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Tilted Table Stick Catch

A two-player game where popsicle sticks roll down a tilted table and the bottom player catches them in a cup. Fast reflexes required.

🧒 Ages 6-8, 9-12⏱ 20 min
Tilted Table Stick Catch
Tilted Table Stick Catch
Tilted Table Stick Catch
Tilted Table Stick Catch
Tilted Table Stick Catch

How to do it

  1. 1

    Tilt one end of a table by propping books under the legs.

  2. 2

    One player releases popsicle sticks one at a time from the high end while the other catches them at the low end with a cup.

  3. 3

    Level up by using two different colored cups and only catching matching colored sticks.

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