by Allison May Jensen {This blog post first appeared on Allison's blog for Miss Allison's Art} Early on an August morning in Kansas City in 2012, we headed to a local park for our Outdoor Art Class! (this is pre-Orange Easel, when we were still Miss Allison's Art. See our story here.) We started with a BANG! I found these film canister rockets on "Not Just Cute." Blogger Amanda Morgan mentioned a "colorful twist" on this old classic...she added watercolor powder to the film canister and set the "rockets" off on a large sheet of paper, creating an abstract art piece. That's my kind of science project...one that uses paint! My crew set off these paint-filled rockets and made some large abstract art in the process! We used washable tempera instead of a powdered watercolor. Everyone had fun mixing up their own special color! After squirting in some paint, the kids added a small amount of water using pipettes. (fine motor practice!) I added the Alka-Setzer and capped the bottles quickly. The kids ran out to put them cap-side-down the paper. The delay was anywhere from 10-45 seconds. BLAST OFF! (their first reactions were the best!) The "rockets" shoot up...about 10-15 feet into the air. My crew did a fantastic job maintaining a safe distance while rockets were on the "launch pad." I love the art that comes from it! Orange easel RocketsPaint Rockets has become a warm weather favorite at Orange Easel. Check out our video the first time we set off paint rockets on our patio. This is our Monday Lil' Artists class: This activity can also be done inside if you use the proper protection! Our "blast shield" here is simply a clear plastic box:
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