Make Sidewalk Chalk Paint the Easy Way!

This three-ingredient sidewalk chalk paint is a blast for kids! Learn how to make it – you probably have everything on hand. This sidewalk paint is such a fun summer activity!

Skills Required: None. Even if you’ve never crafted before, you can do this project. You’re going to use equal parts of two ingredients and one other. It’s simple.

Enjoy the video in this post that shows you how to make this cool paint.

I don’t know about you, but when I was young, sidewalk chalk was a full-time job during summer. We’d spend hours on our designs, only to have them washed away when the seasonal rains would come. Then we’d start the process all over again! It was one of our favorite summer crafts for kids.

I wanted to try the same thing with my niece, but we didn’t have any chalk, so I went for a recipe that’s been around since I was little: sidewalk chalk paint. With three ingredients. That you probably already have in your kitchen!

Yep, you can make your own paint for the sidewalk, and it’s really easy to do. Given the ingredients, this washable paint is completely safe for kids, as well as non-toxic. It’s also incredibly easy to make, so the kids can even do it themselves!

FAQs on Sidewalk Chalk Paint

Before we dive into the recipe, let me address a few things you might be wondering about.

Will it Wash off of the Kids/Sidewalk?

It will definitely wash off of children’s skin, though the food coloring might stick around until the next bath time or two.

As far as the sidewalk, we left our drawings out for three days (just because that is how long it took to rain). They washed off easily!

Make it Without Cornstarch

If you don’t want to use cornstarch, there are two other options. The first is using actual sidewalk chalk! You can crush it up in a baggie and then mix it with water. It’s fun for kids who want to paint instead of draw.

The other option is to use flour. You should add twice as much water than flour if you choose to go that route.

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Are you ready for the sidewalk chalk paint recipe and how-to? Your kids are going to get hooked on this boredom buster. Keep on reading!

Gather These Supplies

Makes about 2 cups

• 1 cup cornstarch
• 1 cup water
• Food coloring
• Mini bowls or a muffin tin
• Supplies for painting
• Paint brush

You’re ready to use your sidewalk paint! Just paint it on exactly where you want it. The chalkiness becomes more and more apparent as it dries, and then it looks like the above. It really works great!

Double or triple or quadruple the recipe as necessary.

And have fun painting all sorts of designs! And then when the rain comes – you start over again, just like you did when you were little. You can also wash off using a garden hose.

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The kids are absolutely going to love this sidewalk paint summer activity! If you enjoyed this post, take a peek at these other crafts kids will love trying when they get bored:

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