Build/Activity: Treasure Grab

Use simple materials to build your very own crazy collector! How many treasures can you grab with it? For step-by-step instructions visit the Design Squad website.

Here's what you'll need to build your own Treasure Collector!

  
Stiff paper or cardboard (e.g., an index card or piece of a cereal box about 3 inches by 5 inches)
1 drinking straw
Tape
Scissors
20 feet of string
1 magnet
10 small metal objects (washers, nuts and bolts, paper clips, thumbtacks, etc.)

For step-by-step instructions visit the Design Squad website.