DAY 6 > Marshmallow Guns

In uncertain times like these, the day will come when you feel it is imperative to own a gun. A marshmallow gun. All of life’s uncertainties are more aptly handled if there is a marshmallow gun nearby.

Until now, we had not been so fortunately equipped. But after looking at instructions online, I felt that it was within my abilities and budget to assemble a small arsenal. If it’s basic hardware and a little advice you’re after, Ace is the place…so we piled into the minivan and entered the doors of Erb’s Ace Hardware in all our wild gloriousness.

They do not get many people in the plumbling section inquiring after marshmallow gun supplies, but they do have them and for $3.50 you can get all you need for one gun. They will even cut your PVC pipe for you.

Anyone can make these marshmallow guns. If you are an ordinary person and want one now, you can have one in an hour or less if you head to the hardware store right after you finish reading this. If you are very special, you might get that down to a half hour.

What you need:

• 22 inches of 1/2 inch PVC pipe – cut into one 7-inch length, three 2-inch lengths, and three 2-inch lengths
• 2 elbow connectors
• 2 T-connectors
• 2 end caps
• spray paint and permanent markers (optional)

After you cut the pipe to the correct length with a hacksaw, assemble your gun. It’s not hard. Just push the pieces together.

Of course, you can begin using it immediately. No glue to dry or anything, which is great because do you know how excited your kids will be to begin the parentally sanctioned spitting of marshmallows? You just place the mini marshmallow in the mouthpiece and blow. The marshmallow will leave the gun with a most pleasing “flump” and everyone around you will double over with giggles. I promise.

But you must admit, PVC pipe is ugly. Painted PVC pipe is much less so. I had some extra spray paint in the garage and everyone negotiated colors. This also keeps it easy to identify who’s is who’s. They will come up with other things to argue and fight over, so it doesn’t hurt to eliminate one.

Don’t stop with spray paint…the kids also colored on their guns with permanent marker. Two of the guns have written on them “EXTREMELY DANGEROUS”. The other one says “Jesus and God”. I didn’t see the connection at first between two parts of the trinity and a marshmallow gun. But actually, if God and Jesus had a gun, I’m pretty sure it would be a marshmallow gun. So it got the theologically sound stamp of approval.

And I have my own. So now I am much more intimidating than I was before.

And my design. If you’re going to have a PVC marshmallow gun, it might as well be nicely designed.

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