Looking for an easy kids activity? Homemade sidewalk chalk paint is very simple to mix up using a few ingredients and any color of food coloring. We made this colorful sidewalk chalk paint and my kids really enjoyed creating art on the sidewalk in front of our house.
DIY Chalk Paint for Kids
Ingredients
- 1 cup water
- 1 1/2 cups cornstarch
- 2 tbsp. baking soda
- 3-4 drops food coloring
Directions
- Step 1
- Mix together the water, cornstarch, and baking soda until fully combined. The baking soda keeps the cornstarch from getting all goopy.
- Step 2
- Next, divide the white sidewalk chalk paint into several small containers.
- Step 3
- Finally, add several drops of water-soluble food coloring. Stir until the color is fully incorporated and even.
The sidewalk chalk paint starts off white at first until you add the food coloring. I divided our DIY sidewalk chalk paint into a mini muffin tin so we could make lots of colors.
Kids will have lots of fun painting with this homemade sidewalk chalk paint! Make sure to use water-soluble colorants in your chalk paint. Food coloring won’t stain the sidewalk but other colorants such as soap dye could stain.
In our experience, the food coloring easily washed off the sidewalk with water. The chalk paint left a little bit of white cornstarch residue behind, which quickly dried up and wore off. You can always spray your sidewalk with the hose to get this sidewalk chalk paint completely off.
This colorful homemade sidewalk chalk paint is a great afternoon project for kids to do outdoors on a nice day. I hope your kids love creating sidewalk art as much as mine did!
Hi, I’m Katie! I’m a homeschool mom who’s traveling the world with my husband and 4 kids. We raised our family in North Idaho and currently live in Mérida, Mexico. I love Jesus, coffee, creative projects, photography, and traveling. I hope you enjoy our creative ideas and family adventures!
