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| The artists and their finished explosively awesome art |
Christy in Pepin sent in another great post about making Exploding Paint Bombs at her summer storytime. The basic instructions are here, but Christy had a few extra tips for librarians considering doing this at home.
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| The work in progress |
1. We used an “assembly line” to do this. I filled the baggies with vinegar mixture and paint color of their choice, zipped them shut, gave the child a baking soda packet and sent them down the paper to a dad who opened the baggie, had the child drop in the packet, shake the bag and toss it onto the paper.
We did have a quick reaction baggie so one of the boys got some paint mixture on his arm, while another had it on both legs. Dad & I took each of them into the library and immediately washed them off with no staining to their skin. I didn’t check my grandson’s shorts for paint – they were black, but his sandals washed clean. Once back outside everyone had fun again–it was touch and go for a minute after he got sprayed. The volunteer was also a good sport about needing to get new sandals. After the first spray he just took them off. Maybe being barefoot for everyone might be the last tip.
For a video of the excitement, check Pepin’s Facebook Page.