Taskmaster Tasks

Series 12 / Episode 8

A couple of Ethels.

  1. 1 · Prize task

    Best thing you use for something other than its actual purpose

    Play at home: ready · All ages · Indoors or garden · 10 min
  2. 2

    Make and wear a popcorn necklace

    Make and wear a popcorn necklace with at least five pieces of popcorn and then do the opposite of the following: You must under no…

    Out and aboutPlay at home: ready · 8+ · Indoors · 10 min
  3. 3 · Team task

    Provide the most iconic and memorable commentary for this brilliant one minute of socially distanced sport

    Play the most brilliant minute of socially distanced sport. You have ten minutes. Your time starts now. Team: Provide the most iconic and…

    Play at home: ready · Great for 3–7 · Garden · 15 min
  4. 4

    Make your face look like another face when your face is turned upside-down

    Make your face look like another face when your face is turned upside-down. Most expressive and radically different upside-down face wins.…

    ArtCaravanPlay at home: ready · Great for 3–7 · Indoors · 15 min
  5. 5 · Live task

    Pop up before the object, but only just

    Pop up before the obect, but only just. You are only allowed to pop up once. Closest to the pop before the pop wins the round. If you pop…

    BalloonsPlay at home: ready · All ages · Indoors · 5 min
  6. Tiebreak

    Blow a feather across the table as fast as possible

    Blow a feather across the table as fast as possible. You may only blow it with your nose. Your time starts now.

    Living roomPlay at home: ready · Great for 3–7 · Indoors · 2 min

Play this episode at home

All 6 tasks can be played at home, about 57 minutes of play.

You’ll need

  • anything from around the house
  • popcorn
  • thread
  • blunt needle
  • bell
  • any sports kit
  • phone to film
  • face paint
  • phone camera
  • balloons
  • pump
  • feather or scrap of tissue

Prepare beforehand

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