Easy Cardboard Extend-o-grip

This is how to make a easy cardboard Extend-o-grip, so you can reach stuff on a high shelf, pick up stuff off the ground, or help with social distancing. It is easy to make and VERY cheap compared to the store bought plastic ones.

You will need: cardboard, string, a straw, a knife, scissors, hot glue, a pencil, and a ruler

Cut out two 3“ x 12“ Rectangles of cardboard.

Glue both rectangles together.

Cut out a 2” x 10” rectangle.

Bend/curl the rectangle like the picture.

Glue the curved cardboard to the end of the base.

Cut out ~2” from the center.

Poke/cut 2 holes in each side of the curled cardboard.

Push the string through the holes like the picture shows.

Cut out two 1” x 3” and one 2” x 3” pieces of cardboard. Then glue them into a rectangle.

Glue a small piece of straw to the end opposite the wrist mount.

Glue the rectangle that you made in the previous step and glue it over top of the straw.

Cut out two 1“ x 4” rectangles, bend them into the claw shape. Glue them into the sides of the rectangle.

Glue strings to the end of each claw, feed the strings through the straw, tie them together.

Good job now put your wrist through the rest mount and tie The strings together as if they were shoelaces use the two strings that are connected to the claw to open and close the claw by pulling them.

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