Series 8 / Episode 4
The barrel dad.
1 · Prize task
Best present for a doctor
2
Get this loo roll through the toilet seat
Get this loo roll through the toilet seat. You must not lower the toilet seat. The fastest wins. Your time starts now. Bonus: For getting…
3
Make the best thing to engage a toddler
Make the best thing to engage a toddler. The toddler will have 5 minutes with your thing. Most engaged toddler wins. You have 30 minutes.…
4 · Team task
Put the most weight in the hammock
Put the most weight in the hammock without anything falling out of the hammock. If anything falls out of the hammock, you are disqualified.…
5 · Live task
Throw a frying pan into a hoop
Choose a hoop that you think you can throw a frying pan into. Choose a distance from which you can throw a frying pan into that hoop. If…
Tiebreak
Whip the bottle off the barrel
Standing behind this rope, whip the bottle off the barrel. Fastest wins. You time starts now.
Play this episode at home
All 6 tasks can be played at home, about 1 hour 10 minutes of play.
You’ll need
- anything from around the house
- loo roll
- hoop or ring the size of a toilet seat
- household things
- a toddler
- hammock or a sheet tied between two posts
- heavy things
- three hoops of different sizes
- plastic plate or frisbee
- skipping rope or tea towel
- plastic bottle
- stool
Changes for playing at home
- Get this loo roll through the toilet seat: Prop a hoop upright (or use a spare toilet seat) instead of a raised garden toilet; bonus for the whole roll.
- Put the most weight in the hammock: If you have no hammock, tie an old sheet between two posts or chairs.
- Throw a frying pan into a hoop: Throw a plastic plate or frisbee instead of a frying pan.
- Whip the bottle off the barrel: Flick a plastic bottle off a stool with a skipping rope or tea towel from behind a line.