How to Make a Craft Stick Crossbow

Have you seen this book before?

 

You should totally check it out. Well, there are three books in the series so far, and they are all awesome. The supplies are all things that you can find around your house, and the projects use lots of science. Because I'm building the mini weapons, I learn the science behind how everything works.

I built a catapult from book 1, but my dad was playing with it and he broke it. :(

 



My dad and I made a cross-bow following the instructions in book 3, and it turned out great. There were some parts of the process that my dad had to help with. Check out my video:

 



Just like John Austin says on his website, be safe when playing with your mini-weapons. I shot it off in the house (with my parent's permission), and this happened:

Imagine if that was your friend. That wouldn't be good. Always play it safe and make sure that a parent is supervising.

Movember Monday

Today, instead of Minecraft Monday, I decided to do a post about Movember. 

Movember is something that happens each year in November where some men grow mustaches to raise money for cancer research. Since someone I love has prostate cancer, Movember is very important in our family.

My dad grows a (gross) mustache every November, and we look forward to December 1 when he shaves it off. However, we are very proud of the money that he raises for such an important cause.

It would be wonderful if you would consider donating to Movember.

These guys think you should donate to Movember!

If you know me or my family personally and would like to donate to my dad's team, leave a comment below or send me a tweet, and we will e-mail you the link for the team.