Over the weekend my daughters and I pulled out the Crayola chalk maker and decided to have some fun. After checking out the results of the reshaping chalk (not so good by the way). It seemed like this would be the better process for making chalk.
Overall the direction are pretty simple:
1. Open jar
2. Put 5 cap fulls of water inside jar.
3. Shake
4. Pour
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Monday, February 14, 2011
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Reshaping Chalk
Over the weekend I was still unable to find the Crayola Chalk Maker so I had to improvise. I purchased a box of 99 cent chalk from Target and decided to use a hammer, chalk and water and see what I could come up with. While at Target I also picked up a silicone heart shape mold (probably for ice). But perfect for two little girls to make chalk or crayons (maybe next).
So we went at it with the hammer as the girls got to choose the colors they wanted to crush.
This was the first batch and I was unsure of how to actually go about crushing the chalk and just adding water, in the next batch I mixed it in paper cups to get a good consistency and then poured it into the molds. Above I just crushed and added to the mold, then added water, then added more chalk dust. At the time I was also not sure how this would turn out below is what it looks like after 1 day (this way also takes alot longer then the Crayola Chalk Maker (20 minutes). I have another batch drying in the garage, I bet if I put it in the oven it would have dried quicker, but then I would have to listen to the wife complain about chalk in the oven.
So we went at it with the hammer as the girls got to choose the colors they wanted to crush.
This was the first batch and I was unsure of how to actually go about crushing the chalk and just adding water, in the next batch I mixed it in paper cups to get a good consistency and then poured it into the molds. Above I just crushed and added to the mold, then added water, then added more chalk dust. At the time I was also not sure how this would turn out below is what it looks like after 1 day (this way also takes alot longer then the Crayola Chalk Maker (20 minutes). I have another batch drying in the garage, I bet if I put it in the oven it would have dried quicker, but then I would have to listen to the wife complain about chalk in the oven.
And below is what is currently sitting in the garage. The ones above were not as solid as I would have liked but for a trial run not to bad. I hope this second batch is better, and if not I can always fall back on the Crayola Chalk Maker.
Sunday, January 30, 2011
Crayola Chalk Maker found.
Today while I was out in the pouring rain picking up batteries I happened to spy the Crayola Chalk Maker. It was on the end of an aisle in Walmart, listed as a clearance item. I think the original price was 15$, but it showed 10$, I found one of those price checker scanners and it listed at 6$ so I picked up two of them to use for next weekend.
It looks like it comes with about 6 colors per box which is pretty cool, and after a quick read it says that it takes about 20 minutes for the chalk to harden and be usable. Much quicker then most of the DIY chalks that I have seen online.
I can't wait to try this one out and see how well it works compared to the nice pictures on the box. And for 6$ you really cant go wrong in buying them.
It looks like it comes with about 6 colors per box which is pretty cool, and after a quick read it says that it takes about 20 minutes for the chalk to harden and be usable. Much quicker then most of the DIY chalks that I have seen online.
I can't wait to try this one out and see how well it works compared to the nice pictures on the box. And for 6$ you really cant go wrong in buying them.
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