Toy for Life
We believe every child should have the opportunity to discover the power of play.
Toy for Life is an energising and compelling programme that will empower your teams as they build a wooden toy for underprivileged children in care, through our charity partners.
How does the session run?
After a compelling keynote that we co-author with you, linking it directly to your own organisational and strategic goals, our team deliver toy kits to delegate tables. They’ll need to problem solve, coordinate, strategise, and focus on the end goal if they are to succeed in building a robust wooden toy.
- Instructions & equipment provided.
- Takes 30-40 minutes to build a classic wooden toy.
- Suitable for events of all sizes.
- *Wooden toy kits billed separately.


What will your team take away?
The Toy for Life team building activity brings teams literally and figuratively together to provide a fun, anchoring experience.
- Reinforces team collaboration.
- Realisation of how fortunate they are.
- A sense of purpose and determination in overcoming obstacles.
- The ability to problem solve and focus on an end goal.
Why Toy for Life?
At Lightbulb weβve been struck by the ingenuity of children as they turn trash into toys that inspire their imagination and creativity. Torn plastic bags become footballs, cardboard boxes become cars and trucks, coat hangers and sticks become vehicles, but theyβre neither safe nor durable.
But with Toy for Life, your teams can create, from scratch, toys that will last a lifetime.

How will your team feel?
With Toy for Life, your team brings the power of play to young people across the world that you haven’t even met yet.
Within a matter of weeks, the toys are quality checked and shipped to our charity partners who will organise distribution across schools and children’s hospitals in Uganda, Cambodia and India.
We believe this rewarding team building challenge will stay with your organisation for years to come, while making a real difference and putting smiles on faces of kids in need.
Client Feedback ποΈ
Lightbulb Teamsβ longstanding client, CarTrawler, is the leading B2B technology provider of car rental and mobility solutions to the global travel industry. When planning for their annual Strategy Day, CarTrawler asked Lightbulb Teams, to deliver an immersive team experience that would engage over 300 employees at Carton House, Co. Kildare Ireland. The brief was clear – run a fun and motivational session that involved every individual in the room, bringing their event corporate objectives to life.
Hear from Suzie Dundon, CarTrawler’s Internal Communications Manager how Toy For Life built an unforgettable and emotional experience on the day.
Find out more about this programme
As with all programmes a thorough consultation process enables the exact content to be designed in collaboration with your event strategy and tailored to meet the participants' unique learning needs. Complete the form and one of our team will be in touch with more information.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Toy for Life questions
Each toy kit includes all the components needed to assemble one beautiful wooden toy, along with the necessary tools for construction. It also comes with a canvas tote bag that the toys will travel in for delegates to personalise.
To support your build session, we provide step-by-step instructions on the day, with supporting videos.
A typical team of 3 people can complete the toy build in approximately 45 minutes. Timings can vary depending on the group size and ability. However, a full session including warm up, energisers and de-brief is typically 60-90 minutes.
Teams can let their creativity run wild, decorating the recycled canvas carry tote. The toy itself can also be laser-engraved with the company logo, theme of the event, or any other particulars that your event planners would like. Let our team know when you’re booking your team build, and we can advise on the additional fee.
We work with charity partners to distribute toys to underprivileged children around the world. Distribution locations are decided upon according to need at that moment, and we will advise closer to the time.
Distributions happen a number of times per year and typically occur within 12-16 weeks of your team build. However, this may vary depending on the time required for quality checks, freight forwarding space and rates.
Team-build questions
Lightbulb Teams is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom. We founded the business to create immersive corporate experiences where your team can get together, have fun, learn, challenge themselves, and make a very real and measurable impact on society and the world at large.
We work alongside countless charities across the world that are the recipients and the beneficiaries of our team-building activities. Our charity partners, who are located all across the world, receive the donated team-building kits entirely free at no cost whatsoever to them.
Yes. We regularly deliver CSR programmes across the UK, EU and USA.
Visit our Latest News section to read about our recent team-builds across the world.
No, the session is scalable. Weβve delivered sessions for intimate leadership teams of 10, as well as global corporate days with over 2,200+ participants.
We tailor the format to suit your group size and venue.
From new starts to senior executives and leadership teams, our team-building programmes are designed to include everyone in the company. The lessons and impact shared on the day are truly unforgettable and offer powerful benefits for every team at every level.
We have experience working with a range of industries including pharmaceutical, finance, construction, consultancy, events and more.
Get in touch with the team today to discuss your CSR team building options.
Absolutely. Ahead of your event we will work with your team to understand your organisationβs values, CSR goals, or leadership themes so that we can seamlessly weave them into the sessionβs messaging. Our job is to use these immersive team activities to be a vehicle and a metaphor for the message you need your team to hear and understand.
We’re your partner, and we’ll work with your messaging every step of the way.
Ready where you are
Our programmes move with you. Our team are ready to hear more about your event and find the perfect activities to create unforgettable group experiences.