Team building
workshops across the US
Hands-on craft workshops that take private team bookings: Turkish mosaic lamps, rug tufting, candle making and pottery, at 391 locations whose group pages we read one by one. Filter by team size, whether they come to your office, state or price, then book with the studio.
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- locations
- 391
- states
- 42
- typical price
- $79
- typical session
- 2.5 h
The directory
Find a workshop near you
One card per location. Prices are each studio’s own “from” price for its standard public session, copied as printed on 30 October 2026.
All 391 locations
- Our pick
Photo: Popcraft Studio - Our pick
Photo: BKLYN CLAY - Our pick
Example photo - Our studio
Photo: KraftStories - Our pick
Photo: Throw Clay LA - Our pick
Photo: Wheelhouse Clay Studio - Our pick
Photo: Sense 7 Tufting & Handcraft - Our pick
Photo: Tiles Workshop - Our pick
Photo: Clay Lounge - Our pick
Photo: Handmade Studio TN - Our pick
Photo: Dock 6 Pottery - Our pick
Photo: Workshop SLC
Why a workshop
Why a workshop for team building?
Everyone makes something with their hands for two hours and takes it home: a lamp, a rug, a candle or a cup. Nobody has to be good at it, quiet people get a project instead of an audience, and there is no winner or loser, which suits mixed teams better than most games.
Every studio here says on its own site that it takes private group bookings. 156 of the 391 locations print a group size, 173 bring the workshop to your office, and the typical price is $79 per person.
- Session
- ≈ 2.5 h
- Most run 90 minutes to 3 hours
- Price
- $79
- Typical per person for a private group
- Experience
- None
- Built for first-timers
- Group size
- 75 take 30+
- 156 of 391 print a group size
- Comes to you
- 173 studios
- Bring the workshop to your office
How booking works
How booking a team workshop works
Getting a real, all-in quote is the slow part. Start two to four weeks out, and earlier for December.
Where the time goes · about 2.5 h
- Arrive 10 min
- Demo 15 min
- Make 1 h 15
- Wrap up 10 min
110 minCount heads, set a budget
Headcount, a date range and a per-person budget. Check who can’t do evenings, and whether anyone avoids alcohol.
- 210 min
Pick a workshop
Candles and lamps suit quiet or mixed teams; tufting is loud and energetic; pottery is the messiest and most memorable.
- 31–2 days
Ask for an all-in quote
Use the filters for team size and office visits, then ask two or three studios for one price per person including tax, fees and any room hire.
42–4 weeks aheadBook and confirm
Most studios take a deposit. Confirm the headcount deadline and what happens if a few people drop out.
What suits whom
Good for…
New and mixed teams
Making something side by side gets people talking without forcing it.
Lamps, candlesHigh-energy teams
Tufting guns are loud, fast and very photogenic.
Rug tuftingTeams that won’t travel
173 studios here bring the workshop to your office or event space.
Comes to you
Quiet or sober-curious teams
A personal project with no audience, and no need for a bar.
Candles, potteryBig groups
75 locations print room for 30 or more; for bigger teams, ask for a buyout or two sessions.
Use the team size filterMaybe skip it if a third of the team is remote and would get nothing, or the only slot is a weekday at 4 pm and half the team leaves at 5: ask for a daytime session or a kit-based virtual option.
Prices
What it costs
Starting price per person at the 361 locations that publish one; the typical start is $79. 10 of those prices come from a booking site rather than the studio’s own page.
Starting prices · number of locations
The craft sets the price
Median published price per person for a team booking, by workshop
- Candle making$45
Pottery$75- Mosaic lamp$79
Rug tufting$85
Per person or per room
Some studios charge a room fee or minimum spend on top of the per-person price. Ask for the all-in number.
Minimums
Private sessions often need 8 to 15 people, or a minimum spend that covers that many.
December fills first
Thursday and Friday slots in December are usually gone by early November; Tuesdays and Wednesdays are easier.
Who runs them
Chains and independents
A few chains run many of the lamp and candle locations; tufting and pottery are mostly independent studios. The 11 biggest chains run 145 of the 391 locations.
Share of all 391 locations
- Independent studiosone location each162 · 41%
- Mosaic Art Studio59 · 15%
- Smaller chains23 operators with 2–3 locations52 · 13%
- KraftStoriesOurs · disclosed32 · 8%
- Mosaic Art Studio USA23 · 6%
- Tiles Workshop13 · 3%
- Pedalisa Art13 · 3%
- Paddywax Candle Bar9 · 2%
- Tutugether7 · 2%
- Penn & Beech Candle Co.5 · 1%
- Fuzz Lab4 · 1%
- Cork & Candles4 · 1%
- The Wick Lab4 · 1%
- Pottery Studio 14 · 1%
Questions
Asked before booking
What is a good team building workshop?
One where everyone makes something they keep, nobody needs experience and nobody is competing: mosaic lamps, candles, rug tufting and pottery all work. Pick candles or lamps for quiet or mixed teams, tufting for energy, pottery for a memorable mess.
How much does a team building workshop cost?
The typical price on this list is $79 per person for a private group (the median of what studios print). By workshop, the medians are about $45 for candles, $75 for pottery, $79 for mosaic lamps and $85 for rug tufting. Check for room fees and minimums.
How do you know these studios take groups?
We read each studio’s own group, private-event or corporate page and list only those that say they take private group bookings. We print a group size only when the studio does (156 of 391 locations). Studios we couldn’t confirm aren’t on this page.
Can a studio come to our office?
173 locations here say they bring the workshop to you. Use the “Comes to your office” filter.
What about a group of 30, 50 or 100?
75 locations print room for 30 or more. Use the team size filter; for bigger groups, ask about a full buyout (62 print one) or running two sessions.
How far ahead should we book?
Two to four weeks for most dates; four to eight weeks for a fixed date in December.
Is WeekHere connected to any of these studios?
Yes, one: WeekHere is published by KraftStories, which runs team workshops. Its locations are marked “Our studio” and sorted like every other. No studio pays to be listed.
How we checked
Checked by hand on 30 October 2026
- Read every studio
For each location a person read the studio’s own site or booking page. Online kits are left out.
- Price as printed
We copy the price the studio publishes, say when it came from a booking site, and never guess one.
- No paid listings
No studio pays to be listed or to move up. Missing a studio? Email us a link to its own page.
- One disclosure
WeekHere is published by KraftStories, which runs workshops too. Its locations are marked “Our studio” and sorted like every other.