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Sidewalk Flowers – Drawn In Chalk

The weather has been so beautiful over the last couple of weeks!  Mother nature is begging us to go outside.  Today, why not go outside and practice drawing the wildflowers on the sidewalk?

Image source: Coopet Photography

Don’t have any sidewalk chalk?  No problem!  How fun would it be to make your own with items you can find in the kitchen?  Check out this DIY recipe here from Books and Giggles.  All you need is cornstarch, food colouring and water!

I made my own sidewalk chalk paint from old chalk I had lying around the house.  I followed the instructions from Rhythms of Play:

Mme Zibin’s old IKEA chalk

Following the instructions, I crushed my chalk in a Ziploc bag with a mallet and made some brilliant coloured chalk powder:

I turned old chalk into chalk powder!

I then slowly added water and mixed the powder to create lovely sidewalk chalk paint.  It was really interesting to see how the chalk powder changed colours.  The bright pink turned into a true red when I added the water.

My homemade sidewalk chalk paint!

I then loaded up my supplies and headed outside!

My tray of sidewalk chalk supplies is ready to go!
Sidewalk Chalk Fun

I found so many beautiful ideas online for sidewalk chalk art featuring flowers:

Image source: Coopet Photography

I love the idea of interactive chalk art!

Why not incorporate an inspirational message into your artwork?

Image source: Pinterest
Image source: www.amyallender.com

I love the chalk message from some of our students at École Mount Prevost:

Notes of encouragement from our ESW students.

In my neighbourhood, today is garbage and recycling day.  To continue with my theme of gratitude and thanks, I left a special chalk message for our North Cowichan sanitation workers:

Mme Zibin’s thank you made with her very own homemade chalk paint!

I had to work quickly because I knew my garbage would be picked up soon.  When the chalk dries, I will go back outside and add some detail to my flowers.  I also have two grocery deliveries today so the “thank you” will go a long way!

Today, get outside and leave something special for others on the pavement.  I would love to see what you create!  If you would like to share your pictures, please see the “Submitting Student Work” tab on the blog main page.  Email me your submissions to me at dzibin@sd79.bc.ca.  Gallery Day is tomorrow – I’d love to share your creativity!

Enjoy the sun,

🙂 Mme Zibin