Outdoor Chalk
Just tried out this tip for using those big chunky chalk sticks - it works! :spin:
Put the chalk into a pot or bucket and cover with water, add a cup (5-6 tablespoons) sugar and leave overnight until the bubbles have stopped. The wet chalk has a different texture and the sugar really boosts the colour! If you are going to be colouring the pavement, wet it first for a more intense result. Alternatively use on wet card/ wet chalk board. Try colouring other items: pinecones, rocks, polystyrene tiles, fabric and also apparently it works well as a body paint - but beware of eyes! Try it and have fun! :D |
big buckets full in Aldi
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some chalk was left outside in the rain at nursery...so we used it wet & it had a very different feel to it. we made lovely pavement pictures which seemed to last longer.
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Thanks, I've been trying to think how I can occupy three children for the next five weeks. DD/DS will love drawing on the pavement with chalk, I'll have to buy some next week.
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If you have a Wilkinsons, their chalk 'soaks' better than any others we have. Think they're about to have a sale too. :thumbsup:
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Be careful chalking on pavements some councils don't permit this.Stupid I know as rain washes it off.They say it lowers the tone of the area.Even hopscotch is bared
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It lowers the tone? :sigh: :paperbag: :muted: So residents can let cars drip oil on the road, dump furniture in back lanes, let dogs run wild, even deal drugs, and children cannot have some fun???? :soapbox: :fryingpan :banghead: :muttering
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