How To Make Sidewalk Chalk Paint (Just 3 Ingredients!)

February 11, 2026 by Amber 7 Comments

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Here’s how to make sidewalk chalk paint using 3 EASY ingredients you can grab right from Amazon. Give it a try – your kids will LOVE this one!

How to Make Sidewalk Chalk Paint

Are you looking for something fun to do with your kiddos? Try out this homemade chalk paint!

Several years ago, (MANY years ago!), we made this DIY sidewalk chalk paint, and as I was looking some old pictures I noticed these. I remember how much my kids loved it and it was so simple and definitely penny pinched so I wanted to share this easy DIY. It’s a great idea to help beat boredom and gives the kids a great memory too – fun!

Here’s how to make chalk paint with acrylic paint:

Gather up your ingredients. You may already have all of this in your pantry. If not, you can grab everything through an Amazon Prime order!

Plaster of Paris – 1 cup (you can get a big container of this for not very much!)
Water – 1 cup
Acrylic Paint (for color – you can find small bottles of paint at the Dollar Tree or Walmart too)
Mold for chalk (you could even use small paper cups or ice cube trays if you don’t have a mold)

Mix together your plaster of paris and water.

Then, separate in small containers or Ziploc bags and add a few drops of paint and mix until you have your desired colors.

(You can pour the plaster of paris mixture into muffin tins or your molds and then add your coloring to each space to easily change your color palette too!)

How to make sidewalk chalk paint with 3 ingredients

Note: This may leave white residue even after it’s washed away – test out in a small spot on your driveway to be on the safe side if you’re concerned about that prior to letting your kiddos have at it! 😉 It washed off for me without any issues, but someone let me know they’ve had that problem with it in the past.

If you’re looking for more fun ideas of things to do with your kids, check out our Summer Bucket List, Things to Do with Kids, and how to see FREE or Reduced Movies for Kids (or just create your own special family movie night at home)!