I can't figure out requests

So, I just unlocked the town thing. And when I go to the events page and click on "Sweet Adventure" it tells me to complete a request in town Square. I am so stuck. I tried looking online, and only saw people talking about how to complete certain requests, or how long it takes to get more. How do I even start? I go up to the little jelly worm, and he tells me that I'm standing next to the request board. But I can't interact with it at all! I feel like I'm going crazy.