Have you and your kid’s ever used sidewalk chalk paint before? We just did and let me tell you if you haven’t experienced sidewalk chalk paint, then you are missing out on having some major fun in the sun. My kid’s LOVED using our sidewalk chalk paint (which only has 3 ingredients). They painted our driveway, rocks, shells, leaves, flowers, and even each other. We used empty SunnyD containers to hold our sidewalk chalk paint. They are the perfect size and store the paint great!
Homemade Sidewalk Chalk Paint Recipe
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Ingredients:
1/2 Cup water
1/2 Cup cornstarch
Food Coloring (We used drops this time instead of gel)
Directions:
Place all the ingredients in your container, close the lid, shake to mix the ingredients up, and then you are ready to paint.
You don’t even need measuring spoons to make the paint because the notches on the bottle indicate the amounts needed. Fill an empty SunnyD container to the second notch with cornstarch and fill with water until the level reaches the fourth notch, add food coloring, shake, and your done. The kid’s thought it was so fun shaking up their SunnyD containers. If you want, you can use a permanent marker to write the colors on the bottle like I did.
My son got paint on his shoes but once we were inside I used a wet wash cloth and it wiped right off.
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Janet Krugel says
May 6, 2015 at 6:33 pmOh, this is definitely going on my son's summer bucket list now! He would love to do this! #client
Katie says
May 7, 2015 at 2:34 amHi Janet, I hope he enjoys it as much as my kiddos did. 🙂 Yay for summer!
Levi's Mommy says
May 7, 2015 at 2:03 amI made mini sets of these for a bday party favor using "jello shot" cups. I put a drop of food coloring, then filled with cornstarch. I included directions to fill up with water and shake. Kids LOVED them, and they were "magic" because you couldn't see the color until water was added.
Katie says
May 7, 2015 at 2:31 amI love the magic effect! Great idea, thanks for sharing!
Raye says
May 12, 2015 at 6:26 pmMy son is allergic to corn, do you have a suggestion for a substitution?
Katie says
May 15, 2015 at 6:59 amHi Raye, Maybe Tapioca Starch would work. I haven't tried it, but it is similar to corn starch. I'll have to give it a try when I get a chance. 🙂
Susen Kuchta says
June 11, 2015 at 1:32 amWe tried this today and I love how the colors dried so nice and bright!!
Katie says
June 11, 2015 at 5:01 amHi Susen, Yay- I am so glad to hear it worked perfectly! 🙂
Tong says
April 20, 2016 at 11:15 amDear Katie, love your blog!
Just wondering if it stains on cement floor? Does it wash off easily like chalks?
Katie says
April 23, 2016 at 3:40 amWe used the paint outside and eventually it washed away naturally and the kids cleaned up fine too, although I would be cautious with clothes. I’m not really sure about how it would due on a cement floor. My guess is if the floor is sealed it would probably be okay but you may want to test it out first. Hope it all goes well 🙂