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Thursday, June 7, 2012

Painting The Sidewalk

Posted by One Fish

Today seemed like a good day to invite friends over and paint the sidewalk. We did this a few times last summer and it is very satisfying. I even splattered some paint on the driveway after the kids were done. This would make a fantastic Jackson Pollock type activity and would be much easier to clean up after. We used corn starch, liquid watercolor and water. It dries on like sidewalk chalk and rinses right off the driveway. There is nothing better than having an enormous canvas like the driveway. The kids were running around playing and having a great time. I just love watching my kids with their friends.