How to Make it

Crushing Beast

MATERIALS

Craft sticks x 10 

Blocks x 4

Syringes x 2

Clear tube 

Sticky tack x 2

Bottle cap 

Plastic board

Foam boards x 2

masking tape

double-sided foam tape

STEP 1

Connect the sticks and blocks

Cut 18 small pieces of double-sided foam tape

about the same size as the blocks

Take 2 craft sticks and 2 blocks and tape them together. 

Make another stick-block set the same way. 

STEP 2

Put the sticks together. 

Place the stick-block sets opposite like this.

Make sure they are straight and tape on 2 craft sticks across like this. 

Turn it over and repeat. 

Tape on 2 crafts sticks to the bottom. 

STEP 3

Tape one syringe between the sticks and tape on the bottom cap. 

Place the syringe through here to mark the center. 

Put double-sided tape on the sticks. 

Put double-sided tape on the syringe. 

Make sure the syringe tip is facing up.

Tape on the bottle cap. 

Use masking tape on both sidesof the syringe. 

STEP 4

Suck in water with the other syringe. 

Prepare a small cup of water. 

Food coloring is optional.

Suck in some water with the syringe. 

Connect the tube to the syringe. 

Slowly push out a little water into the tube. 

Suck in the water all the way up.

STEP 5

Connect the two syringes.

Make sure the other syringe plunger is pushed all the way up.  

Connect the tube end to the syringe.  

STEP 6

Put sticky tack on the tubes.

Take the sticky tack and stretch it. 

Wrap it around the tube and syringe.

STEP 7

Tape on the plastic board.

Draw and cut out a tongue shape. 

Tape it below the bottle cap. 

STEP 8

Decorate your Crushing Beast.

Use the foam board to draw and cut out a monster face. 

You can color or add different materials. 

TRY IT

Place chips, crackers, or grapes on the plastic board. 

Push on the syringe plunger and try to crush it.