Apart from drawing hop-scotch squares as a child, I had zero experience creating chalk art before participating in this year's Chalk It Up Art Festival in

Host a mini sidewalk chalk art festival this and connect with friends in your neighborhood. Get tips for hosting + making this an AWESOME summer tradition!

I shared this stained glass sidewalk chalk idea last year because our kids LOVED it, so I updated it and wanted to share it again this summer! I hope you enjoy making sidewalk chalk art with your family! ♥ If I had to pick a favorite outdoor activity to do with the kids, it would

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These incredible sidewalk chalk ideas for kids will easily bust through summertime boredom with fun games, learning activities, & cool chalk art creations!

Apart from drawing hop-scotch squares as a child, I had zero experience creating chalk art before participating in this year's Chalk It Up Art Festival in

Discover chalk art ideas to inspire your next art project, perfect for both beginners and seasoned pros. Create artistic pavement arts today!

Local chalk art festivals draw experts and beginners and everyone has a blast, especially kids! Find an Indiana chalk art festival near you.

If you are excited about the most festive season, as I am then these merry Christmas chalkboard ideas are just for you! As the merriest season approaches, I've already started looking for new Christmas decorations

One summer, I decided to add a bit of color to our sidewalk. I had a box of chalk and no idea what to draw. At first, I just doodled random shapes and lines. It was fun, but I wanted to make something more interesting. So, I started looking up easy chalk art ideas that wouldn't take a lot of skill but still looked impressive. Slowly, my sidewalk turned into a canvas, filled with bright colors and simple designs. As I got better, I began to experiment with larger drawings, mixing colors, and even creating simple scenes. Neighbors walking by

Today, Kindergarten is finishing up their lil snowy owls, and we had a little extra time to start another project before class was over. So I decided we could make these heart chalk rubbings. Here's how we created them! This week 4th has been working on an artwork to create the Northern Lights project, using white paper and chalk, on black paper, so I thought we could use the same technique used in that project to create a quick and cute Valentine’s Day project for kindergarten! Materials: Sax Chalk Pastels Tru-Ray black construction paper scrap paper for hearts Fiskar Scissors Red Painted paper (if you want to add the positive and negative space hearts) As they were finishing their owls, I cut out some hearts using scrap paper, passed out black paper and chalk, and then demonstrated how to do the project. You color the edge of the heart, with a thick layer of chalk, hold the heart in place on the black paper, and use your fingertip to rub in an outward motion. The kids thought this was so neat, and couldn’t wait to try! We really had to focus on making sure the heart doesn’t move while you’re rubbing it, but after they got the hang of it, they were on a roll. We didn’t finish before class was over, but now we have a new project to finish, next time they come to art. They said it looked like they were “heart explosions”, so the name stuck. Stay tuned for some awesome art!! Here are some cuties from Mrs. Susong's class! Here's some excellent examples from Mrs. Campbell's class! They had time to add some painted paper to their art! We worked on our cutting skills, and created a pop art look by cutting out our hearts!

This fall leaf chalk art is so pretty and it's so simple to make! Use chalk pastels, or even regular chalk, and our leaf templates (more on that below!) to make this fun and beautiful artwork that kids of all ages will be proud to display! Chalk Pastel Art for Kids We used fall colours to make our fall leaf art - red, orange, yellow and a touch of green. The leaves really pop and look like they're glowing on the black paper! And the technique is SO EASY! This is a great activity to learn about positive and negative

Once again, the Denver Chalk Art Festival transformed Larimer Square for a two-day celebration of temporary and stunning art. Both Denver artists and visiting ones created colorful and dynamic pieces, and we've got plenty of photos to show you, in case you missed it.

Colorful chalk pastel heart art for kids to make. Heart templates included making this Valentine's Day art project easy for kids of all ages!

Once again, the Denver Chalk Art Festival transformed Larimer Square for a two-day celebration of temporary and stunning art. Both Denver artists and visiting ones created colorful and dynamic pieces, and we've got plenty of photos to show you, in case you missed it.

This week our class focuses on creating costumed characters with clothing that displays believable drapery and folds. Few artists have ever been as skilled at rendering garb of every type as was Joesph Christian (J.C.) Leyendecker (1874-1951). Born in Germany, Leyendecker and his family moved to America in 1882. He attended the Chicago Art Institute and, along with his younger brother Frank, was enrolled in the Academie Julian in Paris. The brothers returned to Chicago in 1899 and set up their studio on South Michigan Ave. Joe soon received his first commission for a Saturday Evening Post cover, and would later produce 322 covers for the magazine. Leyendecker also did covers for Collier's Magazine, and by 1900 had moved with his brother and sister to New York City to begin an enormously successful career as a commercial artist and illustrator. His client list included Kuppenheimer Suits, Interwoven Socks, Kellogg's and, most notably, Arrow shirt collars. The Arrow Collar Man-a male answer to the Gibson Girl-came to define the fashionable American male during the early decades of the twentieth century. For the illustrations Leyendecker often used his favorite model Charles Beach (1886–1952) who later became his manager and lived with him until the end of his days. Leyendecker preceded Norman Rockwell, who was hugely influenced by the illustrator, particularly early on in his career. The two became good friends and remained so throughout their lives. Through his work for the Saturday Evening Post, J.C. Leyendecker created lasting cultural images for the early half of the 20th Century in America. The mainstream image of Santa Claus as a jolly fat man in a red fur-trimmed coat was popularized by Leyendecker, as was the image of the New Year Baby. The tradition of giving flowers as a gift on Mother's Day was started by Leyendecker's May 30, 1914 Saturday Evening Post cover depicting a young bellhop carrying hyacinths. It was created as a commemoration of President Woodrow Wilson's declaration of Mother's Day as an official holiday that year. Method: In December of 1950, Saturday Evening Post cover artist J.C. Leyendecker outlined his basic method in a letter to a student: “My first step is to fill a sketch pad with a number of small rough sketches about two by three inches, keeping them on one sheet so you can compare them at a glance. Select the one that seems to tell the story most clearly and has an interesting design. Enlarge this by square to the size of the magazine cover, adding more detail and color as needed. You are now ready for the model. First make a number of pencil or charcoal studies. Select the most promising and on a sketch canvas do these in full color, oil or water with plenty of detail. Keep an open mind and be alert to capture any movement or pose that may improve your original idea. “You may now dismiss your model, but be sure you have all the material needed with separate studies of parts to choose from, for you are now on your own and must work entirely from your studies. This canvas will somewhat resemble a picture puzzle, and it is up to you to assemble it and fit it into your design at the same time simplify wherever possible by eliminating all un-essentials. All this is done on tracing paper and retraced on the final canvas. Your finished painting may be any size to suit you, but is usually about twice the size of the reproduction." “As a rule, I start work with a round or flat sable using a thin wash, with turps as a medium. Keep shadows very transparent, and as the work progresses, apply the paint more thickly on lighted areas, adding some poppy oil or linseed oil if necessary, and using a larger flat bristle brush for the heavier paint, but still keeping the shadows thin and vibrant. When the work is dry, apply a quick drying retouching varnish either with a brush or an atomizer. Sometimes because of prohibitive model rates or other reasons, one is forced to use photography, but try and avoid it if possible." Leyendecker's defined, highly structured-even sculptural-style influenced that of the character designs of Disney's "Pocahontas" (animator Glen Keane, among others, is a long time admirer of J. C. Leyendecker's works), as well as the video games Team Fortress 2 and The Dagger of Amon Ra. Special thanks to lines and colors and Gurney Journey for publishing Leyendecker's process.

These sidewalk chalk ideas are so awesome! Seriously, some people so creative!? There are so many fun ideas and so many great photo opportunities! I wish we had an asphalt driveway so we could try more of these out at home! Do you get a mental block when you have a blank canvas in front of you? And your kids are saying, 'Draw something! Draw something!' - I usually end up drawing a flower, or sometimes a rainbow, but then I'm stumped. I feel the same way with a giant blank driveway and sidewalk chalk, except it's so much worse! What

My kids love sidewalk chalk paint but buying it is expensive. But being stingy with supplies takes the fun out making art. This sidewalk chalk paint DIY recipe is so easy and inexpensive to make your kids can even do it themselves. Three ingredients that you've already got in your pantry and this paint is ready to go!