There are many tools in Animal Crossing: New Horizons to help you accomplish the different tasks you need to do every day. One of these tools is the Slingshot.
If you head to Resident Services, you can talk to Timmy and get the Slingshot blueprint for 300 bells. Once you get the recipe, you can check the ingredients on your phone or at the crafting table, but be sure to use the recipe item in your inventory first to learn it. 00: 2401: 43
To build the Slingshot, you will need 5 pieces of hardwood, which can be obtained by using an ax on trees that are all over the island. Hardwood is the darkest type of wood that will fall from these trees.
Once you have the Slingshot, you can use it to shoot down the floating balloon gifts. You want to stand directly under them, so figure out their route, then cut them off at the pass. They're pretty slow, so it's pretty easy to do. The Slingshot shoots straight up, so wait for the gift to pass overhead, then shoot it down.
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