We have found all sorts of fun and creative ways to make it, too! Today, we took this cherished daytime activity and transformed it into the coolest nighttime activity ever! Read on to see how you can make your own glow-in-the-dark squirty chalk.
My kids were blown away by this play time! They had a blast creating glow-in-the-dark art all over the pavement, and it glowed so brightly that it lit up our whole street!
You may be wondering how we made this happen. Well, I just recently discovered that blacklight flashlights exist. Did you know? If not I would take a moment and order one right now! They are so cool!
Ok, now back to the chalk. You won't believe how easy it is to make. Are you ready for the recipe?
Glowing Sidewalk Chalk
Materials
- Squirt bottles
- Corn starch
- Warm water
- Neon paint
- A blacklight flashlight (I recommend one for each child)
Method
- Fill the squirt bottles 1/3 of the way with corn starch, using one squirt bottle for each color of chalk that you wish to make.
- Add 1 tablespoon of neon paint to each bottle.
- Fill the bottles with very warm water and stir. Then, secure the lids on the bottles and shake them vigorously until all of the ingredients are combined.
- That's it! It is now time to grab your flashlights and/or UV headlamps and head outside!
Glow-in-the-Dark Chalk Play
Rosie and Jewel were SO EXCITED by how colorful our glowing chalk turned out!
In addition to painting the sidewalk we laid out black poster-board so that the girls could keep some of their artwork after play.
Once Rosie and Jewel had squirted all of the chalk I gave them varying brushes so that they could paint the pavement once more.
Then, once we were out of paint the girls had a blast using the flashlights to make their artwork glow!
Extend the Fun
- Make glow-in-the-dark ice chalk.
- Make glow chalk that explodes!
- Turn your glowing chalk into a science experiment and make chalk rockets.
- I held the flashlights for my children while they painted, and then they used the flashlights to illuminate their artwork once they were done.
- You could also have your children use UV headlamps.
- Once play time is over you you can easily use a hose to wash the mess away. The chalk will not stain the pavement in any way.
- This is the paint that we use in our activities.
- These are the flashlights that we have.
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