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title: Make A Pendulum Painting
description: This activity can get very messy, if the weather is nice, do it outside - you'll have more space to swing your pendulum, too!
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# [Make A Pendulum Painting](https://blog.okido.com/schools/make-a-pendulum-painting)

 Written by [Jon Harris](https://blog.okido.com/author/jonharris) | Jul 23, 2018 3:29:56 PM

This activity can get very messy, so make sure you have an old table cloth or some newspaper on the floor. If the weather is nice, do it outside - you'll have more space to swing your pendulum, too!

**What you will need:**

- Two chairs
- Broomstick
- String
- Paper Cups
- Old table cloth or newspaper
- A2 paper
- Poster Paint

### 1. Rest your broomstick across the two chairs and put your A2 paper underneath.

### 2. Poke a hole in the bottom of your cup, using your pencil. Make sure it's nice and sharp.

### 3. Poke two more holes on either side of the top of the cup.

### 4. Tie each end of a piece of string to the two holes in the cup.

### 5. Hang the cup from the broomstick. It should be about 5cm above the paper.

### 6. Tape over the hole in the bottom of the cup.

### 7. Pour paint into the cup. Mix it with some water first to make it extra runny.

### 8. Take off the tape and push your pendulum in a circular motion.

 

### 9. Watch your pendulum paint!

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