The Teeny-Tiny Popsicle Stick Catapult

The Teeny-Tiny Popsicle Stick catapult is a project that I had a lot of fun with and it took me about an hour to make. All it takes is a few popsicle sticks, some masking tape, a piece of rubber band and a square of paper for the cup.

I have made a complete tutorial for this catapult. It is pretty easy to build and I suggest you go ahead and make yourself two of them so you can have a competitition with your friends.

Just for fun I made a video of me shooting off a projectile into a Lord of the Rings Mug.

The Teeny-Tiny Catapult firing into a Lord of the Rings Mug.

If you have seen my other tutorial on making a Geodesic Catapult then you are familiar with the process of using popsicle sticks to make a catapult. There are a couple of small differences in this assembly. I cut the ends off of the popsicle sticks so they tape together stronger and I cut some sticks in half.

Here is a picture of the base of the catapult so you can get an idea of how the assembly started. From here you just buildl it up and use plenty of tape to make it stronger.

Need Popsicle Sticks? They are cheap and you can get them real fast from Amazon.com. This box should keep your craft making going for a while and will save you from having to eat all those popsicles.

Craft Sticks - 1000 Boxed in Bright Hues by Chenille Kraft

Make up your own games for this project

The fun thing about this little catapult is that you can make up your own little games and competititions. See who can shoot the furthers or see who can shoot the most accurate. You can make a little game with a time limit and see who can make the most mug shots in the time allotted. You can even set up little figurines of each persons army and then attack! Last figurine standing wins!

I have made a fun game with this catapult called "Storm The Castle -The Tiny Catapult Game -

Learn how to make this project on the project page The Catapult Game - Storm The Castle

Popsicle sticks have been a staple of easy and creative fun for as long as there have been popsicles. A little glue, paint or other things can really set the creative wheels in motion. Here is a book of more projects with craft sticks

Look What You Can Make With Craft Sticks: Over 80 Pictured Crafts and Dozens of Other Ideas (Craft)

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Table of Contents for this tutorial

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1. Make the Table Top Troll Catapult Home and materials requred
2. Begin assembly of the sides and base
3. Assemble the catapult firing arm
4. Complete the assemblly and finish by painting
5. Video of this catapult firing
6. Books/Medieval store
7. Free Catapult Plan

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