Air plant blooming - Part 2

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4. What's the best way to not kill these?

My wife got a few of these, put them in a wicker basket lined with paper towel, threw it on a table in the back yard, and tormented them with a spritz of water every week. I think 4 might still be alive. My guess, they don't like hot, dry, windy outdoor conditions and dehydrate or bake in the sun. But the ones that aren't completely dead might pull through if I can get some directions.