Build A Catapult Popsicle Sticks

Clear about a meter of open space for the cotton ball to fly and land.

Build a catapult popsicle sticks.

How to make a popsicle sticks catapult build a mini catapult buy popsicle craft sticks. Glue a couple of sticks to the base of the catapult for stability. Cut a paper cup so that there is just an inch or two left at the bottom. At this point flip your partially made popsicle stick catapult over so that the stick you just pushed in is on the bottom of the stack.

Written instructions are available here. Place a cotton ball in the launching cup push the cup down just a little bit and let go. Hot glue the skewer to each of the triangles. To start engineering your catapult stack eight craft sticks together one on top of the other and wrap elastics around the ends to hold them together.

Put your catapult in an open area with a sturdy flat surface such as a table or an open space on a hard floor. If you chose to paint first wait for the paint to dry before assembling. Build a catapult from popsicle sticks in this fun stem activity. Lay the second notched stick on top of the stack and secure the two popsicle sticks together with a rubber band as shown below.

The v notches that you cut help to keep the rubber band in place.