Team building activities for kids are important, because they will help your kids to form friendships and bonds with other kids that they would have a hard time forming otherwise. I do not know if you have ever observed kids who were strangers to each other interacting. Most of the time kids will be shy and untrusting around new kids. The two team building activities for kids I am about to tell you will help to change that.

 
The getting to know you game
When kids have to get in groups they will try to gravitate towards the few kids in the group they are comfortable with. I have seen the best way to get around this is to use a game that makes them interact with each other. One good game is the getting to know you game; this is a game where kids will write down several facts about themselves on paper.

 
Kids will also write down something that is not true. In this game the purpose is to use a facilitator to make ask the other kids what is true and what is not true. This game is a real ice breaker, kids are able to learn a lot about each other and they are able to even laugh about some things.

 
The compliment game
Kids have a strong urge to feel accepted by their peers, and when they are in a team this is even truer. The compliment game is one of those team building activities for kids that will serve this purpose. All you have to do is put one kid in the middle of a circle that the other kids will form around them. You will then have each kid say one thing they like about the kid.
 
This game may seem tricky, but it actually works quite well. It is a form of acceptance that will melt any discomfort kids might have towards others. Even if some kids in the group are reluctant to participate, when they do it is going to be tough for them to not have at least a neutral attitude towards someone they might not have liked just a few minutes ago.
 
These two team building activities for kids are meant to get kids talking to each other and feeling comfortable with each other. When doing something that will require team work the number one thing that will bring down the team is a lack of communication. This lack of communication happens because people are not comfortable talking to each other or they are afraid of not being accepted by a particular person in the group.
 
So you need a way to get everyone feeling comfortable, and these activities are a good way to do it. There are other things you can try as well, such as tug of war and obstacle course games that will help build trust, establish unity, and make everyone feel included.