Cardboard Basketball Game With Working Catapult

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Cardboard Basketball Game With Working Catapult

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Did you just eat a pizza and are too tired to play basketball? Have fun with this mini basketball game made out of cardboard!

What You'll Need

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You will need:
15x11 centimeter rectangle
5x5 inch square split into 2 triangles
Binder clip
Toilet paper tube section
3 1 inch wide craft sticks
1 bamboo skewers
2x1 inch piece
10x4 rectangle
Masking tape
Glue gun
Rubber bands
Ping pong ball or plastic golf ball
2x2 square
Bottle cap

Starting the Catapult

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Cut a craft stick and tape the binder clip to it as shown.

Glue

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Glue the binder clip to another craft stick as shown.

Glue and Rubber Band

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Wrap the rubber bands around the front of the catapult and glue a bottle cap on the end.

Glue Again

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Glue the finished catapult to the big rectangle
As shown in the picture.

Making the Frame

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Glue the triangles and medium rectangle on as shown.

The Hoop

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Add the second to smallest rectangle to the backboard. Glue on the toilet paper tube section to make the hoop.

Finishing Touches

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Add the skewer and the last piece of cardboard to make a scoreboard. Add some details and you're done! Thanks for reading this instructable!