The Northeast Ohio Parent team has perused many Pinterest pages and found this well-received recipe for making your own sidewalk chalk through the Playful Learning website. Heather Jennings, the creator of Poppy Haus, a blog about food, play and design, provided the recipe. “Sidewalk chalk is a springtime favorite for us,” Jennings says. “We could spend a whole sunny afternoon coloring on the ground.”
Note: It takes at least 12 hours for the chalk to dry, so plan ahead for this project.
Instructions:
Cut the tube into 5-inch segments. Line the interiors with wax paper, tape the base to seal one end and set aside.
The following is the recipe proportions for one color:
Mix 2-3 Tbsp. of tempera paint with 1/2 cup of water. Stir in 3/4 cup of plaster of Paris. Spoon the mixture into a sandwich baggy and snip the end. Squeeze the contents into the tube. Prop straight up (use the masking tape ring to support the tubes).
Allow to dry at room temperature for at least 12 hours.
Supplies
[v_icon color=”#1e73be” size=”18px” target=”_blank” name=”moon-fan”] Tempera Paint (use primary, and mix secondary colors)[v_icon color=”#1e73be” size=”18px” target=”_blank” name=”moon-fan”] Plaster of Paris[v_icon color=”#1e73be” size=”18px” target=”_blank” name=”moon-fan”] Water[v_icon color=”#1e73be” size=”18px” target=”_blank” name=”moon-fan”] Wrapping Paper Tubes (Chocolate candy molds — kids will love the animal ones — and ice cube trays can also be used as forms.)[v_icon color=”#1e73be” size=”18px” target=”_blank” name=”moon-fan”] Wax Paper[v_icon color=”#1e73be” size=”18px” target=”_blank” name=”moon-fan”] Masking Tape[v_icon color=”#1e73be” size=”18px” target=”_blank” name=”moon-fan”] Sandwich baggies (for piping bags)[v_icon color=”#1e73be” size=”18px” target=”_blank” name=”moon-fan”] Scissors
