Friday night physics

Another Pinterest idea (from Frugal Fun 4 Boys) brought to life.  Jake thought it would be fun to paint the catapult boards, so he sprayed the girls’ pink and the boys’ green.  The kids stuck down grip tape so their shoes wouldn’t slide off when they stomped on the boards.  (Brilliant ideas by their dad, if I may say so myself!)  They all had a lot of fun figuring out where to place the fulcrum to get the best ball launch!

I originally pinned the idea to let the kids use the catapults as water balloon launchers, but tonight was a bit cool too get wet. They gladly settled for launching wiffle balls and playground balls.  Still tons of fun!