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Climbing Guy/Gal

Climbing Guy

What You Need:

  • Paper plate
  • Markers
  • Scissors
  • A straw
  • Scotch tape
  • Kite twine

Instructions:

  1. Draw a climbing guy/gal in the center of the paper plate approx. 3″ tall & cut out.
  2. Cut two pieces of straw approx. 1″ long and tape to the front of Climbing Guy/Gal.
  3. Cut one long piece of kite twine and loop through the straws.
  4. Hook loop over a door knob, stairwell rail (with extra long string) or tree limb & pull ends of string to climb your Climbing Guy /Gal quickly to the top!

Design Challenge:

Hold Climbing Guy/Gal climbing contests with your friends. Challenge yourself to develop new techniques with string extensions to speed your climbing friend to the finish!

Like this idea? Read: Fantastic Flying Fun with Science by Ed Sobey for many more inventions for kids!

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