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Drawing with wet chalk

November 20, 2017 by Kate Leave a Comment

When your children are starting to really lose the plot and you’re looking for a quick and simple activity then ask them to do some drawing with wet chalk! Your children will think you come up with the best ideas and you might even have time for a coffee as they play!  Don’t get me […]

Filed Under: 1 - 3 years, 3 - 5 years, 5 - 10 years, activities for preschoolers, Art, Outdoor Activity, Uncategorized Tagged With: chalk, drawing

Learning difference between colours

Learning colours with chalk and water

June 23, 2014 by Kate 2 Comments

Does your child have a favourite colour? Possum (2.5 years) absolutely loves talking about colours and engaging in any activity that involves chalk. We have done a number of colour activities to help develop her understanding of all the different colours (see below) and also made chalk, drawn with it using a rake and even […]

Filed Under: 1 - 3 years, 3 - 5 years, Outdoor Activity Tagged With: chalk, colours, preschoolers, toddlers

DIY chalk rake

October 31, 2013 by Kate 24 Comments

Children love chalk and so here is a unique way they can draw with it. Why not make a DIY chalk rake that they can use to draw and write with. It’s also a great way for children to build their upper body strength and get creative.    Drawing with chalk would have to be […]

Filed Under: 1 - 3 years, 3 - 5 years, 5 - 10 years, Art & Craft Tagged With: chalk, drawing, literacy, writing

Chalk Rake

Chalky Paint for Sensory Play

September 26, 2013 by Kate 8 Comments

I recently came across a terrific post about sidewalk chalk by ‘Growing A Jeweled Rose’ that was a liquid consistency! Who knew such a thing existed? Of course before I know it I’m in the kitchen whipping up myself some in different colours and heading down to the local school with hubby and Possum both bracing […]

Filed Under: 1 - 3 years, 3 - 5 years, 5 - 10 years, Art & Craft, Paint, Recipes, Sensory Play Tagged With: chalk, feature, paint, sensory

Homemade Chalk Powder

July 27, 2013 by Kate 17 Comments

Those wonderful large sticks of chalk throw me back to my childhood. I have such fond memories of myself and the neighbourhood kids drawing and writing messages in chalk all over the roads and pathways. We’d also crush it up to use it for other play ideas.    I decided to show how you can […]

Filed Under: Art, Art & Craft Tagged With: chalk, recipe

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