A couple weeks ago a friend of my suggested this activity to me. Not only was it simple, but it was a lot of fun too.
The process for creating paint water balloons required :
1. Water Balloons
2. Acrylic Paints
3. Syringes
4. Small cup (to suck paint out of)
5. Water hose
I started by filling the water balloon with water (not to much because it would dilute the paint to much). Then I had pre poured my paint into the cup and loaded a syringe so that I could inject the paint into the Balloon. The injection was the most tricky and messy part of the process. I had to release my pinch on the open end of the balloon just enough to allow the syringe to fit and then quickly inject. There were a few moments where I didn't release my pinch enough and paint backfired into my face, or where I released the pinch too much and all the water escaped from the balloon. Once I got the hang of it things went a lot faster and I had 50 balloons within an hour.
Then the fun part; Beaming the water balloons at a huge canvas. I made sure to lay down a drop cloth so I didn't get paint EVERYWHERE and just cut loose. As I predicted, Balloons with too much water didn't leave much of a paint impression. Some balloons only had a little water (looked about the size of a cherry tomato) and they were almost impossible to break, but had the strongest paint patterns. If you're going to try this, aim for balloons the size of a tennis ball.
Side Note: Anger aids in the biggest splatter patterns (I say this because my sister rolled up in an edgy mood and kept beaming one balloon after another like a machine with such ease... lol).
By Sarah Sollner
The process for creating paint water balloons required :
1. Water Balloons
2. Acrylic Paints
3. Syringes
4. Small cup (to suck paint out of)
5. Water hose
I started by filling the water balloon with water (not to much because it would dilute the paint to much). Then I had pre poured my paint into the cup and loaded a syringe so that I could inject the paint into the Balloon. The injection was the most tricky and messy part of the process. I had to release my pinch on the open end of the balloon just enough to allow the syringe to fit and then quickly inject. There were a few moments where I didn't release my pinch enough and paint backfired into my face, or where I released the pinch too much and all the water escaped from the balloon. Once I got the hang of it things went a lot faster and I had 50 balloons within an hour.
Then the fun part; Beaming the water balloons at a huge canvas. I made sure to lay down a drop cloth so I didn't get paint EVERYWHERE and just cut loose. As I predicted, Balloons with too much water didn't leave much of a paint impression. Some balloons only had a little water (looked about the size of a cherry tomato) and they were almost impossible to break, but had the strongest paint patterns. If you're going to try this, aim for balloons the size of a tennis ball.
Side Note: Anger aids in the biggest splatter patterns (I say this because my sister rolled up in an edgy mood and kept beaming one balloon after another like a machine with such ease... lol).
By Sarah Sollner