Make room for something memorable.

Hands-on workshops designed for teams and communities to learn, create, and connect.

From spice blending and tea making to jar upcycling and denim painting, BreakroomYYC brings everything needed for a memorable session directly to your workplace, event venue, or community space.

Adults blending spices together around a long wooden workshop table

The idea

Not another team-building exercise.

BreakroomYYC creates structured hands-on experiences that give people something interesting to do together.

Each workshop combines storytelling, sensory exploration, making, conversation, and a take-home creation.

No awkward icebreakers. Just a well-designed reason to step away from the usual routine and spend time together.

  1. Discover
  2. Explore
  3. Make
  4. Share
  5. Take Home

Signature experiences

Choose your break.

Culinary experiences

Participants blending spices together at a BreakroomYYC workshop table
01Signature Spice Experience

Blending Stories

Explore how spices travel across cultures, how flavour combinations develop, and why scent becomes so closely tied to memory.

Participants smell and explore a curated collection of spices, discover different blending traditions, and create their own signature spice blend.

They name and package their blend before sharing their creation with the group.

Take-home
Custom spice blend
Duration
90 minutes
Ideal for
10–25 participants
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Loose leaf teas, dried flowers and herbs being blended into a small tin
02Signature Tea Experience

The Tea Table

Discover tea traditions, ingredients, and rituals from around the world.

Participants explore teas, herbs, spices, flowers, and aromatics before experimenting with flavour and creating their own custom tea blend.

Each participant names and packages their blend to take home.

Take-home
Custom tea blend
Duration
90 minutes
Ideal for
10–25 participants
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Drinking chocolate being poured beside bowls of cacao nibs, cinnamon and chilli
03Seasonal Drinking Chocolate ExperienceNovember–February

Winter Cacao

A winter workshop built around cacao, drinking chocolate traditions, and flavour.

Participants explore cocoa, spices, sugars, and aromatics before creating their own drinking chocolate blend to take home.

Designed especially for holiday gatherings, team celebrations, and winter programming.

Take-home
Custom drinking chocolate blend
Duration
90 minutes
Ideal for
10–25 participants
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Creative experiences

A participant crafting a whimsical Frankenstein character from an upcycled glass jar
04Creative Jar Upcycling

Second Life Studio

A hands-on workshop transforming everyday glass jars into imaginative, decorative creations.

From whimsical characters to seasonal décor and handmade gifts, the experience combines creativity, sustainability, and self-expression.

Holiday-themed editions are available for seasonal programming and celebrations.

Take-home
Upcycled jar creation
Duration
90 minutes
Ideal for
10–25 participants
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Participants hand-painting floral designs on denim jackets around a workshop table
05Denim Painting Experience

Wearable Art

A creative workshop where participants give their denim a new look through hand-painted floral motifs, patterns, and personalized designs.

The session explores wearable art and creative reuse — turning a well-loved piece into something one of a kind.

Take-home
Hand-painted denim piece
Duration
90 minutes
Ideal for
10–25 participants

Participants bring a piece of denim clothing they own, such as a jacket or jeans.

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How it works

We bring the workshop to you.

1

Choose an experience

Select a signature workshop or seasonal offering.

2

Choose your group

Tell us your participant count, location, and preferred date.

3

We bring everything

Ingredients, materials, packaging, equipment, facilitation, and setup are included. (For the Denim Painting workshop, participants bring their own denim piece.)

4

Your team makes something

Participants leave with their creation and a shared experience that actually gives them something to talk about.

Corporate

For teams

BreakroomYYC workshops are designed for organizations looking for something more engaging than another lunch, presentation, or awkward team-building activity.

A participant hand-painting a botanical design on a denim jacket

Suitable for

  • Team-building
  • Holiday parties
  • Employee appreciation
  • Retreats and offsites
  • New-team gatherings
  • Client experiences
  • Employee resource groups
  • Cultural programming

Corporate experiences from $2,750

Final pricing depends on participant count, experience, location, and customization.

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Community

For communities

Ask About Community RatesA community group gathered around a table for a craft workshop

We also work with nonprofits, libraries, cultural organizations, educational institutions, and community groups.

A separate community rate is available for eligible organizations to make programming more accessible.

Suitable for

  • Libraries
  • Museums
  • Nonprofits
  • Community organizations
  • Cultural groups
  • Universities and educational programs

The hosts

Designed with both story and craft in mind.

Portrait of Aysha Samrin, designer, educator and PhD researcher

Aysha Samrin

Aysha is a designer, educator, and PhD researcher whose work explores food, memory, migration, and culinary heritage.

Her research examines how food stories and participatory experiences can help preserve and communicate cultural knowledge across generations.

At BreakroomYYC, she designs and facilitates the storytelling, cultural, and interactive elements of each experience.

Portrait of Aman Ahmed, former chef, hospitality professional, and photographer

Aman Ahmed

Aman is a former chef and hospitality professional with experience in professional kitchens, food service, and guest experience. He is also a professional photographer.

At BreakroomYYC, he brings the culinary knowledge behind ingredients, flavour, technique, and how participants experiment with what they create.

Why BreakroomYYC

Hands-on

People participate instead of sitting and listening.

Easy to host

We bring the experience to your workplace or venue.

Designed for connection

Activities naturally create conversation without forced icebreakers.

Something to take home

Every participant leaves with something they made.

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Planning something for your team or community?

Tell us what you are planning and we will recommend the right experience.

Calgary, Alberta

Available for select bookings outside Calgary.