Divide a bag of jumbo marshmallows into three groups, then use food coloring to dye one group red and one group blue. Keep the third group white. Once the ‘mallows dry, let each player tee one up and swing away using a golf club or hockey stick.
How to make a marshmallow shooter?
Start by tying a knot in the end of the balloon — but don’t inflate it! Instead, cut the top ( rounded end) off the balloon, leaving around an inch and a half of balloon for you to work with. Finish making your DIY marshmallow shooters by wrapping the open end of the balloon around one end of the toilet paper tube.
How to shoot marshmallows in a balloon?
To shoot a marshmallow, simply place it inside the tube and allow it to all into the balloon. Then, pull back the knot on the end of the balloon and aim at your target. Let the knot go to shoot the balloon out. DIY Marshmallow Shooters. Yield: 1 marshmallow shooter.
What paper do you use for marshmallow shooters?
You can also cut paper towel rolls into thirds to use for the base of your marshmallow shooters. Red and white striped paper: To give your toilet paper rolls a more patriotic look, use red and white striped paper to decorate your shooters.
How to make a 4th of July craft?
Start by cutting the paper to fit around the toilet paper rolls. Glue the paper into place around the outside of the toilet paper roll. I suggest using hot glue for this. It makes the seam more secure, allow it to hold up to play after you’re finished making this fun 4th of July craft.
What to use to shoot marshmallows out of toilet paper rolls?
Blue balloons: To shoot the marshmallows out of the toilet paper rolls, you’ll need latex balloons. Add to the patriotic look by using blue balloons. Rubber bands: Hold the balloon in place with a rubber band. Try using red or blue rubber bands to match the color combo on the rest of your shooter.
Marshmallow Shooter
After reading the super fun and silly book The Marshmallow incident where the townsfolk end up shooting marshmallows all over the place, we decided to design our own marshmallow shooter as a fun book based activity.
How to make a marshmallow shooter
For our marshmallow shooters we used simple things we found around our house.
Marshmallow guns
Cut out the bottom of a Dixie cup. You need a medium size sturdy cup. You can use a plastic one if it has thick walls or use a large Dixie style cup.
Marshmallow shooter stem activity
Cut off the tip of a balloon. It can be any color you have laying around leftover from a birthday party.
Summer activity for kids
Pull the balloon over the top of the cut end of the Dixie cup. You can help secure this with a rubber band if you like. For younger kids you may want to. Goofy (7) and I didn’t need it.
Fun summer activities
Now you get to play! Just load with a mini marshmallow into the cup so it sits on the balloon at the bottom. Now put your hands on the ouside of the cup, pinch the balloon and pull it back gently.
Marshmallow Cannon
We had competitions to see who could shoot the farthest. We had marshmallow go over 30 feet!
USA POPS
1. Dip scissors in water 2. Cut jumbo marshmallow in half cross-wise 3. Daub sticky sides of marshmallow with a little bit of cornstarch using your fingers. Repeat for other half 4. Form pop on work surface the way it will look on pop
STAR TOPPED POPS
1. Form pop on work surface the way it will look on pop 2. Hold skewer right above it with tip of skewer halfway up the star marshmallow 3. Place finger tips right below the last regular marshmallow to measure how far you need to push that piece 4.
BONUS
Well, you know me! I couldn’t resist making mini Flags. I used the same royal icing I already had made, KRAFT JET-PUFFED StackerMallows and white star sprinkles.
1. Yummy Dr. Seuss-inspired Marshmallow Cat in the Hat
Is your kid a Dr. Seuss fan? Dr. Seuss would be proud that your kiddo can make these marshmallow Cat in the Hat idea from Kitchen Fun with My 3 Sons!
2. Make This Super Fun Marshmallow Catapult!
Marshmallows away! Your kids will have real fun with this marshmallow catapult craft by Premeditated Leftovers! Your kids will surely love this yummy marshmallow activity!
3. Create Cool Paintings with Marshmallow Stamps
Marshmallows are not just for eating! Your kids will go loco with these marshmallow stamps idea from Elementary Art Fun and create this cute caterpillar, or anything you like!
4. Play Minute to Win it Marshmallow Challenge
Your family will have so much fun with this marshmallow game from My Honey’s Place. You and your kids only have a minute to win this chopstick game, so you better get to playing!
5. Learn About Constellations with Marshmallows
Reach for the stars! This uniquely fun marshmallow activity by Artsy Momma lets your kiddos map out stars using marshmallows! What a yummy, fun-filled way to learn about constellations!
6. Make This Super Cool Marshmallow DNA
Learning about DNA has never been so sweet with this marshmallow DNA idea from Teach Genetics Utah! Your kids will love discovering what makes up their genes and eating these yummy marshmallow DNAs!
7. Colorful Yummy Marshmallow Dough
Bright? Sweet? Edible? This marshmallow dough recipe from Growing a Jeweled Rose is all of the above! Kids of all ages will surely love molding and creating figures with them!
