Day #1 - Pinterest Projects Part 2

One of the most pinned children's crafts on Pinterest is Sidewalk Chalk Paint

picture from Pinterest pin

The recipe is quite simple - it is 1 to 1:

1 cup water
1 cup cornstarch
food coloring

The How:
First, I added a few drops of food coloring to each muffin tin divot.  Then in a separate bowl I combined the water and cornstarch.  I doubled the recipe - because why not?  The mixture takes awhile to come together, as cornstarch is a strange ingredient with properties of a solid when mixed with water.  Then I added a scoop of the cornstarch/water mixture to each divot of the muffin tin.  Finally I mixed each divot until color was incorporated.

The Verdict:
This paint works a lot better on flat cement.  My girls had a hard time getting it to work on the heavily depressioned walkways at our home.  However, our porch is much more level and thus provided the perfect surface to paint.  We also ruled that fat paint brushes were the way to go.  The skinnier the brush the more difficult the paint adhered. 

Here are some pictures of our fun:

Colors waiting to be painted

Initial attempt on very bumpy sidewalk

SUCCESS!!  The paint dries beautifully too!