Sidewalk Chalk Paint
Turn your leftover, broken sidewalk chalk into this fun Sidewalk Chalk Paint! The kids will love using their imagination to paint pictures on the driveway. This quick and easy kids art and craft will keep them busy all day this summer!
Got broken, unused sidewalk chalk laying around? Use it to make this fun Sidewalk Chalk Paint! It’s so easy to make with only a few supplies that are already in your pantry!
Learn how to make sidewalk chalk paint with water, cornstarch and old sidewalk chalk.
A great arts and crafts project for the kids during the summer. Let their imaginations run wild with things to paint. Great for all ages! It’s easily washable with no food coloring used.
Supplies Needed for Sidewalk Chalk Paint
- Water
- Corn starch
- Broken chunks chalk
- Freezer zip-top bags
Mix the Base
The first thing you want to do is mix the base of the paint.
In a large mixing bowl combine the water and corstarch then stir until it is smooth and there are now clumps left in this mixutre.
Pour the mixture into a muffin tin or individual bowls.
Add the Color
Next, take one of your pieces of chalk and put it in a Ziploc bag. Seal the top then using a rolling pin or meat mallet smash the chalk until you have fine powder.
Carefully add this with a spoon to the paint base of one muffin tin cup. Then stir until you have your desired color. We recommend making these vibrant colors or they won’t show up on the cement when you paint.
Repeat steps with the remaining colors of chalk.
Then it’s time to paint! Allow the kids to paint on the sidewalks or driveways with chalk and paintbrushes or even their hands!
FAQs
I have made this with food coloring, but the color doesn’t come off as easily. It did come off, but it took some time for the sun to fade it away.
It will wash away if you rinse it off while it’s still fresh. If you let it dry on for a few hours, it will be harder to remove from the sidewalk first, but it will go away with time. I let it stay on the sidewalk once overnight, and it comes off very quickly with the power washer.
I found it works best right after making it, but you can store it in an airtight container. It will separate after it’s not used for a while, so you will have to stir it to get it back to the right texture.
Yes! You will end up with white chalk, which the kids will still love! Or use food coloring just read the first tip!
It depends on how bright you would like the paint to be. I used about 1/3 of a piece of chalk to get a single color. I love to use up all the broken pieces from my kid’s chalk box to make these so that I might have fun colors like orange from the broken red and yellow pieces. It can easily turn into a get art lesson on color mixing.
As the paint dries, it gets darker, so even in those spots that don’t look like it has much paint, it will look nice. If you test it and still would like the color darker, add more broken-up chalk pieces.
My daughter watched creative galaxy on amazon, and they have a whole episode on splatter painting. It’s just getting the paint on the brush and shaking it onto the sidewalk.
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Sidewalk Chalk Paint
Equipment
- Rolling Pin or Meat Mallet
Ingredients
- 2 cups water
- 2 cups corn starch
- broken chunks chalk in six colors
- freezer zip-top bags
Instructions
- In a larger measure cup, stir together the water and cornstarch until there are no clumps. Pour the mixture into a muffin tin or individual bowls.
- Place one color of your chalk into a zip-top bag. Using your rolling pin or mallet, smash the chalk until you end up with a fine powder. Stir this into one container of the chalk mixture until you have your desired color. Repeat this with the remaining chalk until you have all your preferred colors.
- Allow your child to paint on sidewalks or driveways with chalk and paintbrushes or even their little hands.
Notes
I have made this with food coloring, but the color doesn’t come off as easily. It did come off, but it took some time for the sun to fade it away. Will this stain my sidewalk?
It will wash away if you rinse it off while it’s still fresh. If you let it dry on for a few hours, it will be harder to remove from the sidewalk first, but it will go away with time. I let it stay on the sidewalk once overnight, and it comes off very quickly with the power washer. Can I make a large batch and save it for when we want to use it?
I found it works best right after making it, but you can store it in an airtight container. It will separate after it’s not used for a while, so you will have to stir it to get it back to the right texture. I don’t have chalk. Can I still make this?
Yes! You will end up with white chalk, which the kids will still love! Or use food coloring just read the first tip! About how much chalk will I need?
It depends on how bright you would like the paint to be. I used about 1/3 of a piece of chalk to get a single color. I love to use up all the broken pieces from my kid’s chalk box to make these so that I might have fun colors like orange from the broken red and yellow pieces. It can easily turn into a get art lesson on color mixing. The color looks light. What can I do?
As the paint dries, it gets darker, so even in those spots that don’t look like it has much paint, it will look nice. If you test it and still would like the color darker, add more broken-up chalk pieces. How do you get that splatter paint look?
My daughter watched creative galaxy on amazon, and they have a whole episode on splatter painting. It’s just getting the paint on the brush and shaking it onto the sidewalk.
