The Sims 4's Blast from the Past event offers exciting rewards, but earning them isn't always straightforward. One particularly tricky challenge involves breaking and repairing an object. Here's how to tackle it.

Week 2's challenge requires raising your Handiness skill to level 2 or higher, a relatively simple task. The real hurdle? Repairing a broken object, with no indication of *which* object is broken. The easiest solution? Break something yourself!

While you can use the "prank" interaction, this requires a specific Sim trait, adding unnecessary complexity. A quicker method is to simply overuse an item until it breaks. The Ambassador toilet is an inexpensive option; using it repeatedly (around a dozen times) will cause it to malfunction, fulfilling the challenge's requirements. You can do this yourself or have other Sims use it.

Repairing a Broken Object

Once your Handiness skill reaches level 2, simply select the "Repair" option on the broken object (your now-malfunctioning toilet). It will take a few seconds, but once repaired, you'll complete the Blast from the Past challenge.

All Sims 4 Blast from the Past Week 2 Challenges

Repairing a broken object is just one of several tasks in Week 2 of the Blast from the Past event. Here's the complete list:

Echoes of Time Quests

• Read the History of Time Travel at a Library
• Experience the Past by Playing The Sims Archives vol. 2
• Study a Historical Display at a Museum
• Ask an Elder about the Shard
• Research Shards of Time
• Search Objects for Shards of Time (3)
• Show Emit the Shards of Time

Inventing the Past Quests

• Read Theoretical Electronics at a Library
• Collect Platinum
• Collect Ironyum
• Repair Something while Handiness Level 2 or Higher
• Exercise Your Mind while Level 2 or Higher in Logic
• Obtain an Electronic Upgrade Part
• Build the Time Travel Component

And there you have it! Breaking and repairing an object in The Sims 4's Blast from the Past event.

The Sims 4 is available now on PlayStation, Xbox, and PC.