Jul 11 2008
Crafty Recipes: Sidewalk Paint
I’m not sure about you, but for me summer means that I will be seeing a lot of time outside, whether I want to or not. My kids love to be outside in the sunshine and will be out playing with just about everything. They will mention, now and then, that they are a little bored and I find that I have to get some things together to keep them entertained.
One of these things is Sidewalk Paint. You can go out and purchase sidewalk paint for about 20 bucks, give or take, or you could go into your kitchen and pull out a few things from your baking cupboard and have a great eco-friendlier product for your kids to use that is easy to clean up.
What you need:
- Cornstarch
- Food Coloring
- Water
- yogurt containers (or small margarine containers with a seal-able lid)
- paint brushes
Directions:
- Take the cornstarch and pour it into several different containers. You can measure it out if you aren’t sure about eyeballing and any measurement is fine since this is an equals parts cornstarch to water recipe. Usually a half a cup or a cup of cornstarch is enough for each color.
- Add equal parts of water slowly while you stir. This means if you have 1 cup of cornstarch, you need one cup of water.
- Add food coloring. Usually between 6 to 10 drops depending on the color you are making.
- Take outside and start creating.
The paint should wash off very easily with a hose or even a good rain. I have had sidewalk paint wars (don’t ask) and have had it splattered onto everything from rose bushes to my front windows and a powerful hose pointed at the paint has cleaned it up without any fuss.
Sirena Van Schaik
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