Feeling Creative? Share it with the sidewalk! We saw a very cool Chalk Festival in downtown Salt Lake City, sponsored by the Utah Foster Care Foundation. We were down there around 7a.m. and the artists were already out working to avoid the heat. Try having your own mini-chalk fest:- Get permission before you take over the sidewalk with your masterpieces!
- Pick a day and time to invite your friends (check the weather, and ask everybody to bring their own chalk, water and sunscreen)
- Ask your parents if they'll provide popsicles, frozen treats, or a meal.
- Gather as much chalk as you can so you can have different shades to choose from. (if everybody shares you'll all have more colors to choose from.)
- Save your knees! Use an old towel folded up under your legs so you don't get sore knees.
- Select one of your favorite pictures you'd like to re-create. Maybe from a birthday card, or a favorite movie character, enjoy the freedom of picking whatever. *or just make up your own as you go!
- Work from the top to the bottom so you don't smudge your picture.
- Early morning or evening won't be so hot (i.e. when you can't fry an egg on the surface you're drawing on)
- If you work on this during the day, try using an umbrella for shade. Be sure to use a strong sunscreen!
- Keep water to drink nearby.
- The chalk should wash off the sidewalk when the chalk-fest is over with the rain, or garden hose, but first take some pictures!
I hope Em and I'll try this too! Send me a couple of pics of your chalk fest and I'll post a blog about this at the end of August! Have fun and, stay well-hydrated!
Suz
