My son has been frustrated with the (no) selection of toy bows and arrows. I have been thinking that I should try to make him a set and scoured Pinterest looking for inspiration and found "Skip to My Lou"'s post here.
She put together a great tutorial so I will just add my project notes. First, I used eraser tips on the end of dowels (but in half) as the arrows. I decorated them all in duct tape in bright colors so they would be easy to spot in the grass and not get wet if left outside. I used a nylon rope that is tested for 100 lbs. I didn't want to chance anything breaking. I used 5/8 inch dowels, but I think I might get bigger as one is already broken (my son was swinging them around like spears, so no surprise).
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| First shot |
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| Trying it for himself |
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| My husband drawing the arrow - i don't recommend pulling this far back and kids can't anyway. |
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| The complete set |
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| Closer shot |
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| This is how he carries the bow and he has a sack for arrows on his back that I quickly made him with fabric. |
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| Aiming just so |
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