Toy Apparatus

A toy apparatus comprising:

• a base elongated member having a distal end;
• a movable elongated member having a first end and a second end;
• and
• a tether coupled to the first end of the movable elongated member, wherein tension applied to the tether moves the movable elongated member from an open first position to a closed second position;
• wherein the toy apparatus is configured to freely slide on a surface due to momentum generated when an initial pushing force is applied to the toy apparatus, and wherein the tension applied to the tether causes the tether to become taut, without other human contact to the toy apparatus;
• wherein in the open first position, the second end of the movable elongated member is away from the distal end of the base elongated member;
• and
• wherein in the closed second position, the second end of the movable elongated member is closer to the distal end of the base elongated member, and the base elongated member and the movable elongated member are capable of retaining a target piece.