Japanese Chopsticks Catapult Toy Craft

 

Here's a fun toy you can make from disposable chopsticks and rubber bands to launch an acorn or small ball or marble into a cup.

Materials:

• 2 sets of disposable chopsticks(the kind that are fused together)
• 2 short lengths of a chopstick, cut and taped together
• rubber bands
• drink bottle cap
• tape
• ammunition(acorns, super balls, marbles)

Directions:

1. Using a box cutter, score and break off 2 short pieces from a chopstick(about 1 inch long). Tape together to make the fulcrum for the spring.
2. Place 2 sets of disposable chopsticks on top of each other and tie the small ends with rubber bands and cover with tape.
3. Place the fulcrum between them bout 2 inches from the end and tie several times with rubber bands.
4. Tape a drink bottle lid near the big end of the chopsticks.
5. Place an acorn in the lid, press down on the chopsticks and try to shoot the acorn into a cup.