DIY Catapult

After we had our son, Justin’s Angry Birds Birthday party , and posted the pictures of our life-sized catapult on Pinterest—we have had a ...

15 Easy Catapults to Make With Kids #summer #science #kidsactivities

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Learn how to build a catapult! This STEM activity is so fun for kids and needs just a few simple supplies! Plus learn history in the process.

How to Make a Pumpkin Chunkin' Catapult. The fall harvest has seen a whole new competition arise. Pumpkin chunkin' involves tossing pumpkins with catapults or trebuchets. Families, friends and neighbors are getting together in their neighborhoods and at festivals to build and test out pumpkin catapults.This catapult allows you to decide how much power you want to put behind those pumpkins. You can build it in one day with simple woodworking tools and materials from your local home…

A Very Simple Catapult to Make With Kids: The idea for this catapult design came from my six-year-old and we had a lot of fun with it. When I looked around online, I saw a huge variety of catapults, but was surprised that I didn't see this one. I like this because: a) It's easy to build, ev…

Science is more fun when it's an action sport! Make a cool catapult with just a couple items laying around your house. #STEM #Catapult

A class 3 lever puts the load on one end, the fulcrum on the other, and the effort somewhere in between. This project illustrates this fundamental tool while also delivering some high-flying projectiles!

Easy Backyard Catapult for Hero Dads: This is a catapult (ala torsion style) I built inspired from the video a contributor named schoondogs posted. His catapult looked simple enough so I thought I'd make a step-by-step with some improvements (that's the American way right? - and t…

How to build the backyard ogre catapult. It is two feet long, easy to build, and powerful.