How to Make a Simple Cardboard Catapult

Make a Simple Catapult for a fun indoor game and learning experience!⁣ ⁣ You’ll need:⁣ 3 cardboard tubes⁣ a wooden or plastic spoon⁣ 4 elastic bands⁣ pom poms, marshmallows, scrunched up balls of paper or other soft items for launching⁣ ⁣ Instructions:⁣ Lay two of the cardboard tubes side by side and then place the third tube on top of the first two to form a triangle shaped stack.⁣ ⁣ Fasten the tubes together with an elastic band at each end – these are the white elastic bands in the photos.⁣ ⁣ Next, position the wooden spoon at the front of the tubes, and loop an elastic band over the top of the spoon, stretch it around the tubes and then bring it back over itself at the top of the spoon so it holds the spoon to the tubes. This is shown by the red elastic band in the photos.⁣ ⁣ Finally, take the last elastic band, loop it over the handle of the wooden spoon, take it around the cardboard tubes, and back over the spoon as shown by the black elastic band in the photos. The photo below shows another close up view of these elastic bands.⁣ ⁣ To launch the pom poms, hold the cardboard tubes with one hand or secure them to a table with masking tape like we did. Use your other hand to position a pom pom on the wooden spoon, pull the spoon back and then release and watch those pom poms fly!⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ⁣