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Description

A set of quick and fun challenges.
Based on the TV comedy show, Taskmaster, each Patrol/Six signs a member up for each challenge, winning points for their team.

Resources

Creme Crackers
Balloons
Spaghetti and small marshmallows
Large muffins or vanilla ice cream

Blindfolds - or use neckers

Instructions

SIGN UP FOR THE TASKS:
There are 3 rounds consisting of 4 individual tasks and 1 team task.

Print the attachment of and give to each patrol

Each member of a Patrol/Six can sign themselves up for a challenge each. They should work as a team to choose the best task to everyone in order to give the best performance. Everyone will do the team task.

SET UP:
Create an audience, sitting in teams. Create a stage with 1 table per team and 1 central table for resources and the Taskmaster.

BEGIN THE TASKS:
The Taskmaster hosts the challenges. S/he will read the rules of each task, referee each task and judge each task.

Whoever wins a task gets 5 points for their team. 2nd place gets 4 points, 3rd gets 3 points etc.

Below are a list of the tasks. You will probably find you will not have time to run all 3 rounds in 1 evening. Perhaps you could run a round over 3 weeks/a term, or perhaps just choose a set of tasks best suited to your Scouts and create your own round.

ROUND 1
1) Cracker Challenge
Your first task is to eat as many crackers as possible without any drinks in 80 seconds.

2) Balloon Challenge
You must blow up the biggest balloon you can whilst blindfolded. Do not take your blindfold off until asked.

3) Paper artist
In 60 seconds you must tear a picture of a dog out of an A4 sheet of paper. The paper that looks most like a dog at the end will receive the most points.

4) Balance challenge
Balance as many (choose something you have lots of, e.g. cups of water) on your body as you can without spilling - hold this for 7 seconds. A friend may assist placing the cups.

5) Tallest Tower Challenge TEAM
In 5 minutes to construct the tallest tower using only spaghetti and marshmallows.

ROUND 2 (around the room, so a different audience layout with no tables)

1) Throwing Challenge
You will each have 4 balls. Throw them into the bucket from behind the line. Each time the ball lands in the bin you will score 1 point.

2) Bucket To Bucket Challenge
Transfer as much water as you can from one bucket to another using your cup. But you may not use your hands. You have 60 seconds.

3) Blindfold challenge
Get to the front door in the quickest time possible blindfolded. Your team must stay behind the line.

4) TEAM song
In 5 minutes write a song about your leader. At the end of the time you must present this, the best song and presentation by that leaders judgement will score points.

ROUND 3

1) Artist
Using your opposite writing hand, draw the best picture of your assistant leader in 70 seconds.

2) Paper plane
Make a paper aeroplane whilst blindfolded in 60 seconds. Then take off your blindfold and throw it, the furthest plane will win.

3) Muffin challenge
Eat as much of a whole muffin as you can in 60 seconds. This also works with vanilla ice cream or other foods.

4) Celebrity challenge
Take it in turns to name a celebrity. If you hesitate or repeat a celebrity already said you will be eliminated.

5) Model maker
Out of the items given make the best sculpture, and name it, in 60 seconds.

6) TEAM finale challenge
You have 5 minutes to prepare 2 DIFFERENT things. 1 thing that will make Leader A surprised and 1 thing that will make Leader B laugh. You can use any resources within reason downstairs.

RESULTS
Add up the points and announce which team has the most points. It's always good to have a prize to motivate them, whether an edible prize, patrol/six points or both!

Tags

• challege
• competition
• fun night
• funny
• silly challenges
• Task
• Taskmaster
• team
• TV show

Badge Links

• Teamwork - Team-building
• Teamwork - Team-building