# @kiwico_inc on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/C23AN36Nf4k
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/18278930-kiwico-inc-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/thumbnails/1cab8e9908.jpg
- **Posted:** 2024-02-02T21:01:03.000+00:00

## Caption

We’re not reaching when we say this project will grab your attention! 😉 Learn how to engineer your very own grabber claw at home below 👇

💚What you need:
Craft sticks with holes
Craft sticks
Metal brads
Strong tape or hot glue
Coloring utensils
Scissors 
Pencil 

💚How to build a grabber claw:
Make 4 stacks of 2 sticks each, and place a metal brad through the center hole of each stack to connect them.
Make an X by pushing the sticks apart. Place all the Xs in a line.
Connect the ends of each X to the next using brads. Secure all the brads by opening them.
Mark 2 inches from the end of 2 plain craft sticks and cut, making 6 pieces total. Keep the 4 curved ends.
Tape or glue the curved stick ends to one end of your line of Xs.
Flip over and repeat.
To use, squeeze and pull your grabber on the open end. When extended, the craft stick ends should touch. What can you pick up?

💚What’s going on?
This project is a fun way to play with an important engineering concept: linkages.

In engineering, a linkage is a series of moving parts that are connected together with joints. Here, we’re using the craft sticks as the moving parts (also called links), and we’re using brads for the joints. 

Engineers can use linkages to turn one kind of motion into another kind of motion. The criss-cross design of our grabber turns the sideways motion of the handles into a forward motion for the grabber claw.

Special thanks to our host, Cynthia!

#kiwico #science #diy #craft #kidscrafts #kidsdiy

## Stats

- **Views:** 8,774
- **Likes:** 180
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- **Comments:** 1

## Credits

| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| KiwiCo | @kiwico_inc | https://gondola.cc/kiwico_inc | Toy Brand |
| Sarah Joyce | @sarahsolotravelss | https://gondola.cc/sarahsolotravelss | Social Media Intern |

## Tags

diy, craft, science, kidsdiy, kiwico, kidscrafts

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