@@JustScrollinByI 100% agree! I brought a cheap tub of sidewalk chalk to the park with my grandkiddos one day. There were all kinds of younger adults there too My young grandson looked at one young man who happened to be watching us and said. You want to color too? He did. And his friends did and soon all the 20 somethings were hanging out and coloring on the big patio floor. I had only paid $2 per tub of those chalks and had 2 more tubs at home. We left the tub at the patio/pavilion and left a written note please draw and enjoy It was there and replaced by others all summer. I haven't been there yet this year but I'd like to think some one has been replacing the chalk. I know last summer we saw old folks coloring too. 😅 As long as it hurts no one. Enjoy and play.
Seeing someone you loved enjoying the thing you got them/made for them makes a special type of joy. Like seeing family members opening presents you got them!
Let me tell you something as a mother too, who raised my kids doing things not watching things. My kids would take a piece of cardboard and go slide down the hill as opposed to watching TV or playing on a video game. My kids would climb trees and they would go on Adventures in the yard I would always be able to see them out of any window in the house as we lived in a very house that the yard was able to be seen since it was below the house. We had so many fun adventures with doing things growing up my children will never forget doing instead of watching👍
I had a childhood like this too and I loved it! It breaks my heart that I’m raising my daughter in a tiny apartment with no yard. Dangerous neighborhood too, so no walks without Dad but he works 10+ hrs 7 days a week trying to buy us a house. She doesn’t watch much tv, but no trees, no hills, no mud pies or catching bugs. I think a lot of us wish we could do better. 😞
@@HaleyPBearHey! Remember! Bad parents don't ever think they're a bad parent. You're doing amazing. There's a lot of indoor activities that're great for little kids! Such as: Floor is lava with pillows, cushions, blankets, etc. Coloring pages! You can even ask them to draw something for you! If they don't go to school you could print out (if you don't have a printer, your local library probably does) some simple mind work pages (difficulty depends on age) such as mazes, matching games, etc. PLAYDOUGH! Playdough is great! You can use a baking sheet or plate if you don't want playdough bits on the table. Kinetic sand is great too! Children can even be entertained with some markers and a cardboard box! Or even a trip to the store! Maybe even let her pick out a new veggie or fruit for her to try You're doing amazing with your limitations. If you can't get outside with your kid? That's okay. If you can? Great!
@@BeowulfandMelody Thank you so much, those are great ideas! And that made me feel a lot better. It’s easy to get caught up feeling not good enough but I’m trying my best and it feels good to hear that is enough. 🥹
@@HaleyPBear of course! You're not a bad parent for being unable to bring your daughter outside at times. Getting outside is great but if it's unsafe or you are unable to for other reasons, that's okay! Keeping your child safe and healthy is top priority. Also, if your daughter is still rather young, it's rather easy to make them happy (in my experience) even if you can't take them out for a treat, even a $1 toy or markers can make them happy haha. It's okay to be unable to play with your kid. You could even make a nice list (maybe with visuals if she can't quite read yet) and she could help, of some things she can do when you're too busy to play. Oh also, if she can read or is starting to read, books are great! Picture books, chapter book, anything really. Even an audiobook! (which reminds me, music is awesome too) On Amazon there's these books called Paint by Sticker which could be great for dexterity skills as well. If your local Walmart, Michaels, dollar tree, or something has the supplies, finger painting can be very fun as well. So many things! Just remember, even if you can't get her outside, can't play with her, etc. you are not a bad parent! You're trying your best with the given circumstances and your husband is working hard to find you all better circumstances. It's okay to have your kid watch TV sometimes. As long as rules are implemented so they aren't a screen absorbed teenager at the age of 9 haha 😅. I highly recommend Bluey if you're subscribed to Disney+ it's not obnoxious, teaches great lessons, and is tolerable for all ages. Good luck! You've got this!
Oh man, you just reminded me of the time a friend got spray chalk. We had so much fun! She lived in a brick house, and her mom let us make designs on the sides of the house too.
Painting with water on the floor and drawing with chalk on the floor are two things I do with my kids a lot- never thought of combining the two- genius
Remembered my old school days when after school at some of weekends I used to pick up some chalks left over by teachers near blackboard. My school used only white chalk . So I used poster colour with some water and draw some freestyle drawings on papers before throwing them because the output were not as bright as I was in habit of with my poster colours. I also used to colour with the residues left after sharping pencil colours.
Tempera paint powder works just as well and comes in powder form already- I hate the feel and sound of chalk too, so I just mix tempera with water for sidewalk painting. It hoses off just as well as chalk. You can also use it to paint snow in the winter if you mix it into a spray bottle or dust the powder onto snow.
I'm SO excited to finally get rid of the box of chalk that's been on my porch since last summer. 😂 - We’re definitely doing this. My daughter loves chalk and loves to paint. PURE WIN! Thanks for sharing! 🤍
Omg I used to LOVE stencils!! Like so obsessed and would BEG my mum to get me more hahaha. I completely forgot about it till your videos thanks Tori! I’m gonna call my mum now hahaha
I actually kind of did this as a kid, I always liked to wet my chalk or the concrete before drawing, so the texture was like oil pastel or paint instead of dry and chalky. I loved how smooth it was and how nicely it blended. If it rained and the cement was wet I would go outside and draw all over it, so smooth ❤
Play I tried this video out and actually work to get my kids entertained for 3 hours I love you thank you for everything this to me three kids and they love this thank you
I'm definitely going to try this this summer with the grandkids. Looks like much fun for them, and clean-up would be as easy as turning the garden hose on after they go home. Will make great memories and pictures. Thank you for sharing ❤️
When I was a landlord, a tenant let their kids use chalk of some sort to draw all over the back of house. It would NOT come off! I had to hire a contractor to pressure wash it off! If you are a tenant please be considerate of your landlords property, because when you decide to leave they have to spend money to fix things that you damaged and some times the security deposit doesn’t cover all that damage done over the time of renting. Things like this causes landlords to be cautious or strict when renting to others. You never know if you may become a landlord in the future and you wouldn’t want someone doing costly damage to your property. Do unto others as you would want done to you.
Wet chalk painted on when it dries is far more vibrant than just drawing and smudging when it dries. I let my kids dip their chalk in water to draw on the cement. I love doing their hand and feet prints with it by making a bundle and scrubbing multiple colors side by side so we get rainbow hand prints and feet prints. It's so fun to do.
In the summers as a kid, my nana would give me a different type of craft or art activity everyday I was with her. I always remember really loving them and being so excited to do them. Keep your kids engaged and active not entertained and distracted!
You can buy bottles of tempera paint powder at any craft store (some dollar stores have it too). That gives you a ton of paint powder that washes off easily like chalk. Mix it with shaving cream for tub painting or street painting, water for sidewalk or paper painting, it can be used to color slime, mixed into cornstarch clay for coloring, use to paint cardboard and paper for crafts, and mixed into water in a spray bottle to make safe spray paint for all sorts of things, it washes out of clothes, off the sidewalk with a hose and off skin with soap.
Super cute💕 You can also take that crushed chalk and mix it with salt and used it like colored sand. I used to work with kids and this was a favorite craft.
Brilliant idea Tori! Thank you for sharing! Wish I knew that when my 29 yr old was young. Did know about the dawn dishwashing liquid, frisbees and new fly swatter for summer bubble making fun(pack well too when camping). Also fly swatters having different designs make cooler bubbles when waved(put water in frisbee, a few drops of dawn. Submerge swatter then wave for bubble fun!).😊❤
my little sister and i used to draw on our trampoline with chalk…comes out easily with water or just over time. it’s super fun to transform your trampoline into a new environment :)
I did something similar when my girl was a toddler. Found out by accident how that sidewalk chalk changes when it’s left in the rain in its bucket. 🪣 Coloring with it is a totally different experience… but use hands, not the brushes. Sensory experience and the chalk blends so beautifully! The first time we did it, my 2-1/2 yo daughter was transfixed for 2 hours! Two hours for a toddler! Great memories and photos left. :)
As an adult with no kids and no intention to have kids for another few years... I still want to try it.
As an adult with grown children, not living in my house. I'm going to do this with the neighborhood kids😂😂😂😂
as an adult i'm going to do this today 🎉
All the childless adults, get your freaking chalk paint onnnnn!!!!!!!!🥰🥰 no need to have kiddos to enjoy some adorable art.
@@JustScrollinByI 100% agree! I brought a cheap tub of sidewalk chalk to the park with my grandkiddos one day.
There were all kinds of younger adults there too
My young grandson looked at one young man who happened to be watching us and said. You want to color too?
He did. And his friends did and soon all the 20 somethings were hanging out and coloring on the big patio floor.
I had only paid $2 per tub of those chalks and had 2 more tubs at home.
We left the tub at the patio/pavilion and left a written note please draw and enjoy
It was there and replaced by others all summer.
I haven't been there yet this year but I'd like to think some one has been replacing the chalk.
I know last summer we saw old folks coloring too. 😅
As long as it hurts no one. Enjoy and play.
@@Emeraldwitch30 I love this!!! You started a little trend, hope they kept it going.☺️ I love that something so simple can bring joy to many. 💕
This is brilliant! I used to do with with cornstarch, water, and food dye for my sisters. It makes a little thicker of a paint.
💡 I am off to buy those things tomorrow! Thanks for sharing! 🙏❤️☺️
Does it rinse off well? I've never tried making my own with food dye. I'm a renter with a nosey landlord.😂
@@JustScrollinBy it does! Never had a problem with getting it off.
Yeah, it dries then you can wash it off after, but it depends on the chalk. @@JustScrollinBy
You’re an amazing sister
I'm definitely trying this with all the end pieces! 😊
Oh wow. Good idea!
Girl yessss!
You can make the end pieces of crayons into new crayons, too. Fun multi-colored ones.
We do this during a festival 'diwali' in india its called rangoli we use a powdery substance and make different design near the entrance of our house
That sounds really cool ❤
You forgot holi.
I came to comments to see if anyone had suggested using these powders instead of chalk.
Don't we use flower petals on dipawali
We use flowers and rangoli
I fill up plastic cups let and let chalk sticks sit for a couple minutes. My kids can draw w/chalk “paint” w/o destroying brushes on the concrete 😊
Sidewalk chalk is never boring, but this does take it up a notch. Cool
Tori it looks like you had just as much fun as the kids videoing this for us.😆
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I. Love. Yuo
@@negativitywb9485 You're weird
Seeing someone you loved enjoying the thing you got them/made for them makes a special type of joy. Like seeing family members opening presents you got them!
Let me tell you something as a mother too, who raised my kids doing things not watching things. My kids would take a piece of cardboard and go slide down the hill as opposed to watching TV or playing on a video game. My kids would climb trees and they would go on Adventures in the yard I would always be able to see them out of any window in the house as we lived in a very house that the yard was able to be seen since it was below the house.
We had so many fun adventures with doing things growing up my children will never forget doing instead of watching👍
I had a childhood like this too and I loved it! It breaks my heart that I’m raising my daughter in a tiny apartment with no yard. Dangerous neighborhood too, so no walks without Dad but he works 10+ hrs 7 days a week trying to buy us a house. She doesn’t watch much tv, but no trees, no hills, no mud pies or catching bugs. I think a lot of us wish we could do better. 😞
I had a pretty outdoorsy and adventurous childhood too! I was also homeschooled so I got outside a lot
@@HaleyPBearHey! Remember! Bad parents don't ever think they're a bad parent. You're doing amazing.
There's a lot of indoor activities that're great for little kids!
Such as:
Floor is lava with pillows, cushions, blankets, etc.
Coloring pages! You can even ask them to draw something for you!
If they don't go to school you could print out (if you don't have a printer, your local library probably does) some simple mind work pages (difficulty depends on age) such as mazes, matching games, etc.
PLAYDOUGH! Playdough is great! You can use a baking sheet or plate if you don't want playdough bits on the table.
Kinetic sand is great too!
Children can even be entertained with some markers and a cardboard box!
Or even a trip to the store! Maybe even let her pick out a new veggie or fruit for her to try
You're doing amazing with your limitations. If you can't get outside with your kid? That's okay. If you can? Great!
@@BeowulfandMelody Thank you so much, those are great ideas! And that made me feel a lot better. It’s easy to get caught up feeling not good enough but I’m trying my best and it feels good to hear that is enough. 🥹
@@HaleyPBear of course! You're not a bad parent for being unable to bring your daughter outside at times. Getting outside is great but if it's unsafe or you are unable to for other reasons, that's okay! Keeping your child safe and healthy is top priority. Also, if your daughter is still rather young, it's rather easy to make them happy (in my experience) even if you can't take them out for a treat, even a $1 toy or markers can make them happy haha. It's okay to be unable to play with your kid. You could even make a nice list (maybe with visuals if she can't quite read yet) and she could help, of some things she can do when you're too busy to play.
Oh also, if she can read or is starting to read, books are great! Picture books, chapter book, anything really. Even an audiobook! (which reminds me, music is awesome too)
On Amazon there's these books called Paint by Sticker which could be great for dexterity skills as well.
If your local Walmart, Michaels, dollar tree, or something has the supplies, finger painting can be very fun as well.
So many things! Just remember, even if you can't get her outside, can't play with her, etc. you are not a bad parent! You're trying your best with the given circumstances and your husband is working hard to find you all better circumstances. It's okay to have your kid watch TV sometimes. As long as rules are implemented so they aren't a screen absorbed teenager at the age of 9 haha 😅.
I highly recommend Bluey if you're subscribed to Disney+ it's not obnoxious, teaches great lessons, and is tolerable for all ages.
Good luck! You've got this!
When I was a kid I always wanted to dip the chalk in water bc it writes so nice and smooth when wet! So chalk painting is a great idea.
Yess!! I realized how much better chalk works after it rains. This is so smart!
If you’re looking to buy something from the local store and have a few more questions please let the seller know
Same here, I loved how smoothly it drew if the cement was all wet, or if I wet my chalk it worked nicer too 😊
yh but i once tried it ween it was wet and it stained for like a week woth rain😅
Most perfectly drawn heart ever! ❤
Thank you for this. This will come in handy when I'm babysitting 👌
Thank you for loving your kids and encouraging creativity among them. The whole world wins.
Oh man, you just reminded me of the time a friend got spray chalk. We had so much fun! She lived in a brick house, and her mom let us make designs on the sides of the house too.
Painting with water on the floor and drawing with chalk on the floor are two things I do with my kids a lot- never thought of combining the two- genius
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This looks like a great idea! Eco-friendly too. Very nice, simple, economical and creative. 👍
Remembered my old school days when after school at some of weekends I used to pick up some chalks left over by teachers near blackboard. My school used only white chalk . So I used poster colour with some water and draw some freestyle drawings on papers before throwing them because the output were not as bright as I was in habit of with my poster colours. I also used to colour with the residues left after sharping pencil colours.
This is so sweet! Love how happy you are to make your kids happy!
Thanks for sharing!! I’ll be trying this out with my 20 month old granddaughter soon! She’s going to ❤ it
I’m excited to do this and try to make some fun designs on the sidewalks for any kids walking by my home!
I'm definitely doing this with the toddlers I work with! They and I will really enjoy this!!
Oh this is amazing for sensory needs too!! I HATE the feeling of chalk on concrete but this fixes that
My grandson is autistic and I didn't even think about that. Thank you!
Same, I've always hated the feeling of chalk, makes my teeth hurt
@@gramplolo7530OMG it makes my teeth hurt too! I always figured that I was the only one.
Yeah anything scraping makes my teeth feel weird 😮
Tempera paint powder works just as well and comes in powder form already- I hate the feel and sound of chalk too, so I just mix tempera with water for sidewalk painting. It hoses off just as well as chalk. You can also use it to paint snow in the winter if you mix it into a spray bottle or dust the powder onto snow.
I'm SO excited to finally get rid of the box of chalk that's been on my porch since last summer. 😂 - We’re definitely doing this. My daughter loves chalk and loves to paint. PURE WIN! Thanks for sharing! 🤍
Omg I used to LOVE stencils!! Like so obsessed and would BEG my mum to get me more hahaha. I completely forgot about it till your videos thanks Tori! I’m gonna call my mum now hahaha
I love that you do fun little activities with your kiddos!
Just had my third baby and trying to find fun new ways to keep the eldest busy while i nurse. What a great idea!
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@@jonde4445weird comment
@@jonde4445oh shut up
That is so fun. I love an arts and crafts project. We never grow out of it 😊
Such inspiring creativity! They'll remember this for a lifetime ❤
Awesome!!!!!!! And encouraging creativity!!
What a great idea and a new twist to using sidewalk chalk! Thank you so much!❤️ 🥰
I love this idea
This was what I needed 🥹 so wholesome and adorable … I hope you and your kids have a wonderful and safe summer ❤
MOTHER OF THE YEAR!!! Someone who actually cares for their kids instead of cooping them up inside all year
I’m for sure trying this with my grandchildren. I get them to decorate my cement patio are every year
You’re so sweet! I love drawin on my patio too lol
@@Tangerineduck822 thank you . ☺️ I love it
Im going to try this with my kis,they love to paint and draw
In India we South Indians do it every day ! It's a tradition here.. nothing new to us. And the designs can be made much more complex. ! 😊
I actually kind of did this as a kid, I always liked to wet my chalk or the concrete before drawing, so the texture was like oil pastel or paint instead of dry and chalky. I loved how smooth it was and how nicely it blended. If it rained and the cement was wet I would go outside and draw all over it, so smooth ❤
This is so creative! As a former preschool teacher, I would definitely set this up my kiddos outdoor playtime.
What a fabulous idea. . ...thanks for sharing!!!
Play I tried this video out and actually work to get my kids entertained for 3 hours I love you thank you for everything this to me three kids and they love this thank you
I'm definitely going to try this this summer with the grandkids. Looks like much fun for them, and clean-up would be as easy as turning the garden hose on after they go home. Will make great memories and pictures.
Thank you for sharing ❤️
When I was a landlord, a tenant let their kids use chalk of some sort to draw all over the back of house. It would NOT come off! I had to hire a contractor to pressure wash it off! If you are a tenant please be considerate of your landlords property, because when you decide to leave they have to spend money to fix things that you damaged and some times the security deposit doesn’t cover all that damage done over the time of renting. Things like this causes landlords to be cautious or strict when renting to others. You never know if you may become a landlord in the future and you wouldn’t want someone doing costly damage to your property. Do unto others as you would want done to you.
I love how this also makes it fun for you so you can spend time with your kids
Oh wow! My nephews would love this activity! Thanks!
Wet chalk painted on when it dries is far more vibrant than just drawing and smudging when it dries. I let my kids dip their chalk in water to draw on the cement. I love doing their hand and feet prints with it by making a bundle and scrubbing multiple colors side by side so we get rainbow hand prints and feet prints. It's so fun to do.
I'm happy that our indian culture of "rangoli" is accepted in western countries ❤
Yeah team Humanity
Congratulations mama
YOU rule💕🌷🩷🪷✨✨✨✨🪷🩷🌷💕
This comment is adorable lol. 💖 keep spreading kindness.☺️
In the summers as a kid, my nana would give me a different type of craft or art activity everyday I was with her. I always remember really loving them and being so excited to do them. Keep your kids engaged and active not entertained and distracted!
I should try this when I’m feeling the anxiety coming on. It helps to get outside and focus on something fun and relaxing.
Apparently you need to be careful because it can stain your concrete. Seen multiple videos where it has.
When I was little they sold liquid chalk like this in spray bottles and I was obsessed. This is so cute!
That’s so awesome!! Thanks for this!❤
You can also get some sponges and you can make some really cool art with it😁
The griddle lady. She's going in over time to be a good house mom. Hope she makes it !
This is so sweet 🥹🥹
Younger me playing outside 24-7 would have gone CRAZY for this
Hours?! Perfect. Doing this🤗🥰😍🙌🏽💛!!!
I’m going to send a care package with the required materials to all my friends with kids! This is so neat!
Some of my earliest and best memories are doing stuff like this with my mom ❤
Thats so much effort for something so easy your kids are so lucky 😭
Wow this is really creative
You can buy bottles of tempera paint powder at any craft store (some dollar stores have it too). That gives you a ton of paint powder that washes off easily like chalk. Mix it with shaving cream for tub painting or street painting, water for sidewalk or paper painting, it can be used to color slime, mixed into cornstarch clay for coloring, use to paint cardboard and paper for crafts, and mixed into water in a spray bottle to make safe spray paint for all sorts of things, it washes out of clothes, off the sidewalk with a hose and off skin with soap.
Super cute💕 You can also take that crushed chalk and mix it with salt and used it like colored sand. I used to work with kids and this was a favorite craft.
this is a super cool idea for anyone, any age. thanks for sharing
This is great! Love it!
I tried it all thank you so much my family and nieces can enjoy it
Fabulous idea! Thanks!
This definitely looks like something my son would love
omg that looks SO fun
Wow ❤ excellent idea 💡
The monkey stencil looks like roller rabbit!❤
I found this out by myself when i left chalk stick out in the rain 😂 loved it since
This is *rad* *!*!*!* I* LoVE* it*!*!*!* 💘🌟💫🎨🖌️
Brilliant idea Tori! Thank you for sharing! Wish I knew that when my 29 yr old was young. Did know about the dawn dishwashing liquid, frisbees and new fly swatter for summer bubble making fun(pack well too when camping). Also fly swatters having different designs make cooler bubbles when waved(put water in frisbee, a few drops of dawn. Submerge swatter then wave for bubble fun!).😊❤
Cute!! You can tape down the stencil if you don’t want to hold it
I always did this for my siblings! fun times
Eugh bless you, totally doing this with them in the garden!!
Fun art work to do thank you have a fun day .Amen 😊
So beautiful wow so creative ❤
I would love to use this for my students
This is adorable 🥰 I love this
😮❤Wow! This is brilliant. 😆 I have got to try this!😊
my little sister and i used to draw on our trampoline with chalk…comes out easily with water or just over time. it’s super fun to transform your trampoline into a new environment :)
Why was the first thing I noticed the Star of David hahahaha but fr that looks like so much fun
I would definitely tape down the stencils but that looks like a great idea😊❤
Awesome thank for the activity
I will try it. Thank you for telling me this cool fun hack.
Thank you for this my 4 year old is gonna love it!!❤
Right!!! So this is called kolam in Tamil and it’s a traditional thing to do ❤❤❤
That sounds like a lot of fun!
Another way
Go to store
Buy 5 doller chalk
Give to kids
When done wash of drive way
Well that’s how it work when I was a kid
Thanks love... I have a neighborhood full of mini's that will enjoy this
Brilliant idea! 😀🙌💖
Great edits! Looks fun 🌈
That is definitely a fun activity. We've done this as well. I'll be trying it again.
this was so fun❤thanks for sharing this activity ❤❤
I did something similar when my girl was a toddler. Found out by accident how that sidewalk chalk changes when it’s left in the rain in its bucket. 🪣
Coloring with it is a totally different experience… but use hands, not the brushes. Sensory experience and the chalk blends so beautifully! The first time we did it, my 2-1/2 yo daughter was transfixed for 2 hours! Two hours for a toddler! Great memories and photos left. :)
Can't wait, thanks for sharing!
Wow, that heart is so beautiful, so round 😂❤
This looks like so much fun!! Easy to do and turns out cute too!! I'm definitely trying this... Thanks so much for sharing!!
The water makes the color pop. My son loves washing it away too!