{"id":10539,"date":"2016-08-15T22:08:28","date_gmt":"2016-08-16T02:08:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/?p=10539"},"modified":"2016-08-15T22:08:28","modified_gmt":"2016-08-16T02:08:28","slug":"color-play-spray-chalk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/2016\/08\/color-play-spray-chalk\/","title":{"rendered":"color play spray chalk"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10546\" src=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/diy-spray-chalk-paint2.jpg\" alt=\"diy spray chalk paint\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/diy-spray-chalk-paint2.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/diy-spray-chalk-paint2-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/diy-spray-chalk-paint2-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/diy-spray-chalk-paint2-145x145.jpg 145w, http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/diy-spray-chalk-paint2-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Miss Marlo\u00a0has never met a spray bottle she didn&#8217;t love so I was quite certain she would have a happy time playing with these pretty primary colors.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10541\" src=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/diy-spray-chalk-paint-3.jpg\" alt=\"diy spray chalk paint\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/diy-spray-chalk-paint-3.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/diy-spray-chalk-paint-3-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/diy-spray-chalk-paint-3-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/diy-spray-chalk-paint-3-145x145.jpg 145w, http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/diy-spray-chalk-paint-3-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>You most likely already have a few of the ingredients\u00a0you need to create a colorful sidewalk in your kitchen already. \u00a0You could use food coloring to color your concoction or for a more stain friendly option choose washable tempera paints. \u00a0I picked up my spray containers at the dollar store.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s what I put in each spray bottle:<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n1\/4 cup corn starch<\/p>\n<p>1 tablespoon baking soda<\/p>\n<p>1 cup hot water<\/p>\n<p>a good squirt of paint or coloring<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10545\" src=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/diy-spray-chalk-paint.jpg\" alt=\"diy spray chalk paint\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/diy-spray-chalk-paint.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/diy-spray-chalk-paint-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/diy-spray-chalk-paint-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/diy-spray-chalk-paint-145x145.jpg 145w, http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/diy-spray-chalk-paint-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>After all your ingredients are in the bottle, shake, shake, shake until they are all mixed together. \u00a0Since the corn starch does settle over time, you do want to shake again periodically.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10543\" src=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/diy-spray-chalk-paint-5.jpg\" alt=\"fun summer toddler activity \" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/diy-spray-chalk-paint-5.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/diy-spray-chalk-paint-5-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/diy-spray-chalk-paint-5-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/diy-spray-chalk-paint-5-145x145.jpg 145w, http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/diy-spray-chalk-paint-5-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Now comes the fun part&#8230; spray, spray, spray away! \u00a0Since I selected primary colors, I had fun showing Marlo how when you mix them together you make other colors.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10542\" src=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/diy-spray-chalk-paint-4.jpg\" alt=\"colorful sidewalk chalk activity\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/diy-spray-chalk-paint-4.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/diy-spray-chalk-paint-4-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/diy-spray-chalk-paint-4-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/diy-spray-chalk-paint-4-145x145.jpg 145w, http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/diy-spray-chalk-paint-4-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>She was more focused on\u00a0spraying the sidewalk&#8230; and me :-) (consider yourself warned) After Marlo\u00a0tired of the color fun, we put some vinegar in another spray bottle to get some bubble action. \u00a0I&#8217;m sure there is a science lesson in there but we&#8217;ll tackle that in our next sidewalk session.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10544\" src=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/diy-spray-chalk-paint-6.jpg\" alt=\"diy washable sidewalk paint\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/diy-spray-chalk-paint-6.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/diy-spray-chalk-paint-6-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/diy-spray-chalk-paint-6-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/diy-spray-chalk-paint-6-145x145.jpg 145w, http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/diy-spray-chalk-paint-6-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>After the vinegar we transitioned to spraying just water and that really blended the colors together. \u00a0In the end it was a fun little activity for an August evening and we still have plenty of paint to do it a few more times.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #33cccc;\"><strong>Like to see how\u00a0I spend my time away from 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