This summer we offered two special Sphero programs where kids could use the robots to paint an expressive “drip” style painting. The children first learned how to use a computer to control the Spheros, and then used washable paint to paint their robot and drive it around on a large floor canvas.
Many of the children had come to our Sphero programs in the past, and it was interesting to see how much their ability to use and control the robots had improved in a short period of time.
Overall, the event went really well and everyone had a fun time. In the future, I would like to play around more with adding textures to the body of the robots when painting. It would be interesting to see how adding things like plastic wrap, bubble wrap, or tissue paper would change the painting style.
Choose Your Own Story Time Adventure 