Homemade Sidewalk Paint {Art Activity}

As a SAHM, I am always looking for fun and educational activities to keep my little girl busy.  We love library story time, gymnastics (when there are good deals), and playing at the park.  Baby C also loves to explore with art.  It doesn't always turn out the way I intend it to, but I guess it's the process not the product, that's important.

Since discovering that Baby C loves to use a paintbrush, I tried to find more fun activities that would help her with those fine-motor skills.  Here is what I found:

Homemade Sidewalk Paint

• bowls
• paintbrushes
• 1/4 cup water
• 1/4 cup all purpose flour 
• food coloring

Mix water, flour, and food coloring.  And find a nice, clean sidewalk to paint on.  It's so much fun and looks just like sidewalk chalk when it dries.

Baby C enjoyed mixing all the paint colors, painting all over herself and saying hi to the neighbors as they passed by.  I have to admit, this was a pretty cool art project for me too!