 I saw this really easy recipe for homemade sidewalk paint at One Perfect Day and decided to make this for the boys. Use equal parts water and cornstarch then color with food coloring.  Make sure not to leave your cornstarch unattended (even with the top screwed on tight) with a two year old in the house. On the bright side, I needed to mop the floor anyway.  The boys loved painting the sidewalk. They painted for a long time.  They even painted themselves. The homemade sidewalk paint cleaned up easily so it was no problem getting the boys or their clothes clean again. My little cornstarch culprit wore the evidence on his shirt.  We will be painting our sidewalks again soon since the boys had such a fun time of it.
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Abby
6/25/2013 10:18:01 pm
Did you have trouble with the food coloring staining the boy's clothes? Looks like they had a lot of fun!
Katy
9/2/2013 10:55:17 am
Did it stain the sidewalk? I have heard many people say that they have done the sidewalk paint and it's a blast but it stained their sidewalk. 9/2/2013 02:45:06 pm
No, it all washed away with the rain. I used food coloring and icing colors and there were no stains. 9/14/2018 12:42:22 pm
Kids are surely enjoying these types of creative activities where they are getting the chance to explore their abilities. We should be giving chance to our kids to let them do what they want to do outside. Your comment will be posted after it is approved.
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