Cardboard Basketball Game With Working Catapult
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Cardboard Basketball Game With Working Catapult

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

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
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

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

Glue the binder clip to another craft stick as shown.
Glue and Rubber Band

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

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

Glue the triangles and medium rectangle on as shown.
The Hoop

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

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!