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    Home » Crafts & DIY » Summer Activities: DIY Sidewalk Paint

    Summer Activities: DIY Sidewalk Paint

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    Quick and easy afternoon crafts are something we love to do. Especially when the weather is nice and the kids are eager to get outside. This DIY Sidewalk Paint craft is not only fun for the kids but it’s easy to put together and very inexpensive. There are only three components to this paint: water, corn starch, and food coloring. You can’t get any simpler than that.

    Skip the chalk at the store and make your owj DIY Sidewalk paint for kids! Mix up any color your want in this great summer activity for kids!

    DIY Sidewalk Paint

    An added bonus with this activity is the fact that both of my children could partake in this activity. She jumped right in as soon as she saw the brushes and didn’t stop until it started getting cold out. I love how creative and imaginative both of them can be together with just paint and a sidewalk.

    Skip the chalk at the store and make your owj DIY Sidewalk paint for kids! Mix up any color your want in this great summer activity for kids!

    What You Need:

    The materials are pretty basic and we’ve included our affiliate links in case you need to order anything!

    • 1 part water
    • 1 part cornstarch
    • food coloring
    • container/cups for paint (ice cube trays or muffin tins work well)
    • paintbrushes

    Wilton Gel Food Color Set, Primary Colors Pack (Set of 4)Wilton Gel Food Color Set, Primary Colors Pack (Set of 4)15-Cube Silicone Ice Tray – 2-Piece Mold Set15-Cube Silicone Ice Tray – 2-Piece Mold SetMelissa & Doug Large Paint Brush Set With 4 Kids' Paint BrushesMelissa & Doug Large Paint Brush Set With 4 Kids’ Paint Brushes

     

    Skip the chalk at the store and make your owj DIY Sidewalk paint for kids! Mix up any color your want in this great summer activity for kids!

    What You Do:

    1. Mix equal parts corn starch into equal parts water. We started with 1 cup each.
    2. Pour cornstarch mixture into containers.
    3. Add a few drops of food coloring into each different container. Note: We used this activity as a tool to work on colors. We started with the basic primary colors, blue, red, & yellow, and then decided to get creative and mix them to create more colors.
    4. Let your child swirl and mix the food coloring into the corn starch mixture. The corn starch can thicken at the bottom so make sure to stir well and stir often.
    5. Dip your paint brushes in and start having fun!
    Skip the chalk at the store and make your owj DIY Sidewalk paint for kids! Mix up any color your want in this great summer activity for kids!

    This activity is not just for your preschooler. Infants and toddlers love it as well! My 15 month old daughter had a blast painting with her brother. She even wanted to share with mommy and tried to paint me and the camera a few times.

    Skip the chalk at the store and make your owj DIY Sidewalk paint for kids! Mix up any color your want in this great summer activity for kids!

    I outlined shapes and asked my son to color them in. He also helped draw circles and squares for his sister to fill in.

    Depending on how many layers of paint you put down you will get a slightly raised effect that makes the artwork look even cooler than regular sidewalk chalk.

    Skip the chalk at the store and make your owj DIY Sidewalk paint for kids! Mix up any color your want in this great summer activity for kids!

    Please note: Some food coloring may dye or stain your sidewalk. Always test on a small area and let dry before moving on to larger areas of sidewalk. Our artwork did not stain our sidewalk and we left it overnight. I’m sure if we waited longer there might have been light staining.

     

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    Filed Under: Crafts & DIY Tagged With: bucket list activities for kids, sidewalk chalk activities, summer activities for kids

    About Danielle

    Danielle is a work-at-home-mom o f two beautiful kids and writes at Simmworks Family Blog. She loves to blog about her family, healthy living, going green and crafting.

    Comments

    1. Maggie @ Tethered Mommy says

      March 14, 2012 at 10:09 am

      This is SO cool! We are so doing this this summer. :)

      Reply
    2. Coupon Lizzi says

      March 14, 2012 at 10:24 am

      That is so neat! I have to try this with my daughter!

      Reply
    3. Shopping Tips and Tricks says

      March 14, 2012 at 11:00 am

      What a great ideal! Thanks for sharing!

      Reply
    4. Carolyn Ann Colley (Griffith, Smith) says

      March 14, 2012 at 12:22 pm

      Neat, my grandchildren will love this.

      Reply
    5. Sarah @ Minnesota Mama's Must Haves says

      March 14, 2012 at 12:33 pm

      I saw this on Pinterest, I’ll have to try it! Problem is we don’t have many sidewalks here living in the country lol

      Reply
    6. Myrah - Coupon mamacita says

      March 14, 2012 at 8:30 pm

      Wow THIS IS THE BEST IDEA EVER!! lOVE IT!

      Reply
    7. Catherine says

      March 20, 2012 at 8:07 pm

      We can’t paint our sidewalk, but thanks for sharing a quick and easy way to make paint.

      Reply
    8. Peggy says

      January 9, 2013 at 10:12 pm

      Water-based paint may be safer to add to the mixture than food coloring…I will try this, this weekend. Thanks!

      Reply
    9. Anne Lehnick says

      June 21, 2013 at 2:52 pm

      I saw a clever idea for summer with these homemade chalks: freeze them in ice cube trays! I thought it was a great idea to add to an already great idea! Thanks for sharing!

      Reply
    10. Betty Baez says

      July 28, 2013 at 5:52 pm

      Great i have all the ingredients for this! Now if the rain would go away!

      Reply
    11. Cristina Mcvay says

      November 24, 2014 at 2:33 am

      Haha, kids work
      Thanks for sharing

      Reply
    12. Kiara says

      June 3, 2018 at 11:23 am

      Another thing I want to try

      Reply

    Trackbacks

    1. DIY with your kids | Craft Hackers says:
      June 26, 2014 at 4:08 pm

      […] And lastly, who doesn’t like painting on the sidewalk?  Here is a great recipe for Sidewalk Paint found at http://formulamom.com/diy-kids-crafts-diy-sidewalk-paint/. […]

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    2. Weekly #DIY Roundup ~ Kid Crafts, Mother’s Day, and More! | RuralMom says:
      December 6, 2014 at 3:12 am

      […] 2) Make Your Own Sidewalk Paint http://formulamom.com/diy-kids-crafts-diy-sidewalk-paint/ […]

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      March 9, 2015 at 6:33 pm

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