Description
🐉 Make Your Own Flying Balloon Dragon!
Bring your dragon to life and watch it spin and soar through the air with the power of science and a little imagination!
- 15 multicoloured linking balloons
What You’ll Need:
- Hairdryer or
- Retort stand, boss, and clamp — or masking tape and a sturdy table
- Permanent markers
- Balloon Pump
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Let’s Create:
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Inflate 5 balloons (start with 5 – you can add a 6th later if needed).
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Link the balloons together end-to-end to form a wiggly line – this is your dragon’s body!
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Decorate: Draw your dragon’s face on one end using marker pens. Use your own design or our fun template.
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Form a Ring: Join the head and tail to create a circular dragon.
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Set Up the Air Stream:
– If using a retort stand, clamp the hairdryer at about a 5-degree angle to vertical.
– If using tape, position the hairdryer on a table and tilt it slightly backward. Use books or blocks to test the angle before taping it securely in place. -
Power Up: Switch the hairdryer on to full blast!
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Take Flight: Gently hold your dragon in the airstream and let go. Watch as it hovers, spins, and dances like a real flying dragon!
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Adjust as Needed:
– If it flies too high, add another balloon to increase weight.
– If it doesn’t spin, adjust the angle of the hairdryer slightly.
Top Tips:
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Use the cool setting on the hairdryer.
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Experiment with balloon numbers and angles to see how they affect your dragon’s flight.
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Great for exploring forces, motion, air pressure — and dragon magic!
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– @ScientificSue