual team building activities to bring your remote team together as the year winds down?
By December, many teams are feeling a little disconnected — ready for a well-earned break and a reason to celebrate.

That’s where a virtual holiday event can make all the difference. From festive food experiences to creative hands-on activities, we make it easy to plan something everyone will love.

At The Cupcake Bar, we specialize in virtual team events that spark connection — no matter where your team is located. Our virtual team building experiences blend delicious recipes, interactive crafts, and lighthearted activities that make perfect winter icebreakers.

Whether you want to whip up tasty treats, craft unique gifts, or simply relax and have some fun, these 10 holiday virtual team building ideas are designed to boost morale, encourage collaboration, and spread plenty of cheer.


A variety of winter- and holiday-themed cupcakes made during our holiday virtual cupcake decorating class.

Deck the halls—and the cupcakes! Our virtual holiday cupcake decorating class is the perfect way to celebrate with your team.

1. Cupcake Decorating Virtual Class

This winter, bring your team together for a hands-on experience that’s equal parts creative and delicious! Our virtual holiday cupcake decorating classes include everything you need—from kits filled with cupcakes and toppings to live instruction from our fun & friendly instructors. Whether you’re hosting a company party or connecting remote teams, it’s the sweetest way to spread a little holiday cheer.


A collage of images showing a participant dipping apples in caramel, as well as an assortment of caramel apples dipped in holiday sprinkles

Caramel apples made during our winter-themed virtual team builder.

2. Caramel Apple Virtual Class

Winter is the perfect time to cozy up and get creative! Our caramel apple class teaches participants best practices for washing and sticking apples, and then coating them in delicious caramel and fun winter-themed toppings. This virtual class is apple-solutely the most fun winter team building activity!


A collage of images featuring candy charcuterie and hot cocoa charcuterie, both boards you can make with our virtual classes.

Charcuterie, but make it sugar-coated. Pile on the sweets, treats, and holiday cheer!

3. Candy Charcuterie Virtual Class

Got visions of sugarplums dancing in your head? Us, too! When it comes to candy, we believe that more is more. We curate these class kits to build your team’s dream themed candy board, from a winter wonderland to a hot cocoa smorgasbord— the options are limitless!

In this class, participants will learn the art of charcuterie using delicious sweets and treats, designing a beautiful candy board that is perfect for sharing (or not!) This candy charcuterie class is an ideal team building experience to get creative juices flowing.


Hand poured candles and supplies included in our virtual team building experience. Fall scents available.

Your winter forecast? 100% cozy. Light up your season with our candle kits and classes.

5. Candle Making Class

Embark on a relaxing scent journey with your team! Your participants will learn to pour, burn, and blend fragrances for the perfect cozy home atmosphere. This virtual class is the perfect non-food experience to help your team enjoy the season with favorite winter scents like sweet pine and frosted sugarplum.

Ready to plan your holiday team builder? Reach out to get the party started!


Happy and proud participants show off their s'mores charcuterie boards made during a virtual class in winter 2025. The team building experience is family friendly, and a lot of kid helpers joined the virtual event.

Proud participants showing off their s’mores boards made during their family-friendly virtual team builder.

6. S’mores Board Virtual Class

Fire up your holiday team building with a s’mores charcuterie class— no campfire needed! Your team will learn the art of charcuterie arrangement with various chocolates and s’more treats. Participants will get to make their own decadent marshmallow dip and chocolate bark to add to their board. This hands-on virtual cooking experience is a fantastic way to bring your team together and encourage cozy gatherings.


Close up of the candy sushi we make in our virtual candy sushi class, which is a fun and unique team builder for remote teams!

Our candy sushi class is completely unique (and completely crowd-pleasing)!

7. Candy Sushi Virtual Class

Break the mold with candy sushi! This creative and unique class shows participants how to roll up four unique candy sushi varieties. It’s a fun and memorable way to bond with your remote team while indulging in sweet treats.

If you’re looking for a more flexible and budget-friendly option, our on-demand candy sushi kits are a great fit! We’ll ship your kits to your team members, and everyone can roll up their sleeves and join in whenever works best—just follow the written or video instructions! Reach out to get started with your bulk order!


Celebrate the holidays with The Cupcake Bar's virtual and in-person cookie and gingerbread house decorating classes in the Austin, TX area. Perfect for corporate teams and festive events, these hands-on experiences bring creativity & connection!

Spreading joy (and frosting!) this holiday season.

8. Holiday Cookie & Gingerbread House Virtual Classes

‘Tis the season to get creative (and a little competitive)! Our holiday cookie and gingerbread house decorating classes are the perfect way to celebrate together—whether your team joins virtually or in person here in Austin.

We’ll ship or set up everything you need, then guide your group step-by-step through the sweetest holiday tradition. Expect laughter, frosting, and plenty of festive fun as your team builds their own delicious masterpiece!


The Cupcake Bar's virtual pretzel class professor shows off how to knead dough and twist pretzels to a corporate team. This class is perfect for fall team building experiences.

Twist, roll, and bake your way to team fun with our virtual pretzel-making class!

9. Pretzel-Making Virtual Class

Twist and shout with our pretzel baking class! Whether your team prefers classic salty or sweet cinnamon sugar pretzels, everyone will enjoy mastering the classic pretzel knot and baking golden, soft pretzels. This virtual baking class is perfect for food-loving teams craving hands-on fun.


Experience authentic flavor with The Cupcake Bar’s handmade corn tortillas. Proudly Latina-owned and Austin-based, we bring culture and connection to corporate events through interactive tortilla-making experiences.

Freshly pressed and full of flavor, our tortilla class will have you hooked on the joy of making (and eating) corn tortillas from scratch.

10. Tortilla-Making Virtual Class

As a proud Latina-owned business, we love celebrating the flavors Mexican cuisine and sharing them with others! Nothing brings people together like a meal, and making homemade corn tortillas is a great way to spark conversation and create memories. After all, isn’t that what the holidays are all about?


Ready to make this holiday season your most connected yet?

These holiday virtual team building activities will help your team’s creativity, communication, and camaraderie flourish—all from the comfort of your home (and without breaking a sweat!).

We’ll handle everything from start to finish so you can sit back, relax, and enjoy the fun, too!

Learn more about our virtual class options or request a quote to schedule your next unforgettable virtual event!

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