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DIY Firecracker Sidewalk Chalk

May 2, 2022 by Editor 1 Comment

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Easy DIY firecracker sidewalk chalk and American flag ready for kids 4th of July party favors.
DIY Firecracker Sidewalk Chalk recipe and tutorial.

Use this tutorial on how to make Firecracker Sidewalk Chalk to make red, white, and blue sidewalk chalk for your 4th of July celebration.

Easy DIY firecracker sidewalk chalk and American flag ready for kids 4th of July party favors.

I love inexpensive summertime crafts that keep the kids busy and my kids enjoy getting to make AND play with this one! A $5 box of plaster of Paris and some tempera paint create dozens of large sidewalk chalks that will have them drawing from when school lets out until the first bell rings on the new school year.  For this batch, I got a little creative and made Firecracker Sidewalk Chalk to pass out to all the kids at our yearly 4th of July BBQ.

Firecracker Sidewalk Chalk Tutorial

This sidewalk chalk recipe will fill 5 toilet paper roll molds, bear in mind the toilet paper rolls are much larger than the pieces of chalk that you typically buy.

Supplies Needed:

  • 3 cups Plaster of Paris
  • 1 ½  cups water
  • 1-3 tablespoons tempera paint for each color
  • String, twine, or a pipe cleaner
  • Toilet paper rolls
  • Wax paper
  • Packing or Duct tape
  • Cups or bowls for mixing
  • Spoons or craft sticks for stirring

Directions:

  1. Tape off one end of your paper towel rolls completely with duct tape to create a mold.
  2. Cut a piece of waxed paper to fit the inside of each of your toilet paper rolls and place it inside like this.
  3. Place your rolls in a container with high sides to keep them upright, if you don’t fill it with molds you can stuff newspaper or something around it to keep it all standing. Line toilet paper rolls with wax paper to make firecracker sidewalk chalk.
  4. Divide up your water into the bowls depending on how many colors you want, I am going with red, white, and blue so I divided it evenly among my 3 bowls.
  5. Add 1- 3 T of tempera paint in your choice of color to each bowl depending on how intense you want your color, I used 3 (it’s hard to get a true red mixing red into a white base). Stir well to mix.
  6. Finally, mix in your plaster of Paris divided evenly among the number of colors and stir quickly and thoroughly. firecracker sidewalk chalk mix - red, white, and blue chalk mix in bowls
  7. Carefully pour into your paper mold, inside the waxed paper. We layered our colors to make it fun and patriotic! Spooning chalk mix into toilet paper tubes to make firecracker sidewalk chalk.
  8. Allow your chalk to dry and harden for 24-48 hours.
  9. Remove from the mold and enjoy!

firecracker sidewalk chalk on concrete with chalk writing.

These DIY Patriotic Sidewalk Chalk Sticks make a great party favor for the kids at your holiday celebration!

Firecracker Sidewalk Chalk Recipe

homemade firecracker sidewalk chalk and american flag
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Firecracker Sidewalk Chalk Recipe

This patriotic sidewalk chalk recipe makes enough to fill 5 toilet paper roll molds.
Yield: 5
Author: Editor

Equipment

  • String, twine, or a pipe cleaner
  • Toilet paper rolls
  • Wax Paper
  • Packing or Duct tape
  • Cups or bowls for mixing
  • Spoons or craft sticks for stirring

Materials

  • 3 cups Plaster of Paris
  • 1 1/2 cups water
  • 3 tablespoons red tempera paint
  • 3 tablespoons white tempera paint
  • 3 tablespoons blue tempera paint

Instructions

  • Tape off one end of your paper towel rolls completely with duct tape to create a mold.
  • Cut a piece of waxed paper to fit the inside of each of your toilet paper rolls and place it inside the toilet paper roll.
  • Place your rolls in a container with high sides to keep them upright, if you don't fill it with molds you can stuff newspaper or something around it to keep it all standing.
  • Place 1/2 cup of water in each of the 3 bowls.
  • Add 3 tablespoons of tempera paint to each bowl. Stir well to mix.
  • Add 1 cup of plaster of Paris to each bowl. Stir quickly and thoroughly.
  • Carefully pour the chalk mixture into your paper mold, inside the waxed paper. We layered our colors to make it fun and patriotic!
  • Allow your chalk to dry and harden for 24-48 hours.
  • Remove from the mold and enjoy!

DIY Firecracker Sidewalk Chalk recipe and tutorial.

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  1. Jill says

    July 1, 2018 at 7:54 pm

    So cute! I think this would keep my kiddos happy and busy during the downtime before our block parry fireworks.

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