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.]
Roughly measure the following [for each color]:
- 1/4 cup cornstarch
- 1/2 box baking soda
- A squeeze of washable paint
- A couple tablespoons of water
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}.
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we use chalk paint to practice spelling words. Will have to try the vinegar – fun science!
Blessings,
Zalyndia
I added a new post about the cornstarch paint because it was even more colorful last time with the liquid watercolors. Love your idea to add the baking soda & vinegar spray bottles!
http://shareandremember.blogspot.com/2011/06/cornstarch-sidewalk-paint.html
This looks like fun! Does it come off the sidewalk fairly easily? We're planning on making the fizzy sidewalk chalk sometime this summer.
I love the vinegar idea with it. Fizzing is always fun!
Excellent! I can NOT wait to try this with my kids! I wonder how well this will work on outdoor walls?
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Oooh nice to add the squirty bottle to the play. Bet that made it even more fun! Love it!
Thank you for linking to Kids Get Crafty.. much appreciated!
Maggy
What a great idea…my kiddos would LOVE this!!!!
I would LOVE if you would link up this project to our {{What I Made Wednesday}} Linky Party!
Briana @ Sweet Peas & Bumblebees
How totally fun!!!
That's so fun!!!
Jamie this looks so very cool. I love the science twist. How did the paint wash off in the end? I like the shaker bottle too – J will love this. Now all we need is for it not to be freeeeeezing and we can go outside and paint
Thanks for sharing with us again – always great to have you
How fun – I love the fizz by adding vinegar!
Did it come off fairly easily?
Would love for you to link up w/the Sunday Showcase Jaime!
Bernadette
http://momto2poshlildivas.blogspot.com
Have to give this a shot
I already commented, but I am coming back to this today. It is really such a fun idea. Thanks for sharing at art 4 little hands. Hope you come back again tomorrow.
I am wondering if I could use food coloring – in the driveway I think it'll wash off (eventually)! looks like great fun- coming from Outdoor Play! new blog friend-
Love it! Can't wait to do this, and I still want to paint the sliding glass door too. Just shared it on fb. Thanks for giving me so many fun ideas every week.
This is genius! Thanks for sharing at For the Kids Friday! I am featuring this post tonight. Make sure to stop by and grab your A++ button. Can't wait to see what you have to share this week! Always a pleasure having you over to play at Sun Scholars!
Such an amazing idea! We loved it so much, we are featuring you tomorrow at another start of our What I Made Wednesday Linky Party! Come and grab a button and join the fun again this week!
Alisa @ Sweet Peas and Bumblebees
sweetpeasandbb.blogspot.com
I really love this idea of making it fizzle! I wish I would have seen this before my sidewalk paint project nearly flopped! I'm going to have to try this!
-Brooke @ Let Kids Create
This looks like so much fun; I can't wait to try it out with my kids..!!
My boys absolutely LOVE playing with vinegar and baking soda. I haven’t seen this recipe for sidewalk chalk, using baking soda, before, so we’re are definitely going to give it a go. Can’t wait. Thanks so much for sharing it.
that sounds like fun! but just as a caution– be sure to keep the vinegar off your lawn and plants…this project would be great to use as adding fun to natural weed control on a patio!
i’ve use the cornstarch, food coloring, and water recipe. anyone whose tried both of these…does the baking soda aid in the mixture staying together? i hate how the cornstarch settles….
That is my concern too. Cornstarch settles and then is like sticky glue that you have to stir vigorously to get it to become soupy again. I hate that too. So why cornstarch? is there an alternative?
How much vinegar did you use or the Fizzy Sidewalk Paint? I love the idea
Thanks for sharing this <3
Shiree — I just used vinegar in a bottle to let him spray. No measurement.
How did this homemade paint wash away? Easily? Thanks for reply….
It washed off with a hose.
thanks for the quick reply….I didn’t see the other comments that already answered that question…sorry! can’t wait to try this on the playground at our preschool!
This seems like a cool project, though teaching children to color within the lines isn’t a great lesson. It would be better to just let him color, that way he learns to express creativity rather than how to fit in the tiny box of expression men are allowed.
Hi! Just how much is 1/2 a box of baking soda? I have three boxes of baking soda right now and they are all different sizes (12 oz, 1 lb. and 4 lbs) Thanks!
I used food coloring, the red came off, but the blue stained the sidewalk immediately. That being said the entire family (from 1 yr to 26!) enjoyed this!