How to Avoid Staining Your Concrete with Sidewalk Chalk

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3 ай бұрын

"It's just washable CHALK AND WATER" were my thoughts as I read some comments on a viral video about this staining concrete. "People are ridiculous!" (that also ran through my mind) Well, I was eating some humble pie as I scrubbed my concrete with a scrub brush trying to get this concoction off.
I do think it's because I did not smash my chalk fine enough. My kids loved helping smash it, but some bigger chunks got through ...which I think made it too concentrated & harder to remove. Once I re-smashed (to a powder sugar consistency using a mallet), painted it on, let us sit 3-4 hours & washed off - it came right off 🤷🏻‍♀️.
So, if you do this, smash that chalk FINE and Maybe paint it on the public sidewalk 🤣. The @chuckleandroar stencils, cards, & painters tape were a hit though & can easily be used with just plain ol' sidewalk chalk (which maybe don't mess with perfection & stick with just chalk 😅)
👉🏻 The other recipe that works: 1:1 ratio of cornstarch and water + food coloring. I tested it & it didn't stain 👌🏻
Have you fallen victim to sidewalk chalk paint?! I gotta know I'm not alone!
#sidewalkchalk #sidewalkchalkpaint #sidewalkchalkart #kidsactivities #kidactivity #toddleractivity #toddleractivitiesideas

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@Kouu17 2 ай бұрын

Concrete is porous. iI’s not stained. There’s just leftover chalk.

@galpractical 2 ай бұрын

👍🏻

@allyrose6437 Ай бұрын

Ikr, when I used it as a kid it stayed on for a while until there was enough rain and traffic over it

@stillmagic714 2 ай бұрын

Things i truly don't care about 1) staining my concrete driveway. But maybe that because I'm too poor to have a "nice" driveway lol. I'm pretty sure mine has nail polish on it😂.

@imanadultsmile8307 2 ай бұрын

I mean I'm sure if she got a sponge out it'd come right off it's more marked than stained

@Beena2020 2 ай бұрын

For real! Who cares?!

@catalaya3530 2 ай бұрын

Yeah.... do people usually clean off sidewalk chalk art? I thought it just stays there until the nature washes it away.

@JordynBrown-uf2ok 2 ай бұрын

@@catalaya3530fairs and stuff use a street cleaner. “Graffiti” chalk art/ small sections are usually washed by rain tho.

@W-I463 2 ай бұрын

Yea plus it will eventually fade away

@kitty-gf2wd 2 ай бұрын

Girl, it’s just concrete, It would come off eventually, not everything has to be so pristine, just let your kids have fun and don’t worry so much

@jep9092 2 ай бұрын

Eh, yes, but it could also be an HOA issue. Yes, it'll eventually come off, but next-door neighbor Karen will complain, and that's unnecessary fines that should be spent on the kids

@sammieh9695 2 ай бұрын

Yeah, my kids covered my fence in chalk. It didn't come off when I sprayed it... so I shrugged and figured the rain and weather will eventually clear it up

@samanthaquant7411 2 ай бұрын

HOAs can take a hike

@kingkit4856 2 ай бұрын

hoas are literally insane

@kitty-gf2wd 2 ай бұрын

She didn’t say anything about HOA

@ryanpc4039 2 ай бұрын

I can't believe people waste water to erase chalk😭. House with 4 kids who paint & chalk outside often, itll go away in a week

@emmaleebuzzard1023 2 ай бұрын

Exactly. Dumb.

@crystalr4650 2 ай бұрын

Does she live in an HOA? Does she rent? Sometimes other people make rules for you that you may or may not like.

@hanhanthegreat 2 ай бұрын

@@crystalr4650 it will still come off with time. And like, rain

@elleeedman1808 2 ай бұрын

She lives in Utah too. Which is a state that is almost always in constant drought 🙃 she didn’t waste a ton of water but still

@QuartzieK 20 күн бұрын

I would never TRY to erase chalk, it goes away when it goes away. We have rainbows and some Kirby characters on our walkway right now! 😂🩷

@TinaNewtonArt 2 ай бұрын

The pigments in the kid's sidewalk chalk are in NO way a high lightfastness (expensive) pigment, so they will totally sun bleach with time. It should just leave behind calcium carbonate and maybe a few other white water soluble minerals that will wash away.

@kathrinmariakrause5351 2 ай бұрын

Nope. My husband drew a cartoon figure on my mother-in-law's yard wall with red chalk, when our kids were little. You can still see a faint outline almost a decade later.

@ivyhorne9535 2 ай бұрын

@@kathrinmariakrause5351 memories

@JacquelineUnderwood 2 ай бұрын

⁠@@kathrinmariakrause5351 it’s very possible that chalk pigment has changed in over a decade…just saying.

@cathrynscott8174 2 ай бұрын

Am I the only one who could not care less if my kids stain the concrete?

@Jaesdaes 2 ай бұрын

For sure. But some people rent and landlords have a...very certain reputation especially in the US.

@goopbuni 2 ай бұрын

many people who live in an area with an HOA or are renting their property cannot have staining on their concrete. it’s more of a “following rules” thing than a personal preference

@cathrynscott8174 2 ай бұрын

@@Jaesdaes you know what! I forgot about that asshole who got made because one of her tenants was doing sidewalk chalk art! People do suck

@Throatzillaaa 2 ай бұрын

I rent and wouldn't care at all. I mean, I might spray it once with a hose if I had a hose nearby, but once I saw it "stained," I'd be like "eh, rain and elements will handle it over the next week or so." I wouldn't be out there scrubbing with a push brush.

@notericforeman 2 ай бұрын

not to be that person but its “couldn’t care less”. You’re essentially saying you DO care

@bemfawkes3214 2 ай бұрын

Those stains are so annoying until they grow up and you find tears falling everytime you see them. They're your childrens little lives, evidence of fun and laughter. They are reminders of love and growth.

@dianaw4072 2 ай бұрын

So true. 😭😭

@DigitalLettucehead 2 ай бұрын

Damn my dad used to leave our chalk drawings until the rain washed it away, one time we had a giant sun with a smiley face drawn on the brick of our house the entire fall season and he loved it😂

@saucynoodle 2 ай бұрын

Imagine washing your kids' chalk drawings off the driveway. What's wrong with leaving their artwork there until it rains and washes it all away naturally?

@l24ub 2 ай бұрын

She was testing the Pinterest hack?

@galpractical 2 ай бұрын

Nothing.

@meep5013 2 ай бұрын

Who cares it’s literally the GROUND. Like everything has to be pristine? Just enjoy the chalk paint

@marshebi 2 ай бұрын

If it's a rental they could potentially get screwed over on their security deposit if they decided to move because the landlord would more than likely hire (or claim to need to hire) a guy to pressure wash everything

@witchynymph 2 ай бұрын

@@marshebi there’s a simple fix for that if you’re moving pressure wash the driveway or just don’t let your kids do this If you know you’re gonna be moving soon. chalk is not made with high-quality pigment a rain shower or two and a week of some sun bleaching and it’ll be gone like it was never there before nature washes away chalk just fine.

@galpractical 2 ай бұрын

Did I say everything had to be pristine? Just shared what I learned.

@AnimeLove03 2 ай бұрын

I always suggest getting the concrete wet and letting kids color the chalk over it. It makes the colors brighter and uses up chalk fast. You can also do these types of activities before rain and let mother nature do the work for you.

@fancyorangemittens 2 ай бұрын

The sun will bleach it fairly quickly, even if it does "stain," and you can always rinse it again after it fully dries. Sidewalk chalk pigment won't cause a true stain.

@Jirangaaa 2 ай бұрын

All of that work for 40 minutes of play time is crazy.

@LMCorvinus 2 ай бұрын

sometimes it's all that work for 4 minutes and then you just want to cry. 41 minutes is actually a win

@galpractical 2 ай бұрын

It totally is 🤣

@flamingodahlia3703 2 ай бұрын

The chalk will eventually fade away regardless

@motheraiya 2 ай бұрын

I did this at the beginning of the pandemic. A few rains got rid of it all for us.

@stemwaffle 2 ай бұрын

Hey! I used to make "paint" all the time as a kid with my neighbors and this brought back memories lol. It doesn't stain (at least mine never did), but it does last longer. Thats why we always used it as a kid, it sticks around after a light rainstorm, but after two or three medium ones, it will come off on its own. So no, it doesn't stain, but it will take longer to wash off on it's own 😊

@marissacolvin5969 2 ай бұрын

I'm sure a cheap pressure washer would get that out pretty easily. It's honestly a good investment.

@galpractical 2 ай бұрын

Yes! We have one. But, don't want to drag it out 🤣

@ysodora8030 2 ай бұрын

As an 11 year old, I was gifted a set of chalk paints. It was really cool. It came with three colours: pink, yellow, and blue; as well as a plastic tray and foam paint roller. It was perfectly washable(it often came off in the rain.) and had very vivid colour. Id be surprised if Crayola didn’t still make and sell this or something similar.

@NotSoHeartBroken 2 ай бұрын

Question....why does it matter if it stained the concrete?

@hylianespeon3062 2 ай бұрын

Cuz it looks dirty otherwise? 🤨 I know it doesn't ACTUALLY matter, but I find it weird that this point keeps coming up. I'd think people would prefer it looking uniform.

@summerlavey6091 2 ай бұрын

@hylianespeon3062 then why let children play on it?! It's like people that wanna go hiking but don't like bugs heat or being sticky, it's happens 😅

@-wingsofwasp- 2 ай бұрын

@@hylianespeon3062 stars forbid a home looks lived in.

@witchynymph 2 ай бұрын

@@hylianespeon3062 it’s the driveway. It’s literally the ground outside It’s dirty regardless. they’re just temporary marks of kids joy I’m sorry if you live in a neighborhood that would rather suck the fun out of everything just so it looks pristine, but most of us don’t.

@hylianespeon3062 2 ай бұрын

Naw y'all are missing the point, it's like making your bed after you've gotten up. Of course it'll look a mess when you're sleeping in it, but during the day it's neat and tidy.

@SquirreI_Brain 2 ай бұрын

You can also get the concrete wet and then use chalk. The color turns out very vibrant

@laureli988 2 ай бұрын

Chalk washes off in the rain. Let the kids enjoy their artwork, it's harmless.

@galpractical 2 ай бұрын

Never said I didn't let them enjoy it. Did I?

@mTArtist_mTAoMM 2 ай бұрын

Chalk will wash away in the rain and if not on the first time the sun will bleach that pigment out. Just let the little drawings be and let it fade. You didnt add anything to the pigments and binders to make it more potent to stain. Just made it a thicker layer. Itll be fine

@Freddyk2004 2 ай бұрын

why does it matter if your driveway is “stained”?

@galpractical 2 ай бұрын

Never said it did. Just have the info that chalk paint can stain it.

@SummerAlleriaWindrunner 2 ай бұрын

I live in an apartment and don't care about messing up my patios concrete (they refuse to fix it even tho it's falling apart) so I'm going to do this and thank you for showing me!

@dharling97 2 ай бұрын

Growing up, we never removed it ourself, they rain would take care of that itself.

@TheChloe1331 2 ай бұрын

That's why you just keep a pressure hose attachment. We used to have a rabid HOA & that's what we ended up doing.

@pappanalab 2 ай бұрын

My favorite time to play with chalk was always just after it rained. The chalk would go down buttery smooth when the ground was still wet. It stays around just a little longer than regular chalk but not by too much. Just wait for a good rain or two.

@draghag 2 ай бұрын

Lol it would have rinsed off eventually. Its chalk.

@galpractical 2 ай бұрын

It's *

@Prakriti2041 2 ай бұрын

Ive ground up chalk and added water. Actually we do it a lot and it has never stained. Could it be the brand?

@galpractical 2 ай бұрын

Maybe! Good thought.

@dtetv8499 2 ай бұрын

A lot of washable stuff isn't actually washable. The washable bath markers stains. The clothe save paint stains...

@cubesurfer4141 2 ай бұрын

Dip the tip of the chalk instead. Light pressure. Better the concrete than the walls. 😁

@Havis_Princess 2 ай бұрын

Maybe its the chalk you use bc ive never had this problem?

@hellohaveagoodday 2 ай бұрын

Lmao it's concrete whats the issue?

@galpractical 2 ай бұрын

What's *

@AVspectre 2 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! Was wanting to try this myself! Will be sure to make a fine grind 😅

@galpractical 2 ай бұрын

Or cornstarch and water work well too! Add some food dye. Comes right off when you're ready for it to👌🏻

@dalishrogue3621 2 ай бұрын

Wow. I wish I was rich enough to care about my sidewalk

@agataczaplak586 2 ай бұрын

OMG YOU LOOK EXACTLY LIKE CAMILLY FROM A CHANAL Julie & Camilla

@skw_x 2 ай бұрын

thought the same!!

@tcf_iceland 2 ай бұрын

She could be her sister! 😃😊

@Augie13 2 ай бұрын

It's just concrete.

@quinnyquinnquinn867 2 ай бұрын

It’s just someone cleaning their own driveway, my god you people are in an awful tizzy.

@galpractical 2 ай бұрын

Good observation.

@sammie2285 2 ай бұрын

In a couple months it would be gone anyway dont panic enjoy any chalk

@gerrittklashorst7306 2 ай бұрын

The original poster should have added that you need to be very careful what chalk you use Because ive seen parents buy powdered chalk from the hardware store that was labled permanent and then they complained about the pintrest hack when it was actually themselves in combination with the idiot original poster

@Shelli_Love420 2 ай бұрын

You can buy sidewalk chalk, paint, pretty cheap and it works way better than this DIY method

@lopatton6936 2 ай бұрын

As a kid I would throw my chalk into a bucket and it turns them into paint essentially. Now my kids do it this way. Washes off and is much simpler.

@user-nn7mo2lw6z 2 ай бұрын

I’ve done this so much, love it! If it looks like it stained: It will eventually go away 👌 Have your kids paint over it with soapy water lol

@user-nn7mo2lw6z 2 ай бұрын

Ps, use a cheese grater for the chalk 👌

@galpractical 2 ай бұрын

I tried this later! The sound made me cringe 🤣

@deathangel138 2 ай бұрын

use non-toxic micah powder and corn starch next time, you wont have to break it up 🎉

@chelsr8010 2 ай бұрын

Lmao 41 minutes I feel that🥲

@rogueraven2531 2 ай бұрын

When I was like 5 years old I wrote “I ❤ Sarah” on our garage floor in chalk paint (Sarah was our summer babysitter) it stained and stayed there for almost 12 years before it eventually faded. My parents never cared at all, because it was a memory of their child having fun.

@galpractical 2 ай бұрын

Love it!

@SherryStewart 2 ай бұрын

If you just left it the rain would've washed it away after time

@sylmarie 2 ай бұрын

Wasn’t expecting the comment section to be this pathetic.

@galpractical 2 ай бұрын

Pretty pathetic 🤣

@summerlavey6091 2 ай бұрын

If you left it for season it would wash away...

@KittenLove536 2 ай бұрын

lol that is great. It's like when you drop nail polish on a carpet and cut it out. It's a fun story for however long it stays lol.

@euthymialy 2 ай бұрын

My favorite cleaning “rule” for chemistry: matter dissolves like matter! I used to do this with leftover haircolor to get stains off my skin when I was a stylist lol makes sense that re-applying the chalk paint would help lift the stain!

@wierdo225 2 ай бұрын

41 mins lol

@brandismith9372 3 ай бұрын

I love your videos

@galpractical 3 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@tulisagillan456 2 ай бұрын

I’ll

@rice_pp 2 ай бұрын

its chalk

@galpractical 2 ай бұрын

It's* actually chalk paint

@ErroneusEP 2 ай бұрын

Hey thanks for showing us the difference

@Meldela13 2 ай бұрын

The oxiclean powder would get that right up.

@galpractical 2 ай бұрын

Oh, good thought!

@thelemurgods9233 2 ай бұрын

When i was little i had a drawing that i made out of chalk on my driveway. That drawing lasted for nearly three years and became an amazing memory. Stop caring so much about some coloring on your driveway

@galpractical 2 ай бұрын

👍🏻

@militarygradeblanket 2 ай бұрын

Who cares about the stained cement when you have a memory of your kids

@galpractical 2 ай бұрын

I can make lots of memories with my kids that don't ruin things 🤣

@nugget_dude2463 2 ай бұрын

I learned this when I left my chalk out in the rain

@sydneykrug8979 2 ай бұрын

This comment section is grotesque.

@galpractical 2 ай бұрын

YUP 🤣

@ANathan123 2 ай бұрын

Or you could just get a 3 pack of chalk paint rollers at target for less than $10

@sbocaj22 2 ай бұрын

The point of this is to not buy anything new

@emmacasey646 Ай бұрын

First, this seems like a great activity to do with kids so thanks for sharing it, and thanks for mentioning it cab stain! Second, I sae the red U and immediately thought of my cousin so thanks for making my day better❤

@amberbuzick 2 ай бұрын

Okay random comment here. I havent seen a caboodle in a hella long time. Had a bunch when i was younger.

@leo-rp1ps Ай бұрын

we used to do this all the time as kids

@allybase9337 Ай бұрын

I used a coffee grinder for the chalk and it worked great!

@galpractical Ай бұрын

Good idea!

@yungbloodsucca7741 2 ай бұрын

I used to loveeeee making chalk paint as a kid

@mysticmistress6101 2 ай бұрын

They also say to mix baking soda in the mixture, it probably helps to dilute it while keeping a paint like consistency

@PaintedMamaBear 2 ай бұрын

Hey it's just concrete. Let the kids have fun. It's just chalk. It'll come off eventually. Let them kids be kids ma'am

@galpractical 2 ай бұрын

My kids are kids.

@t.bby619 Ай бұрын

Give it a few rain cycles and it'll eventually wash away. I never realized that having my babies longer-than-temporary art on my driveway would trigger something dark in my OCD lol

@Mollypop_1 2 ай бұрын

I had that exact same box in purple 😲

@SteviiLove 2 ай бұрын

You should let the mix evaporate before using it and use wet paint brushes.

@urfavvtiktokss 2 ай бұрын

i stan the utes!

@Charlie-Stark 2 ай бұрын

When I was a kid crayola had sidewalk chalk paint. Not sure if it's still around but our driveway was always fine

@scrufferz9686 Ай бұрын

water and chalk for painting typically make the chalk stick for longer, but it hasn't actually stained!

@laffin_out_loud Ай бұрын

Gives it personality.

@QuartzieK 20 күн бұрын

I would actually LOVE to be able to permanently stain my concrete walkway with chalk! That would be incredible! 😍🌈💓

@madalynd0 2 ай бұрын

holy shit, it’s a mf kaboodle 😂 miss those things

@Skyk0_0 2 ай бұрын

My aunt did this but I think it was okay for her luckily

@Elizabeth-nf8dr 2 ай бұрын

"or just don't do it" made me lose it

@cjboyo 2 ай бұрын

It’ll stain, but not permanently. We did this when we were kids and it was fun messy play.

@galpractical 2 ай бұрын

Just think it's good info for people to have. You don't expect chalk to stain, so it shocked me when it did once it was wet. Do with the info what you want 👌🏻

@half_witted5 Ай бұрын

I did that during Covid, don’t worry, it slowly faded into obscurity after a few months, and was got in a year

@jbad769 2 ай бұрын

41 minutes is so exact lmao

@DemiBoyDistaster Ай бұрын

The chalk paint would be good for kids with sensory issues to chalk like I have!

@i_think_he_did_it0 2 ай бұрын

i made sidewalk chalk paint last summer with my cousins and painted one of the brick pillars on my back porch with blue, red, yellow and green. even now the pillar is so colorful even with all of the rain and sun that has happened 😭😭

@galpractical 2 ай бұрын

Oh no! That's the thing with it, most use it on their driveway, but if you start painting it elsewhere, it's good to know it can stain!

@hannahbenson1185 2 ай бұрын

You can also make sidewalk paint with cornstarch and water. I’ve done it a bunch of times in different places and it’s never stained.

@beans_of_jelly 2 ай бұрын

Honestly normal chalk kept us and our neighbours entertained for hours as kids, although we never cleaned it so the rest of the street got to admire whatever we'd been doing 😅

@laurelcook9078 2 ай бұрын

I work at Home Depot, you can always rent a pressure washer for like $27 to get that off lol.

@galpractical 2 ай бұрын

We own one! Thanks for the tip though!

@t3amoon 2 ай бұрын

“Ruined” concrete… concrete is ugly already bro a light wash of orange ain’t doing shit

@anneo3754 2 ай бұрын

Why do you time how long they used chalk on the sidewalk? Let them be kids! You don't need to scrub your driveway. 😮

@thebestjj 2 ай бұрын

She's not setting a timer for how long her children CAN play, it's too see how long the activity keeps them engaged and entertained

@sylmarie 2 ай бұрын

You can’t be serious

@Throatzillaaa 2 ай бұрын

She makes a lot of videos like this. She isn't timing how long she let's her kids play. She's essentially testing the "fun kid activities" you see all over Pinterest. Then she usually rates how easy/affordable it was to put the activity together and how entertained her kids were (+ the amount of time it actually kept their attention). Obviously, all kids are different, but I can see why this would be helpful to parents trying to find fun crafts and stuff to do rather than watch TV or play on a iPad.

@galpractical 2 ай бұрын

Yes to this! 👆🏻. Doing the work for ya! Nothing is worse than setting up a kid activity and they play with it for only 5 min 🙃

@jennabartlett1647 2 ай бұрын

i remember once drawing with normal sidewalk chalk and my walkway was stained for like a week but it eventually faded with just the rain. so i really don’t think it’s gonna stain too badly that just some water and time can’t fix honestly.

@popstarbelle 26 күн бұрын

In a lot of the recipes I've seen, you're supposed to mix the chalk and water with flour or corn starch

@kalleah9923 Ай бұрын

Anyone remember those chalk bubbles from a few years back? Those stains did not come out. Ever.

@Alex-hd4yr 2 ай бұрын

you can power wash it off dont worry! its not actually stained its just little pots still left in the tiny holes of the concrete, like clogged pores

@Kali_Kalika_ Ай бұрын

I've seen people add flour to dilute the pigment. Hope it helps:)

@eusinoha 2 ай бұрын

I painted the wall outside my work with chalk paint 5 years ago and you can still kind of see the blue on the concrete that stuff is craazzzzy easy to stain lol-

@galpractical 2 ай бұрын

It is wild how long it will stay!

@mynameislameso9920 2 ай бұрын

My favorite way ive seen it done, may not work for younger kids, is this girl pressing really hard and putting a lot of chalk then painting over top of it with a damp paint brush. My niece is seven and loves doing it