Team Experiences
When it comes to the art of glassmaking, the most important ingredient in the studio is team work: Everyone plays a role in ensuring each other’s safety and success.
That’s what makes GlassRoots the ideal setting for your company or organization’s next team building adventure!
GlassRoots offers several hands-on team experiences that facilitate camaraderie, professional development, onboarding, or simply bonding with your colleagues face-to-face. We work with a variety of teams including but not limited to:
- Local Businesses
- Nonprofit Organizations
- Corporations
- Government Agencies
- Community Centers
- And more!
Best of all? Your financial investment in a Team Experience at GlassRoots fuels free afterschool glassmaking workshops that empower local youth with creativity, craftsmanship and confidence!
Interested? Browse our team activities and complete the brief form below. We’ll get back to you within 48 business hours to start planning a captivating program that works with your group dynamic and time frame.
Team Experience Packages start at $900 and we gladly offer a 20% discount to our fellow nonprofits.
Glassblowing and Glassblowing Demo
Guided by our experienced glassblowers, your team will witness the mesmerizing transformation of molten glass into beautiful glass objects. Watch our skilled studio artists demonstrate the intricate techniques of glassblowing with its delicate balance of heat, timing, and craftsmanship. For those eager to dive in, participants can also engage in hands-on glassblowing, shaping their own unique pieces – such as flowers, paperweights, hearts and bowls – to take home as cherished keepsakes.
The Biggest Drip: Team Glassmaking Competition
Your team will divide into two groups striving to create the biggest drip of glass. Guided by our trained glassblowers, each participant will learn to extract 2,100-degree molten glass on a long steel rod from a glass-melting furnace. Using heat, gravity, and centrifugal force, each team member will compete to make the longest glass drip!
This memorable, fast-paced, team activity fosters high energy, cheering and camaraderie. Winners even take home a prize including a $100 gift certificate or a glass art piece made by hand in our studio!
Mosaic Makers
Each member of your team will work with their hands and imagination to create an original mosaic art work! You will learn the basics of design layout, cutting glass, and grouting. Projects include portraits, patterns, decorative frames, coasters, and more.
Fun with Flames
Join us in the Flameworking Studio! Using a high-temperature table torch, explore melting and shaping colorful glass rods into one-of-a-kind objects such as wine stoppers, keychains, necklaces, small animal sculptures and more.
Sketching with Etching
Ready to unleash your team’s inner artists? Dive into a hands-on glass etching adventure that’s as fun as it is inspiring! Armed with etching pens or an intriguing chemical process, your team will transform ordinary glass into stunning works of art — think frosted elegance, wild patterns or dazzling custom masterpieces. Craft personalized bottles, vases or even one-of-a-kind jewelry. It’s the ultimate fusion of creativity, upcycling and teamwork guaranteed to leave everyone pleased and proud of their creations.
Sand Casting: Fall 2025
Bring the positive energy and strengthen your team’s bond with a unique sandcasting glass experience! Dive into the ancient art of glass casting by shaping sand molds and pouring 2,100 degree molten glass to create original, one-of-a-kind treasures. Ideal for teams of all ages and skill levels, this hands-on experience is fun, accessible for various abilities and ages and guarantees memorable moments brimming with creativity and collaboration.