Experiences
The Hot Spark Sessions is a high-energy, hands-on team-building event in Chicago where groups create art with molten glass. Participants work one-on-one with a professional glassblower to shape and color their own glass piece, such as a flower or paperweight. It emphasizes communication and trust, requires no experience, and is ideal for corporate teams, celebrations, and offsites.
Service Overview: Hot Spark Sessions offers an immersive hot glass team-building experience. This activity brings corporate groups, event planners, and celebration parties face-to-face with the art of glassblowing in a safe, instructor-led environment. It is designed as a unique corporate team challenge and memorable group activity in Chicago.
Core Experience & Process: The session begins with a comprehensive safety orientation and a live glassblowing demonstration by a master artisan. Each participant then gets one-on-one, hands-on instruction to shape molten glass on the pipe. Individuals select their own glass colors and actively participate in every step, from gathering the glass to shaping the final product.
Key Skills Developed: This team-building exercise directly translates to workplace competencies. It emphasizes clear communication, mutual trust, and precise timing, mirroring real-world collaboration under pressure. The shared, high-energy creative process fosters strong team bonds.
What's Included & Created: Every participant creates and keeps a unique, hand-blown glass art piece. The standard package includes creation of one of the following items per person:
Glass-blown flower
Glass paperweight
All finished pieces are professionally annealed (cooled) in the studio kiln and are ready for pickup or shipment within one week.
Optional Group Upgrades: For groups of 16 or fewer participants, the entire team can collaborate to create one larger, more complex item. Upgrade options include (one item selected for the group):
Glass Bowl
Glass Tumbler / Cup
Glass Pumpkin
Ideal For & Event Types: This experience is best suited for:
Corporate team-building and retreats
Company celebrations and milestone parties
Executive offsites and leadership workshops
First-time group event seekers
High-energy teams looking for a non-traditional activity
Key Details & Logistics:
Vendor: Hot Glass Team-Building Experience (Hot Spark Sessions)
Service Type: Hands-on glassblowing team-building event.
Location: Chicago, IL. Service area includes the greater Chicago metro region for on-site inquiries.
Experience Level: No prior art or glassblowing experience is required.
Takeaway: One finished, professional-quality glass piece per participant.
Turnaround: Completed pieces are ready within one week.
Unique Value Proposition: This is not a passive demonstration. Hot Spark Sessions provides a rare opportunity for a team to safely engage in the ancient, thrilling craft of glassblowing, resulting in tangible, beautiful souvenirs that serve as lasting reminders of achievement and collaboration.
