Arts 'n' Crafts on a budget

This whole week we have been making beautiful artwork on our front driveway, sidewalk, and even on the sides of our house. All of this appeared to neighbors as I had lost my mind and gave them paint and a brush. Nope, not at all. Just chalk paint. I have noticed that there are some people who are unaware on this cool stuff. Especially with all the 75-80% summer item discounts at local stores, you can find a set of sidewalk chalk for cents now. Even the local dollar store has great chalk for this project. I do have to say the higher end chalk is more of a pain to convert into paint. So just go for the cheap stuff.

All you will need is:
Chalk...duh
muffin tin( this is what I use)
Water
paint brushes

Add chalk in each muffin slot and add some water. Do over pour water- because this will make more of a water paint. This of course will work, but will have a faint color of the sidewalk. Plus it will drip everywhere. Ha.

Let it soak for about 5-10 mins and then crush the chalk in the water. The final product should be a watery paste/ paint.

Its a blast and will keep your kids entertained. My kids love chalk but get tired of writing things that are hard to identify. Plus they adore creating with paint brushes.
The end result of a fanastic paint project.





Happy creations!