Not sure what to make? Check out these 60 easy popsicle stick crafts for inspiration. Kids will have lots of fun exploring their creative sides with popsicle stick crafts! Whether you’re looking for quick and simple crafts using only a few popsicle sticks or more advanced projects to keep the kids busy, there are plenty of options to choose from.įrom decorations to models and figures, popsicle sticks can be transformed into all sorts of things-the wooden sticks crafts are truly endless. Glue down your cup to the end of the slinger piece of wood, and voila, you have your homemade catapult ready for some fun physics experimentation.Find what things to make with popsicle sticks through this list of 60 easy popsicle stick crafts, activities and art projects for kids. Grab your bungee cords and bungee hooks, and attach them to the drilled-in eye hooks. Paint it whatever colour you like, or even add patterns, stickers and text. Drill in another to the slinger piece of wood (the end of the 28-inch piece of wood), with the hook facing the end.Ĭustomise the catapult to whatever design you like.
Make sure the 28-inch piece of wood is central and in line with the angled piece of wood above.ĭrill one eye hook to the bottom of the angled piece of wood – make sure it is facing the ground. The dowel should then be inserted through the other side of the base. Grab the dowel or pipe, and insert it through one side of the base, and then through the hole of the 28-inch piece of wood, so that it is central to the dowel. Drill a hole through one end, through the side, all the way through, and make sure the hole itself is one-inch wide. Grab the 28-inch piece of wood, and lay it out flat. This will provide strength and support for the catapult. Make sure the plank lines up and that it lies attached on the inside.įrom there, take the third 14-inch piece of wood, and cut two angles on it so both ends can be drilled and attached to the base and the horizontal plank above. Next, take the 10.5-inch piece of wood, and drill it to the top of the 14-inch pieces to form a horizontal line. Screw together the two 14-inch pieces of wood to the dints of the two 24-inch pieces of wood from the base. Then, cut half way in and chisel any excess word out. With the base in place, next up, take two 14-inch pieces of wood, and make a mark 2.5 inches from the edges. Make sure that the 7.5-inch pieces are on the inside and that the 24-inch pieces are facing outwards, so that the marked areas are on the outside. Next, make a base by screwing the 7.5-inch-long pieces of wood to the two 24-inch-long pieces of wood at the corners. Use a chisel, and hammer out the excess wood. Then, saw out the gap between the marks, sawing down only halfway, so there’s a thick base. Measure down 5.5 inches and 8 inches down from the end of the wood with the hole in, and mark them. Do this for both pieces of wood, so they’re identical. Then, drill a hole with a 1-inch diameter. On one end of the piece of wood, mark about 3.5 inches away from the edge. Grab your two 24-inch-long pieces of wood. A dowel or pipe that is about one-inch thick and 12 inches long.
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Whether it’s the school holidays, or you’re just after a fun project to do at home, bungee cords are great for helping with organisation, storage, activities, and even science projects… like how to build a catapult using a bungee cord, because who doesn’t want to know this?
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