Sidewalk Chalk Paint

SIDEWALK CHALK PAINT

  Me and little man had a very fun MLK day off together.  Our first activity of the morning was sidewalk chalk paint. I googled the recipe and its just a 1:1 ratio of cornstarch: water.  I've mixed it directly in the bowl with colors before but since I had this nifty little convenient tin this time I mixed a 1cup:1cup in a bowl, scooped the mixture into each tin cup and THEN added the colors.  It worked perfect (:  I gave him a separate brush for each color then later realized, he didn't care if he combined the colors haha he didn't care one tiny bit.  It was a fun activity and the cornstarch makes it pretty easy to just "scrape" off of clothes, but also washes off easy.  Make sure to take a picture of the final portrait to print out and keep!

WARNING: The cornstarch settles relatively quickly when it's sitting there.  So you have to make sure to mix it up, or you'll be painting with colored liquid which is just... not as cool.  Also, when you first paint with it you will think its just colored water but then it dries into chalky awesomness.

Muffin tin $1: dollar tree (love that place!)

Cornstarch $1: walmart

Foam brushes (10 pack) $1: dollar tree

Food color: I had this on hand

Kid Friendly Valentine Art

Valentines day [kid friendly] art

Now I love valentines day all holidays.  Seriously, I am a holiday freak.  If I hadn't practically killed myself with all the Christmas chaos I would have posted all 20 some odd homemade gifts I made. But one of my favorite parts about the holidays is getting to do a themed project for the grandparents (and great grands) out of state that don't get to enjoy "da boy" as much.  

 Now this is something I saw on Pinterest (Of course) by this clever blogger.  Since my recent job choice gives me weekends and holidays off (such as MLK day) I decided me and little man would have a fun one.  All you need is paint and an old toilet paper roll.  THAT'S IT! Let me explain the reasons to love this, if you don't already.  1. It's so easy my lack of an attention span 2 year old loved it.  2. It's recycled material.  Cute and something that generally goes to waste?  My kind of project.  3. This could be used for any holiday.  Perfect for valentines day? Of course, but do it with any color to fit any holiday.  Could be used on thank you cards, daddy day cards, birthday cards, you name it.  Seriously, what not to love?

Thats his lovely picture.  Seriously his talent AMAZES me, such a proud momma (;

I didn't get a chance to take a picture of his adorable self stamping away.  I made the decision to use acrylic paint so I was on close by watch.  This however, could easily be done with washable paint.

Loved this project, made one for the hubby-to-be and made 4 cards for our lovely elders.

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