Last Minute Easter Craft: DIY Easter Egg Sidewalk Chalk

Making your own sidewalk chalk is super easy and lots of fun to do with kids. This afternoon, my kids and I made some sidewalk chalk in the shape of Easter eggs to give away as gifts to their friends. To make your own sidewalk chalk, you will need the following items:

                              Plaster of Paris                                

Powdered Tempura Paints

Water

Silicone baking molds

Drop cloth

Spoon or wooden paint stirrer

Plastic containers for mixing

Step 1: In a plastic container, mix together 1 1/2 cups plaster of paris, 1 cup of water and 2-3 Tablespoons of the powdered tempura paint in the color of your choice. The mixture should be the consistancy of a runny milkshake.

Step 2: Pour the plaster of paris mixture into the molds. I used Easter egg shaped molds since Easter is just a few days away, but you could use any shape you want.

Step 3: Let mixture sit in molds for about an hour. Test to see if the chalk is ready to be removed from the molds by touching the top with your finger. It should feel hard to the touch...if your finger leaves a print or indentation, the chalk is not ready to be removed. When the mixture is ready, the chalk should easily slide out of the mold. I found that the silicone molds are fabulous for this...you can push the chalk pieces up and out of the mold by pushing up on the bottom of each egg.

Step 4: Repeat steps 1 through 3 to make chalk in additional colors. We made four colors and then did some eggs in white as well.

The kids and I painted some used egg cartons with a gallon of leftover paint to create the packaging for these super cute Easter gifts.



Here are the chalk "eggs" in our painted egg cartons. I added some ribbon and then attached these super cute Easter printables that I found on The Crafting Chicks blog. So Cute, don't you think?