Homemade Sidewalk Chalk Paint

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I made a fun concoction for my kids the other day to paint the driveway. I made homemade sidewalk chalk paint for them.  When I told them we were going to paint the driveway, they were instantly interested.  How often does Mom say that they can do something like that??

This is a wonderful activity for younger children. to express their creativity!

How to Make Homemade Sidewalk Chalk Paint:

Homemade DIY sidewalk chalk paint is so easy to make! This is a liquid sidewalk chalk paint.  You just need three things to get your kids busy painting your driveway!

Ingredients for Homemade Sidewalk Chalk Paint

This sidewalk chalk paint recipe is very easy with just a few ingredients!

Cornstarch (or flour works as well)
Water
Coloring- you can use liquid food coloring or liquid watercolor paints – We have done it both ways
Something to put the paints in- we used a mini muffin pan, but squeeze bottles are great, too!
Big paint brushes – foam ones work well

Instructions:

Mix together equal parts corn starch and water in a large bowl.  So, if you use a cup of water, you will also use a cup of cornstarch. When you first start mixing the water and cornstarch it is hard to mix, but give it a minute or two and it will start mixing.   Those clumps will smooth out.  (This is the same recipe mixture to make Oobleck.  Have you tried that? )

Pour the sidewalk chalk paint into the muffin tins or other small bowls or containers for mixing the colors. You could even use this liquid chalk in squirt bottles. This way you can shake it up rather than needing to stir frequently.

Once you have your paint divided out, mix in a few drops of food coloring. We mixed a few colors.  You will need a lot of color for it to show up on the driveway or sidewalk where you are painting.

This paint needs to be remixed regularly to prevent separating.

My kids thought splatter painting would be cool.  They flicked their brushes to make some creative splatter designs!

Then they painted some pretty designs!

No worries, Clean up is very easy!  The paint washes off very easily with a hose or the next rainy day! There could be some staining on clothes depending on how much color you use.

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