Sidewalk Art

So we started the summer checking off things on our bucket list.  We went in the morning and the kids got their library cards and signed up for the summer reading program.  In 2 days Amelia has read all 4 books she picked out, including 2 chapter books!  The girl LOVES to read!

Then we spent the afternoon decorating our driveway with sidewalk paint.  Yet another pinterest find!  (I have a serious addiction!)  All you need is some containers (I used dollar store muffin tins), cornstarch, water, food coloring and paintbrushes.  Of course you'll also need some kids in clothes you don't mind ruining and ready to paint (the food coloring will stain).   Mix equal parts water and cornstarch and pour into containers.  Then add food coloring to make as many colors as you want!
Give the kids some paintbrushes and have at it!

When we started painting it just looked wet, but as it dried the colors became more vibrant and the longer it dried the brighter it got!

The colors end up being MUCH brighter than chalk, and it was actually less messy!  Amelia painted pictures of what we were doing on a bright sunny day...

Elliot made an army of "terrifying monsters!"

Elliot ran between the paints and his pictures, mixing colors and making splatters.  As someone on facebook put it...a budding Jackson Polluck!

And my budding Georgia O'keefe sat down to perfect her artwork and stayed far away from Elliot's splatters!

 

  And of course we had some supervision!