DIY Sidewalk Chalk!

WOW! This weather has been crazy lately with all the storms! Our glorious sunshine took a nap today and then left us with nothing by gloom and wind this afternoon. It put my son in a not-so-happy mood when he ran right for the back door and knew there was no way he could play in the water table! I put my thinking cap on and we went straight to work! Sidewalk Chalk!

We gathered up our goodies so that we had everything we needed at the ready!

1. Plaster of Paris 

2. Food Coloring

3. Cold Water

4. Cups

5. Candy Molds

We mixed 2 parts plaster of paris with 1 cup ice cold water into a plastic cup (This way there was no washing up to do!) and then a couple squirts of food coloring into each cup. Using a plastic spoon we mixes until it was smooth and almost felt a little thicker than pancake batter.

Next, we poured it into the molds and cleaned up the edges with a cotton swab. We let it sit while we went out to do the afternoon school pick ups and errands and the little guy took a nap!! This let it sit for a total of 3 hours. By the time we got home, they fell right out of the molds when we turned them over.

We used Race Car, Heart and Pinwheel molds, which I love. We also used pastel food coloring, which just wasn't bold enough for sidewalk chalk, but all I had on hand at the moment, so I will definitely look into trying a different set of colors next time!!

**This week Michaels has the Wilton Candy Molds on Sale buy 2 get 1 free! It's the perfect time to stock up! Don't forget to use your 40% off coupon on the Plaster of Paris too!!!**




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Craft in a Minute....Chalkboards!

Just in to share a fun little thing that I put together for the kids on their room doors today! Michaels has mini chalkboard stickers on sale for .79 for a pack of 10 and I knew just the right place for them. I popped 4 of these on each door with a sticker in the center (since the puzzle pieces don't connect exactly) and then I took a small basket of chalk for each room and hung it on the door handle (This works, since doors are never ever allowed to be closed here) with a sponge piece from the dollar store. The stickers remove easily and don't leave residue behind. As you can tell from the pink wall, this is my daughters room! I did all these while they were in school and when they all arrived home, the kids were so amazed and started in right away!!

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Take The Learning Outside!

As the weather warms up, we are all dying to get back outdoors on a regular basis! The kids love to run, jump and yell with no boundries (well except for the fence!). It's fun, exciting and best of all thrilling to get outdoors and play with bubbles, water and sand. Why not sneak in a little learning while you play? 

We took our sidewalk chalk out with us this week and drew reaaaalllly long lines and measured to see who drew the longer one! Then we wrote out number 1-20 on a bumpy hill! We made clouds with numbers on them and hopped from one to the next or just stood still until someone yelled out a number and we all headed to land on that one! We even pulled out the jacks and matched them up to the same color chalk drawing!!

I wrote out some Math problems and before I was done with the last one, my 5 year old was pulling up a chalk and getting right to work!

All the while, I don't think the kids even knew there was a lesson in there! Even Mommy had some fun with the chalk!

Enjoy this month as we near Summer and vacations abound!

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