How to Make a Marshmallow Gun, or Shooter
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Marshmallow Guns, Cheap Fun
If you are looking for a homemade alternative to a nerf gun, consider a marshmallow gun.
Marshmallow guns, or marshmallow shooters as they are commonly called, are basically a blow gun made from PVC pipe. The ammunition used? Small marshmallows, easily obtainable at any grocery store. The fun? Endless.
My husband and boys made marshmallow guns because they couldn't always get out to the back of the property to play paintball.
More Marshmallow Shooters
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Marshmallow Shooter in Blue and Red
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Marshmallow Shooter in Camo (colors may vary)
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Marshmallow Popper Shooter
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Marshmallow Shooter - Stryker
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Materials and Instructions
You will need 1/2 inch pvc pipe cut to the following lengths. You can cut it with a hacksaw or sometimes you can have it cut at your local home improvement store. Since pvc comes in ten foot lengths you will have some left over. The materials for the marshmallow guns cost less than $5.00.
- One 9"
- One 7"
- Two 4"
- Two 2"
- One 3"
- Two 90 degree elbows
- Two T's
- Two end caps
Assemble them by pushing them together. You can later take them apart easily for cleaning, or for changing the way your marshmallow blow gun looks. Do not use adhesive in putting them together. You won;t be able to clean the shooter when you want to.
You can also use the following configuration:
- Six 3"
- One 7"
- Two PVC elbows
- Two PVC "T"-fittings
- Two PVC end caps
This makes a more versatile weapon, that you can change the barrel length on, and the velocity of the marshmallow. How do I know? The marshmallow guns get reconfigured daily at our house to find the best design. My kids have added a PVC piece with a flared end on the end of the barrel. Don't be afraid to experiment.
Push the pieces together as they are in the photographs. It is much easier to do by seeing a picture than explaining with words. You can paint your marshmallow shooter any way you would like. Since the pieces to ours get rearranged and traded so often we chose not to paint them.
To use, take a mini marshmallow and put in the upper chamber. Blow hard and the marshmallow will shoot out the barrel, hitting your target with amazing accuracy. The marshmallows do get sticky so you want to make sure you do this somewhere you don't mind marshmallows flying around.
Make A Marshmallow Gun
Great for Scout Projects
These things are all kinds of fun. For very little money your kids can have a great time shooting at targets, and ambushing Dad when he comes home from work. The marshmallows are soft, but remind your kids to not aim at faces. You may want to have them wear safety glasses. Some people do, we don't.
There was quite a lot of these for sale on ebay a few years ago. Potentially they would make a great Scout project, or money maker at a church bazaar. Just be sure to stock up on marshmallows, you go through them fast.
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Comments
we just let the dog get it. :)
I just mentioned this hub to my daughter while I was on the phone with her thinking that my granddaughter would have a lot of fun with these contraptions, but as luck had it my son-in-law overheard...now him and my son are planning the construction and the weekend 'shoot-a-thon'...what did you get me into Marye???
thirty-some year olds gleefully strategizing-boy-oh-boy...just too funny love the hub...thanks for the plans regards Zsuzsy
The given inches are WAY too small to be the ones in any of the pics you posted. Especially the 2inch ones. This is discovered after cutting and trying to arrange them all together as pictured. The elbows and T's eat up the little 2 inch ones, so back to the garage and throw a foot of this out (since I am making for 6 kids) and try a different measurement. No way that any of the pieces in any of these pics are 2 inches.
I will check again but these are the sizes I believe we used.
The guns pictures are made from second measurements. I have no clue at this point how many adaptions they have made int he pictures. However we have created them with both instructions and they do both work.
I put one together using the first set and it does work, but gonna make next one with larger cuts. One question, if a kid has apparently enough air power for say..screaming his head off at his brother, but not enough to work the shooter, should I make ALL the pieces smaller for him?
Yikes....Um...even my four year old can use the shooter and she is just over 30 lbs. LOL!
You might want to make a smaller barrel? Just guessing.
My youngest cant make it go more than 3 feet! LOL its kind of cute to watch but annoying as heck for him. I'll try making a shorter barrel and encouraging him to puff harder lol. Dont know when I will get to the shorter barrel but I will let you know how it turns out.
Good! Remember they can take them apart and adjust any whay they like..and you will know in a matter of minutes which of your kids have an engineer bent.
Nice idea...
That is the neatest thing I've ever seen! I'm going to put together a kit to make with my nieces and nephew.
that info really helpful
you may actually be able to use nerf darts in that because 1/2" usually fits homemade nerf darts really well
Thanks for the helpful info. We are having a pool party for fifteen kids and we are going to get rained out. This will be a something that the kids will be able to make inside and will help me to keep them busy.
very cool - I bought each of my kids one last year - what is great about it - the dogs love when they play. Marshmallow treats!!!
Cull design, this is going 2 be my science fair project... Thanks 4 da gud idea!!!
















ohohdon says:
2 years ago
What a great idea! That will be a fun project that my 14 year old son and I will enjoy, together. But, how do moms feel about picking up all the old dried out marshmallows from behind the furniture?