Art: Chalk
Chalk the Walk
Mark off an area of your driveway, sidewalk or any other washable surface and let your kids go to town with Sidewalk Chalk. You can ask them to draw shapes, letters or numbers, or just let the little ones doodle. I'll draw objects or animals and then ask my son to run and jump on them, which adds a little physical activity. My son loves to finish ...(read more)
Crushed Chalk Art Work
First crush a variety of colors of sidewalk chalk (best if done without child's assistance). Place a layer of Elmer's glue in cookie cutters to make shapes. Once the shapes have been made with the glue, have your child pour the crushed chalk over glue shapes. Shake off excess chalk to see the creations! To help dry, spray with hairspray.(read more)
Wet Chalk Works of Art
Drawing with Wet Chalk: Mix together six tablespoons of sugar and 1/4 cup of water and pour over a piece of chalk; let soak for ten minutes. Use wet colored chalk to draw on white paper. If you use white chalk, draw on colored paper. This is a fun twist on your usual art time.(read more)
Welcome Home, Daddy
Daddy travels a lot so whenever the weather permits, we will break out the sidewalk chalk and draw as many activities as we can that depict all the things we did while daddy was away. Then when daddy gets home, we spend some time outside looking at all the pictures and telling daddy everything we did while he was away. It is a nice way to catch up ...(read more)
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