Need some more chalk activities? Try alphabet learning with chalk, mud kitchen food, or a water spray alphabet hunt. Though ben Chalkboard paint has been discontinued, you can consider INSL-X Chalkboard paint, which is our leading chalkboard wall paint and comes in a. I just popped the lids on and have them stored for our next outdoor painting adventure. I’m so glad I made our DIY chalk paint in plastic containers. It’s great to vary position while painting.Įven though it didn’t feel like we made much paint, we have plenty left over. Painting while holding the brush up and out takes a whole different set of muscles than painting sitting at a table. I was happy to see him get a chance to paint standing because this is so good for his hand strength and arm strength. It’ll wash off with the hose or during the next rainy day. The paint turned out beautiful! My son was able to do exactly as he planned: paint the house, fence and chair without me having any sort of heart palpitations over things coming clean. I only grated up four colors for my son and he was perfectly happy with that. The large sticks were easier to grate than the small thin ones, in my opinion, so I stuck with those. Seriously, this chalk paint could not have been easier to make! I quickly grated about 1 inch of chalk off each large stick and added 1 Tablespoon of water to the now powder chalk. Wait until you see how easy DIY chalk paint is to make! Works on wood, metal, laminate, concrete, indoors, outdoors and beyond. With no need for sanding or priming, you can simply pop open the tin, roll up your sleeves, dip in your brush and apply paint to furniture. We love painting with cars outside, painting with pudding, and now, painting with our newly made DIY chalk paint. Chalk Paint is the versatile furniture paint developed by Annie Sloan in 1990. There is so much less to worry about and so much fun to be had.

Painting outside is one of our favorite ways to paint (and should be one of my 6 tips for painting with toddlers). As much as I love washable tempera paint, I knew chalk paint was the better way to go for what he was aiming to do so I whipped up this easy DIY chalk paint in under 5 minutes. This morning, my toddler was begging to paint outside and let me know he planned to paint the house, fence and my yellow “sip coffee and sit” summer chair. Our chalkpaint is certified for use in childrens rooms and for toys. Make your own DIY Chalk Paint for awesome outdoor fun!

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