VIDEO. Have at least 5 police officers with connected hands do a repeating breakdance wave in a ring and set it to a breakin’ beat.
Item 10 – Butter Hug
VIDEO. Find someone you love and butter them up; literally, cover them in butter and then give them a big hug. – Carianne Steinman
Item 9 – Misha and the Queen Pin-Up Girls
IMAGE. A drawing, painting or digital image (no photoshopping of existing images) of Misha and the Queen as 1950 pin-up BFF girls.
Item 8 – Dueling Mouth Paper Airplanes
VIDEO. (Time lapse this down to 20 seconds.) You and a friend must build and launch two dueling paper airplanes using only your mouths to build and launch them.
Item 6 – Knee and Elbow Scooters
VIDEO. Design and operate electric or gas-powered “knee and elbow scooters.” When you wear them, they must glide you down the street on your knees and elbows only. The device must be at least four separate pieces – not one or two platforms that you’re lying on. You must wear a helmet or your item won’t be accepted.
Item 5 – Report Card Dramatic Reading
VIDEO. FELICIA DAY ITEM. Do a dramatic reading of your grade-school report card.
Behind the Scenes
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Item 4 – Belly and Bum Balloon Burst
VIDEO. Get 10 of your friends to stand on a field or lawn. Strap inflated balloons to 5 of your friends’ stomachs. The other 5 friends must pop these balloons using only the impact and weight of their bellies or their bums (they can’t use hands, feet, mouths, or anything sharp).
Item 3 – Kick Back in a Hammock
IMAGE. Kick back in a hammock that’s suspended from trees on opposite banks of a river. (Make sure it’s a safe section of a river to be suspended over.)
Item 2 – Change the World Overnight
IMAGE or VIDEO. Do the one thing that you think, if everyone did it, would change the world for the better overnight. Caption the image or video with what you’re doing.
We put a sign out captioned: “Scared of embarrassing yourself? Me too! Let’s face that fear together!” Then we shook it off.
Behind the Scenes
GISHWHES Behind the Scenes Playlist
One convenient place to watch any behind-the-scenes clips we’ve put together while completing our various GISHWHES items.