kids can make a play rifle like the frontiersman and pioneers used
Nice project to do together
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1) To make the barrel of the rifle, open two sheets of paper to their full size. Starting from a long side, roll the papers into a tight tube. Tape the edges in place.
2) For the handle, cut two pieces of cardboard twelve inches long and three inches wide. Shape the cardboard to look like a rifle stock as shown in the drawing at the right. Glue a piece of cardboard on each side of the barrel, starting about six inches from one end and let the glue dry.
3) Crumple up newspaper and stuff into the empty places between the cardboard and the gun barrel.
4) Cut or tear newspaper into strips and dip the strips one at a time into a flour paste, smoothing them onto the rifle. Continue this process until the entire rifle is covered with several layers of strips; then let the paste dry.
5) To make a trigger, cut a pipe cleaner in half. Fold this piece in half again and stick it into the handle of the rifle; gluing it into place.
6) Bend another pipe cleaner into a curved shape to make the trigger guard. Stick this into the handle around the trigger; gluing it into place.
Nice project to do together
