Homemade Sidewalk Chalk

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 1 cup plaster of paris
• 1/2 cup cool water
• 3 tablespoons liquid powdered tempura paints

Recipe

• 1 pour plaster into a clean container (like a coffee tin or ice cream tub).
• 2 using a disposable stir-stick, stir in most, but not all, of the water.
• 3 add 2 tbsp of the liquid tempera paint, mixing well, especially at the bottom; add another tbsp of paint if you think it needs it.
• 4 add a little more water as the mixture thickens.
• 5 stir well and pour into small containers, such as the tiny dixie paper cups.
• 6 peel paper off after the chalk dries, give to the kids, and let them have fun; outside, of course!