spin art
Description
Prepare to get dizzy! Bringing back that popular 70s fad, we’ll have you making your own abstract spin art! With paint, old records, and a spin machine, come ready to make a creative masterpiece.
Budget
This program was free, as all of the supplies were items we already had here a the library or items that staff made/donated.
Supplies:
Paint
Vinyl Records (donated by 2nd hand record store)
Sharpies
Paper
Masking Tape
Tarp
Scrap Wood, nails & screws (donated by staff)
Corded Drill & switch extension cord (borrowed from staff)
Program Details
Room setup: Set room up in 4 areas.
Work Tables: 5 tables with 4 chairs each set up in one part of the room
Supply Table: records, masking tape, Sharpies
Paint Tables: bottles of paint
Spin Art Work Tables: 3 tables turned on their side (to catch spray). Lay tables over a tarp. Spin Art machine is put on the floor in the middle of the tables.
Logistics:
In advance: Build Spin Art Machine. There are various instructions available online for making Spin Art machines. Because we used records as our canvas, we adapted instructions from a few different places to make the Spin Art machine work. There are tutorials available at Instructables and ehow.
When teens enter the room, they will select their records and put a piece of tape on the bottom with their name. They should also put rolled masking tape on the bottom of the record to help keep it affixed to the Spin Art Machine.
When their turn comes up, each teen should select colors from the paint table. They will affix their record to the Spin Art Machine and squirt paint onto the record as it spins. Even though the hands-on activity time for each teen was limited, they had a blast watching each other and checking out all the finished products. Each teen was able to make 2-3 spin art records.
Prepare to get dizzy! Bringing back that popular 70s fad, we’ll have you making your own abstract spin art! With paint, old records, and a spin machine, come ready to make a creative masterpiece.
Budget
This program was free, as all of the supplies were items we already had here a the library or items that staff made/donated.
Supplies:
Paint
Vinyl Records (donated by 2nd hand record store)
Sharpies
Paper
Masking Tape
Tarp
Scrap Wood, nails & screws (donated by staff)
Corded Drill & switch extension cord (borrowed from staff)
Program Details
Room setup: Set room up in 4 areas.
Work Tables: 5 tables with 4 chairs each set up in one part of the room
Supply Table: records, masking tape, Sharpies
Paint Tables: bottles of paint
Spin Art Work Tables: 3 tables turned on their side (to catch spray). Lay tables over a tarp. Spin Art machine is put on the floor in the middle of the tables.
Logistics:
In advance: Build Spin Art Machine. There are various instructions available online for making Spin Art machines. Because we used records as our canvas, we adapted instructions from a few different places to make the Spin Art machine work. There are tutorials available at Instructables and ehow.
When teens enter the room, they will select their records and put a piece of tape on the bottom with their name. They should also put rolled masking tape on the bottom of the record to help keep it affixed to the Spin Art Machine.
When their turn comes up, each teen should select colors from the paint table. They will affix their record to the Spin Art Machine and squirt paint onto the record as it spins. Even though the hands-on activity time for each teen was limited, they had a blast watching each other and checking out all the finished products. Each teen was able to make 2-3 spin art records.