Ring Toss Game: Insert & Secure Stick in Box

Video Transcript

"Now, we're ready to put the paper towel rolls inside the shoe box. The way we do that, is we insert it in, as far down as it will go. And now, to make it more sturdy, even though that the height of the shoe box and also the size of the circle that we made, keeps it pretty, pretty sturdy. Because we didn't make the hole too big. But, now we're going to put some masking tape around the bottom, around the base. Just keep going around, making sure the masking tape makes contact with the rolls and also the shoe box; and that will help keep it in place. You shouldn't be too shy with the masking tape on this step. Because my experience has been, that, when you make this game, the pole, the paper towel rolls do start to get kind of wobbly. The reason is, is because, when the rings go on the roll, they have to be taken off; and from going on and off, and people just kind of moving and shaking a little bit, it does tend to get a little wobbly. And usually, after awhile, you're going anyway, to have to re-do the masking tape. So this is something that is good from the beginning; just to make sure that you put a generous amount of masking tape on and keep it nice and sturdy. And this way, that, it will prolong the life of the game. Now, you don't have to worry about the way it looks, because we're going to be covering up the shoe box anyway with some paper, decorative paper. So, you don't have to worry about the masking tape being too messy going around the bottom of the base of the paper towel rolls. You can see that the more masking tape that you put on, the sturdier it's getting. And when you feel that you've put enough masking tape that it's holding nicely, you can go ahead and get ready for covering the box and decorating it. Now, I've shown you how to insert the paper towel rolls into the shoe box and support it with masking tape around the base."