I’ve been wanting to play with powdered paint for awhile, there are so many cool activities you can do with it! So, when I was browsing through Pinterest the other day and discovered you can make it out of crushed chalk, I knew I had found my next project! From Amazon, powdered tempera paint will run you almost $50 with shipping, this method costs around $15!
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All you need is sidewalk chalk, a grater, a piece of paper, and something to store your powder in. I like to use spice jars so that the paint will shake out nicely. Try these spice jars from Amazon if you don’t have any old ones you can recycle.
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Each jar holds about 3/4 a stick of grated chalk. It only takes about a minute to grind each stick up so it’s not too tedious.
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I’ve seen some other methods that have you crushing sticks of chalk in zip lock bags if that’s your preference. I think the grater gets the powder finer though.
I’m so excited for all of the science experiments, sensory play ideas and art projects I have in mind to use our powdered paint! Here are a few cool activities I found around the web that use it! Kandinsky Citric Fizz from Life Lesson Plans, Sidewalk Smoke Bombs from Growing a Jeweled Rose and Homemade Moon Sand from The Imagination Tree.