Rubber band a spoon to the upper popsicle stick.
Catapult using popsicle sticks and rubber bands.
Place a pom pom onto the spoon.
Homemade catapult out of popsicle sticks materials needed.
Create more leverage with your catapult by pushing the stack of popsicle sticks towards the notched ends connected by the rubber band.
Scissors optional projectiles mini marshmallows gummy bears sparkle balls cheerios or other soft objects work great stack some popsicle sticks we used 7 and use rubber bands to secure both ends of the stack.
For a simple popsicle stick catapult you will only need a few items.
To do this you need a hot glue gun and a cap from a water bottle or sports drink bottle.
Hold the catapult with one hand and use the other hand to pull the.
Aluminium or tin foil.
This popsicle stick catapult design is very similar to the one above except you are replacing the spoon with the bottle cap.
Design this easy catapult with craft sticks a spoon and rubbers bands we first ran into this popsicle stick catapult design at the magic house maker workshop.
Stack 3 popsicle sticks one on top of another and tie the bunch together with rubber bands on either end.
Take the fulcrum and wedge it between the two sticks of the launcher.
Attach the two sticks with a rubber band on the end so you create a v shape.
A small container bowl for example a cut kinder surprise container.
Rubber band the stack of popsicle sticks to just the upper popsicle stick.
Stack 2 jumbo popsicle sticks on top of each other and secure with a rubber band approximately one inch from the end.
Pull the two popsicle sticks slightly apart and place the larger stack of popsicle sticks in between them.
Now you have a launcher.
If you are having difficult keeping the elastics in place at the end of the v you can put a small notch on either side of the popsicle sticks or glue on a small button see craft stick launchers for a similar application.
Popsicle sticks 8 10 3 rubber bands.
The idea is pretty simple and there s lots of variations.
Catapult with popsicle sticks rubber bands and bottle cap.