For our 3rd on-location test, we wanted to build on the actions of the participant who begin using the stamp on our signs during our 2nd location test. By replacing the target on the balloons with the word “play,” we had hoped to remiind the participants that what would come after they pop the balloon is an opportunity to create. The box with the paper on the top was to be the canvas. Each balloon contained either a stamp or a crayon. What we discovered is that since we gave no real direction and posed nothing to respond to, the participants did in fact make marks but they weren’t meaningful. The marks were doodles, smiley faces, illustrated characters and the like. Not giving a framework for what to draw or make was a good learning outcome for us with this iteration.

