This homemade chalk recipe is not only frugal (it makes a lot), but it's also fun from start to finish, as the kids can help with measuring, stirring, and more.
You will need:
Toilet paper rolls or paper towel tubes
Small bucket
Scissors
Duct tape
¾ cup warm water
1 ½ cups Plaster of Paris (available at craft stores)
2-3 tbsps powdered tempera paint
Cookie tray
Directions:
In bucket, mix warm water with Plaster of Paris.
Add colour using powdered paint and let mixture sit.
In the meantime, cover one end of toilet paper roll with duct tape.
Take mixture and pour it in the toilet paper roll (the duct tape ensures it doesn’t flow out the opposite end).
Place each filled tube on a cookie tray (duct tape end down!) and let it sit for two days.
Once dry, use scissors to cut the rolls and un-mold the chalk.
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