SBBK - Games 3

Summer Boredom Buster Kids - Games!

This is Sports and Games!

My kids loved this!

Game Originally Seen HERE

Our kids really enjoyed this afternoon activity and it rained that night, so the chalk was gone in the morning.

3D Chalk!

We used these awhile ago and they are still a summer staple around here...

The kids got this for Christmas, and we love them.

 There are different things you can do with them. There is an info packet inside like how to layer colors etc..

 Then you put the glasses on!

 I tried it and it really WORKS!

They are hard to break since they are big which is nice.  Everyone asks to pull them out and play with them!

Love this for the summer!

Magic Chalk Shapes

Here is what you need...

Construction Paper, Masking or Painters Tape, and chalk.

Tape random shapes on paper and then tape it to the table.

Let them color or scribble over the entire paper.

Peel the tape.
Hang with pride!
My son insisted on orange paper but as you can see the darker the paper the better the outcome! You can also do this with markers! We recently went on a road trip and I made several mini versions of this for each kid. The best part is that they can color, peel and show off all by themselves and we then showed them how to make tape balls! Another fun road trip activity!

Homemade Chalk

I swear sometimes my kids have such a thick accent I can't even understand them! Today their accent was from Boston. "Chaaak!" Yes we are making chalk. "Oh Mommy I love Chaaak." Okay, lets get our towel aprons on and have at it.

They weren't as dark as I would have liked.

It was VERY messy but they turned out pretty good. I should have let them dry a little longer. We started this project after my hubby left at 6:45 am. We tried them out at 11:30am and they were still a little soft. I let the kids use them and then I pulled out the good ol' crayolas. I now have our extra chalk on reserves for things like the park or what ever else we decide to use them on. I also let them sit in the sun for a bit to really dry them out.
We spent most of the morning outside.

We had a great time coloring and playing outside again today!

I even managed to convince my son into letting me trace him! This was one of my favorite things to do when I played chalk outside as a kid.

Here is the recipe:

Ingredients:

• 1 cup Plaster of Paris
• 1/2 cup of water
• powdered tempera paint
• Something to use as a mold *

Directions:

Mix the water, Plaster of Paris and powdered tempera paint. The more tempera paint you add, the deeper the color of the chalk will be. Then pour the mixture into you mold.

Toilet Paper Roll: A toilet paper roll works as a mold. Just seal one end with duct tape and pour the mixture into the mold and let it dry. You can line the toilet paper roll with wax paper so that the chalk will easily slide out.

We used film canisters AND Mini M&M containers as well as the TP Rolls... this made the chalk skinner and easier to hold. Plus the plastic made it non-stick!

Another successful Art Tuesday...(Fist clenched and swinging up and down with knee in the air)...YES!

Original Post: 4/21/09