Welcome to day 4 of our pumpkin week! Today’s activity is STEM inspired and a lot of fun!
Have you considered inviting your children to participate in a little indoor pumpkin launching? Give your child access to pencils, rubber bands, plastic spoons or little cups, and glue (a glue gun works best but definitely requires adult supervision). Let them look at some cool catapults in some books and then design their very own and launch some pumpkins! Well, since you are indoors orange craft pompoms are probably your best bet!
Encourage your child to experiment with different designs to see what works best and launches those “pumpkins” farthest. Are there different shapes that make a stronger or more stable catapult? (Hint: triangles are the strongest architectural shape!)
Are you looking to win the super cool parent of the year award? Supersize those catapults and take them outside for some serious pumpkin chucking! So, exercise the superpower you have and play!
The Superpower of Play 