If you’ve ever had to organize a group of people to work together you know what a challenge that can be. There can be communication issues, personality conflicts, lack of problem-solving skills and more. One of the best ways we have found to help the group function as a whole is by having them participate […]
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Materials Needed: uncooked spaghetti noodles, mini marshmallows. What This Teaches: Teamwork and problem solving. Depending on the size of your family, split up into two or three teams. Give each family a box of spaghetti and a bag of mini-marshmallows and have them construct a tower as tall as they can within 10 minutes. Whichever
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By: Madi Van Camp Is everyone else as excited for Halloween as I am? Fall is right around the corner and with every passing day and every drop in tempurature, my anticipation grows for all things ghostly. From costumes and candy, to haunted houses and hot chocolate, I can’t wait for the season of spooky!
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By: Hannah Erickson People LOVE our Couples Retreat! “Thank you … for the very meaningful weekend we had there at your Ropes Course. The couples retreat allowed us a respite from the cares we have every week, and allowed us to get a better perspective on ourselves. Thanks for the opportunity you gave us.” ~Mike
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By: Madi Van Camp CLAS Ropes Course is a family owned business in Utah County that offers a myriad of activities and experiences for people of all ages. Activities range from team-building grass games to obstacle courses 45 feet in the air. Because of the recent pandemic, a lot of summer camps and family plans have
By: Hannah EricksonWhat is Team Building? Team building is defined as “the action or process of causing a group of people to work together effectively as a team, especially by means of activities and events designed to increase motivation and promote cooperation.” Spending time as a family is something we are getting to do a
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By: Madi Van Camp Tessa never imagined she’d be in this situation; the kind of situation where you question whether you’re going to live or die. But somehow, she’d managed to get herself into this very dangerous pickle. Tessa and her friends had saved for months to come on this trip to Africa, and it
With continuing updates in global strategies to deal with the COVID19 pandemic, we have decided to update our strategy as well and limit our ZipTours to groups who are currently living together (families, roommates, etc). We understand that placing these limitations on the Zip Tour activity will exclude individuals and we’re very sorry for this
YES WE ARE OPEN! Until we hear otherwise from the Utah Health Department, we are still taking reservations for Zip Tours and Ropes Course experiences to groups of 8 or less (No person limit on Families).We are open Monday through Saturday from Sunrise to Sunset so that we can provide ample space and availability to
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Hi there, I’m Jennifer Christy and I’m the Executive Director of Families-Up, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing at-risk families a ropes course experience. As all of you who have been to CLAS Ropes know, a ropes course experience is a great way to build teams, strengthen problem-solving skills, and improve communications. We at Families-Up
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