Chalk Your Walk

Materials

• Chalk (learn how to make your own chalk paint below!)
• Spray bottle filled with water to make your colors pop! (optional)

DIY Chalk Paint

Materials:

• Cornstarch
• Water
• Food Coloring
• Measuring cups
• Mixing bowl
• Paint brushes
• Small plastic bowls or a muffin tin

Directions:

1. Mix together 1 cup of water and 1 cup of cornstarch until the mixture is smooth with no lumps.
2. Divide the mixture into 6 small bowls or the cups of a muffin tin.
3. Add a few drops of food coloring into each bowl/cup and stir until blended.
4. Grab a paint brush and start creating! (Don’t’ worry if the colors appear a bit watery at first. As it dries, the colors will become more vibrant!)

* This recipe is from https://www.makeandtakes.com/sidewalk-chalk-paint

This activity supports the practice of these STEAM Habits of Mind: Develop craft, engage & persist, observe, reflect, stretch & explore.

Get your child actively involved in their own learning and have their questions drive their learning. Let them observe and figure it out, and try to hold back from answering questions for them. Instead, try to ask: What do we know? What else can we find out? How might we figure that out? Don't be afraid to ask your child questions. Also, don't be afraid to say, "I don't know--let's find out together!" as a way to respond to their questions.

Want to learn more about Community Art?

• 8 Ways to Get Started as a Guerrilla Street Artist
• Check out the Community Art Center! Follow them on social media.
• Cambridge Arts Council
• Check out the Cambridge Graffiti wall in Central Square
• PBS Art and Social Justice
• WBUR Take A Look At The 8 New Murals Inside Boston's Underground At Ink Block

More hands on activities and learning opportunities:

• DIY Sidewalk Chalk
• Stained glass chalk art
• Let's Talk Cambridge Summer Story Walks

• Cambridge Public Schools Enrichment Activities 
• Science Club for Girls at Home
• Cambridge Science Festival - STEAM Vault
• MIT Full STEAM Ahead