Homemade Fizzy Sidewalk Paint

Inspired by Quirky Momma’s fizzing sidewalk paint, I made some of our own sidewalk paint and Henry and I painted the driveway.

Using his green paintbrush, Henry started to paint the driveway.

At first, he let the paint drip and run off the paintbrush.
[He filled the holes in the driveway.]

After it thickened up, he had to paint with it as an actual paintbrush.

I drew outlines of shapes for Henry to color in with paint.

Henry already knows his shapes pretty well, but this is still great practice! [It was more to learn to color within the lines.]

I also filled a sprinkles shaker [or use a jar and punch holes in the lid] with red paint.
Henry shook the paint out.

[Red probably wasn't the best color to choose for the shaker, it looked like a bloody mess!]

The paint lightened as it dried and made it really stand out against the blacktop.
[Better than it would on a sidewalk, I think.]

After we painted with our entire batch of homemade sidewalk paint, then the fizzy fun began.
Fill a squirt bottle with vinegar and spray your drawings!

[Fizzy fun is always fun! Just baking soda and vinegar is a good time!]

Its a fizzy good time!

Henry spelled his name as he sprayed it with vinegar.
Y-R-N-E-H

The squirt bottle was a huge hit.

Henry continued to play with it long after he was done with the paintings.
He even cleaned his big backhoe with it. [Vinegar still in it.]

Stir together and add water until its a little soupier than you’d prefer, the mixture thickens up as you’re working with it. [You can always add more water to it if it gets too thick.]

I find its almost as easy to just make your own craft recipes. Especially when you’re in a pinch. But I did just find that you can buy sidewalk paint too! Crayola makes it, of course. Though, without the fizz, I bet some baking soda could be added to it to get the same effect!

Another sidewalk paint recipe [without the fizz] is shared at {Share and Remember}.

Tagged as: 3 to 3 1/2 Years Old, Craft Recipe, Experiment, My Favorites