Day 8 -- Make Sidewalk Chalk!

Summer Fun

From Stephanie Brown, former About.com Guide

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Sidewalk chalk is fun and easy to make at home.

Sidewalk chalk is inexpensive at most discount stores, but you can also make your own at home. Here's how:

You'll Need:

1 cup Plaster of Paris

1 cup water

Powdered Tempera Paint

Molds (paper cups, toilet paper rolls, etc.)

Directions:

Mix Plaster of Paris and water.

Add powdered tempera paint until desired color is achieved.

Pour mix into molds.

Allow to dry completely (time varies depending on thickness)

When completely dry, remove from molds and enjoy!

If you don't have a sidewalk nearby, how about making a homemade chalkboard?

For older kids:

Take the homemade chalk and your older children to a nursing home and make a colorful sidewalk mural for the residents there.