Team Manager Tips: Understanding Interference
Every Destination Imagination season, kids step into a Challenge that feels bigger than anything they’ve tackled before. They come up with bold ideas, try them out, argue a little, laugh a lot, and sometimes fall flat on their first attempt. But they always get back up and try again. What makes this process so transformative […]
5 Steps to Tackle Your First DI Challenge
So your team has selected a Destination Imagination (DI) Team Challenge—congratulations! That’s a big step. Now comes the exciting (and sometimes overwhelming) part: figuring out how to approach it. Every DI Challenge is packed with creativity, problem-solving opportunities, and details that guide how your team builds a solution. The key to success is making sure […]
Back-to-School Build-Off: A STEAM Challenge for Teamwork & Creativity
At first glance, tower challenges might seem simple—but don’t be fooled. These quick-build activities pack a powerful educational punch and are perfect for kicking off your school year. Beyond reinforcing foundational STEM concepts, tower challenges promote essential classroom skills like collaboration, communication, creative and critical thinking, and problem-solving. They’re also low-prep, highly flexible, and a […]
Choosing Your Team Challenge: Tips for a Great Start to the Season
A new season of Destination Imagination (DI) is here, and your team is about to dive into an amazing adventure of problem-solving, teamwork, and creativity. Over the next few months, you’ll imagine, design, and build something completely unique together. But before the fun really begins, there’s one big decision to make: Which Team Challenge will […]
Help Tell the Story of What Makes DI So Magical
Destination Imagination Challenge Experience tournaments are full of jaw-dropping moments, but the real magic happens long before teams ever set foot on a stage. It’s in the messy, joyful, sometimes chaotic process of bringing big ideas to life: the brainstorm sessions, the late-night builds, the teamwork breakthroughs, the epic fails and even more epic comebacks. […]
Celebrating Our Global Finals 2025 Champions: Innovation, Creativity, and a Whole Lot of Teamwork
In May, more than 600 student teams from 13 countries gathered in Kansas City for an event unlike any other: Destination Imagination Global Finals. This international celebration of student creativity, collaboration, and problem-solving brought together some of the most innovative and imaginative young minds on the planet. Global Finals is the culminating event of the […]
Egg-stravagant Engineering: A STEAM Challenge for Easter
Spring is here, and what better way to celebrate Easter than with an egg-citing STEAM challenge? This hands-on activity will get kids thinking critically, collaborating, and engineering a creative solution—all while having a blast! The Egg-stravagant Tower Challenge Challenge: The Easter Bunny needs a new lookout tower to spot hidden eggs, and your team is […]
Preview Our 2025-26 Team Challenges!
The creativity never stops at Destination Imagination! While our 2024-25 Destination Imagination teams are showcasing their innovative solutions, we’re already gearing up for an exciting new chapter of creativity and problem-solving! Whether you’re still in the thick of competition or looking ahead to what’s next, we have something incredible in store for you. Check out […]
Photo Challenge: Show Us Your Team Spirit!
The tournament season is in full swing and we want to celebrate your journey! Take your best team spirit photo and submit it here for a chance to be featured on our social media! Each week, we’ll feature teams on our Facebook and Instagram pages. Your team is welcome to submit posed or performance shots. Good luck this season, […]
Turning Compassion into Action: Students Help Animals in Need
In the wake of Hurricane Helene’s devastation in western North Carolina, a group of middle school students from Heritage Middle School in Valdese, NC, is proving that even the youngest members of a community can make a meaningful impact. Meet The Pawfessionals, a Destination Imagination (DI) team composed mostly of sixth graders (and one seventh […]
Valentine’s Day STEAM Activity: Kindness Carrier
Looking for a fun and educational way to celebrate Valentine’s Day with your kids or students? We’ve got the perfect activity to spark their creativity and teamwork! Our Kindness Carrier Valentine’s Day STEAM Challenge invites kids to combine engineering, storytelling, and artistic flair to deliver a special Valentine in the fastest and most imaginative way […]
Halloween Haunt STEAM Challenge
Get ready for a spine-tingling adventure with our Halloween Haunt STEAM Challenge! In this activity, kids will design and build a spooky experience for a local event. But it’s more than just Halloween fun—they will also integrate a special STEAM feature to bring their spooky creation to life. From LED-lit ghosts to moving gears and […]
