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Players must jump over any square with a marker.

All hopping is on one foot except where squares are side-by-side, then a foot is placed in each square.

They continue their turn by tossing the marker into the second square, and so on.

The player turns around and hops back, stopping in square two to pick up their marker.

They hop on one foot over the first square into square two, then hop into all 8 squares.

The first player tosses their marker in square one.

Has it been a while since you played? The rules are simple: Draw an 8-square hopscotch grid on the sidewalk, and decorate a rock to use as the marker.

This is less “art” than it is a game, but it’s a classic chalk project that has entertained children for decades. Old MacDonaldĭraw a portrait of a farm and everything that might be on it - chickens, cows, pigs, barns, fields, tractors, and of course, farmers! Hopscotch Include the sun, moon, and other planets, lightning, clouds, rainbows, and anything else they feel inspired to add to make a beautiful motif. Show your kids pictures of constellations and have them recreate them on the sidewalk.

Fantastical Walkwayĭraw a path or river, and surround it with imaginative landscapes - trees, buildings, birds, animals (both real and mythical), and flowers are all fun to draw and can be any size, shape or color, depending on the artist’s vision! The Night Sky Is a neighbor or someone in your household celebrating a birthday, anniversary, or personal achievement? Decorate the sidewalk with a cheerful greeting announcing the occasion. These can turn out so pretty, you may hope they don’t wash away! Celebratory Messages Make outlines of subway tiles, bricks, or intricate mosaic patterns and pick a color scheme to fill them in. Kids can create a new game every day, and then sit back and watch to see if the neighbors follow directions! Tiles or Mosaics Have fun coming up with commands for people to dance, hop, skip, pretend to dribble a ball, take comically-long strides, and more. Start at one end of the street and leave instructions for how pedestrians should move down the sidewalk, leaving markers and arrows to guide them when to stop or change movement. Here are some ideas for sidewalk chalk art projects: Walk this Way Creating masterpieces that can easily be washed away to provide a clean canvas for a new piece can keep kids entertained for hours. Making sidewalk art with chalk is an inexpensive and fun way to enjoy some fresh air and sunshine, right in front of your own house.