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June 19, 2014

Sidewalk Chalk Paint Tape Resist Art

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If you are a regular reader then you know that we love to play and learn with sidewalk chalk.

The kids spend love to paint with sidewalk chalk in the shade on lazy summer afternoons and this week we tried something brand new–sidewalk chalk paint tape resist art!

Sidewalk Chalk Paint Activity...Make Tape Resist Art!

It is a super simple activity that turned out to be so cool!

You really only need a couple things for this activity which makes it perfect for a busy day.

How to Make Sidewalk Chalk Paint

How to Make Sidewalk Chalk Paint:

  • cornstarch
  • water
  • liquid water colors (affiliate link for the ones we used Fluorescent Watercolor Magic) or food coloring

Mix equal amounts of cornstarch and water together and add the liquid watercolors.  I mixed about 1/4 cup of each to make the paint shown in the photo above.

Sidewalk Chalk Paint Tape Resist Activity!

Once your paint is ready go outside and create your design with tape.  The trick to getting this to work outside is to use the right tape.  Painters tape wasn’t sticking enough so we used Gorilla Tape To-Go (affiliate link) and it ended up working perfectly.

I loved to hear the kids’ thought process as they decided what design to create with the tape.

Tape Resist Art with Sidewalk Chalk Paint

Then let the kids paint!

Remind them that the tape lines will be white when you take them off after the paint dries.

Sidewalk Chalk Paint Tape Resist Art Activity

Let the paint dry and then slowly peel up the Gorilla tape.

Sidewalk Chalk Paint Tape Resist Art Activity for Kids!

Isn’t it so cool?

If you like sidewalk chalk paint tape resist art then you should also check out our recipe for glow in the dark sidewalk chalk!

About Megan Sheakoski

Megan is the creator of Coffee Cups and Crayons, a blog full of simple fun and learning. She believes that kids’ activities don’t have to be complicated to be fun and that learning is better with play.

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Comments

  1. ronnie says

    June 19, 2014 at 10:29 pm

    Thanks for sharing.

    This seems like it would work if you just colored with the chalk too.

    Reply
  2. Almost Unschoolers says

    June 23, 2014 at 10:17 pm

    This is brilliant! We’re always looking for new ways to explore art with our chalk in the summer – we’ll be trying this for sure 🙂

    Reply
    • Megan Sheakoski says

      June 24, 2014 at 3:32 pm

      It has to be one of our all time favorite projects! Thanks!!!

      Reply
  3. Charndra says

    March 18, 2020 at 9:13 pm

    Thanks for the tip about the electrical tape, I have seen this done with masking tape, but appreciate the poor sticking ability of it.

    Reply
    • Megan Sheakoski says

      March 19, 2020 at 4:15 pm

      We had that same problem!

      Reply

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