Painting the driveway.

If you're looking for a new activity to do outside, you need to give Sidewalk Chalk Paint a try. It is so much fun!
Crayola makes a version of it, but it can also be made at home (and for way cheaper). While I was looking for a recipe online I came across this blog with lots of fun ideas for kids--definitely worth checking out.

So here's what you need: food coloring, cornstarch, cups, paint brushes and water. Mix equal parts cornstarch and water, stir it up, add the food coloring and go beautify the neighborhood! It will look really watery when you mix it, but when it dries it looks chalky like this:

I made the paint thicker than the recipe calls for because we have dark asphalt and I wanted it to show up well. We also used a whole lot more food coloring than necessary since I let Skylar add it, but the paint still didn't stain anything. (The food coloring stains, but not once it's mixed into the cornstarch).

After almost an hour of painting, we poured the leftover paint onto the driveway and ran through it to make footprints.

When we were done playing I stripped her down and sprayed her off with the hose while she screamed like she was being killed. A neighbor watched disapprovingly from her yard.
Then Skylar asked to do it again the next day. And the next. So it appears freezing water is small price to pay for all that fun.

We will definately be trying this in the snow this winter!