What do you need?
lopping shears
a forked branch
a rubber band
coarse sanding paper
chalk
pinecones or tin foil
Adventurous boys and girls like to make mischief. What's more fun than to shoot with a catapult? Teach them not to aim at other kids and let the shoot only soft stuff. Like short twigs or pine cones. Chalk a target on the fence or at a wall.
Find a forked branch and cut it off.
Find a thick rubber band and tie it on the ends of the fork.
With a piece of coarse sandpaper you sand the handle.
The catapult is finished! Let's put it to the test outside.
First a cautious try out, then pull a bit harder and bulls eye! A dance of joy follows!
All week long the boys have fun with their catapults!