quest · builder's guild

Fix Something Broken

Instead of throwing it out, figure out why it broke and put it back together. Repair is the oldest skill in the world — and it starts with picking the right thing to fix.

✅ safe fix menu

· Wobbly chair or table leg (tighten screws)
· Jammed or sticky drawer
· Torn book spine or loose page
· Loose toy joint, missing screw
· Frayed shoelace or backpack strap
· Skateboard hardware that needs tightening
· Squeaky door hinge (a drop of oil)
· Untied, knotted, or tangled cord (not electrical)

🚫 not on the menu

· Anything electrical or that plugs in
· Batteries, chargers, phones, tablets, consoles
· Motors, fans, blenders, power tools
· Anything with gas, fuel, or a flame
· Pressurized cans, tanks, or hoses
· Structural things people stand or sleep on
· Glass, mirrors, blades, or springs under tension
· Chemicals, solvents, super glue, or anything hot

Grab a grown-upIntermediate⏱ 45–60 min🏠 Indoors

A grown-up works with you and owns a few steps of this quest.

🧑 The grown-up owns: Chooses the item from the Safe Fix Menu, confirms it is unplugged and non-hazardous, and handles any tool you haven't used before.

what you'll need

Something from the Safe Fix Menu
Hand screwdriver set
White glue or tape
Notebook + pencil
A tray or paper to hold parts

safety · Only fix things from the Safe Fix Menu below. Nothing plugged in, nothing with a battery pack or motor, nothing with gas, glass, blades, pressure, heat, or chemicals. Hand tools only — no power tools. Your grown-up checks the item BEFORE you open anything.

🧑 grown-up does

These steps belong to the grown-up. Grab a grown-up.

1. Choose the item with your Sk8er
Use the Safe Fix Menu. If it plugs in, holds a battery, has a motor, burns, cuts, heats, holds pressure, or holds up a person's weight — it's off the menu.
2. Make it inert before it's opened
Unplugged, batteries out, nothing under tension or load. You confirm this out loud before the first screw turns.
3. Handle any unfamiliar tool
Anything sharper or stronger than a hand screwdriver is yours to operate while your Sk8er watches.

Read the safety badge and the grown-up steps together before you start.