Abstract: Ball launching and catching toy and game including launching a fuzzy ball from a slingshot type of launcher, and catching the fuzzy ball with a mitt having a retentive surface. The preferred launcher includes a pair of stretchable elastic members flanking a pocket member having a topside adapted to carry a fuzzy ball to be launched and an underside with an attached loop, and including as launching steps gripping the pair of stretchable elastic members and engaging the loop of the pocket member with the fuzzy ball lying thereon, and stretching the elastic members upward and outward from the pocket member, then disengaging the loop and thereby enabling the stretched members to contract, thus launching the ball from the pocket member. The mitt may be separate or attached to a launcher.

Abstract: Missile-launching toy, operable by one person as well as by more than one person. A single operator grasps hand grips on looped elastic tubing carrying a pocket member adapted to carry on its top or upper surface one or more toy missiles for launching. The foot of the operator is inserted removably, with leg bent, in a foot-engaging stirrup member on the bottom or under surface of the pocket member. The operator's leg is straightened, stretching the looped elastic tubing. After extending the leg and thereby stretching the elastic member, the operator extends his or her arms in the desired direction, and finally lets the strap slip off the foot, thereby launching the accommodated article.