:) I realized I never got around to telling you how to make these great marshmallow guns. I had the grandkids make these during our family reunion this year and they were quite a hit with the adults as well as the kids.
You need the following 1/2" PVC (not cvpc) pieces
(2) elbows
(2) T's
(2) caps
(5) 5" pieces of PVC
(1) 3" piece of PVC
(1) 8" piece of PVC
Now using PVC glue assemble as soon. You may want to precut the pieces if you are dealing with very young kids, otherwise let them cut their own with a hacksaw. Sand off any rough edges. Get a bag of mini marshmallows and insert into short tube, give a good strong burst of air and have fun. If you get any stuck that you can't blow through with an additional marshmallow, run hot water through the tube to clean it out and let it dry good before using again. The less the kids touch the marshmallows with thier mouth the less chance they will get wet and stuck. Also permanent markers are great for letting them add their own personal touches to the gun when it is done. There were quite a few imaginative guns made at our reunion. Some of the builders even gave their guns names.
You can set up targets. Shoot each other. Form teams and play war. We did adults against the kids and you had to get hit 3 times before you were out it was lots of fun. If you are doing this at camp make sure you do it in an area you don't care about the bears showing up for clean up. I have also tried some variations to this design and it seems you want at least one turn to build up pressure, but other than that let your imagination go you can even make one that shoots around corners. Handy for the war game.
Mountain girl, Paula, Logging off and playing like a kid.
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