Making sidewalk paint for kids is the easiest thing ever and keeps them busy exploring their own creativity so you can get some down time! My two year old could probably make it herself.
This isn’t your typical sidewalk chalk paint recipe that I’ve shared before, but today’s paint is an even more affordable and baby-friendly solution made three common household ingredients.
The texture of this paint is similar to my favorite edible bath paint– thick a little goopy. My kids love it. It’s more slimy than store-bought finger paints and even I really enjoyed dipping in my fingers for this sensory paint activity for kids.
All you have to do is mix together the two base ingredients, pour into a muffin tin, and add food coloring. So, simple, easy, and frugal!
Make Flour Sidewalk Paint!
Combine 2 parts flour and 1 part water. Pour into a muffin tin or small cups. Add food coloring (I used these bright gel colors) to each muffin well and stir. Dip in a paintbrush or a sponge and get creative!
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Saw this in my bloglovin feed and had to pop over to pin it. =0) Haven’t visited in awhile, but now that I’ve found your awesome blog again, I hope to stop by more often. Now following you via twitter too!
Kim, it’s a pleasure having you stop by. Thanks so much for sharing the sidewalk chalk paint recipe. I really appreciate it and hope you and your little ones try it soon. Have a beautiful weekend.
I loved that you inspired me to make your last sidewalk paint. Going to try this one with my girls too! I love how vivid the colours can be when you make your own sidewalk paint!
Thanks for sharing.
xoxo
So glad to hear that you tried the other sidewalk chalk paint. You’ll definitely notice the difference in texture with this one, both when it’s applied and the way it dries. Though I like both recipes, this one is definitely cheaper. I don’t always have cornstarch in the pantry and sometimes don’t have the time to make an extra trip to the grocery to pick it up. Flour, on the other hand, lives in my house in abundance 🙂
Thanks for this fun idea! My girls are t(w)eens, but we have young cousins coming to visit soon, and I’m thinking they’d love this! 🙂
And I’m hoping they do! We really had fun with the paint, and I loved the fact that it was so inexpensive to make that for the next few days whenever my kids begged to paint outside, I could be a “Yes!” mom without hesitation. Have a great time with the cousins.
a great weekend in NY for sidewalk paint – or for anything else! 😀
That’s great news! Enjoy the outdoors while the weather is beautiful, Andi. Thank you for stopping by!
What fun! Cheap to make, natural ingredients, and messiness all in one!
You got it! Hope you give the sidewalk paint a try. Thank you, Angie, for taking a second to stop by this weekend.
I am twenty years old… and I am thinking about making this for myself lol, Looks so fun!
I’m with you! I love creating with paint outside. It’s so much fun. One of my favorite things about having kids is playing with their art supplies.
The measurements are not quite right. I used 1 cup flour with about 3/4 c water. Overall it was a success and made for a fun afternoon outside.
Do you have clothing suggestions? Will the formula stain clothes/shoes?