Encourage your child’s imagination by turning your front driveway into the ocean, circus, or galaxy! Sidewalk chalk is the perfect opportunity to escape the normal indoor routine and to explore their creative personalities by getting them involved into a wellness routine. Sidewalk chalk has been around for hundreds of years and is making a greater comeback today than ever before. Enduring life among a pandemic can be challenging to remain positive in a mentally draining season for you and loved ones.
This hobby is the most popular wellness routine for children's mental and physical state. Chalk art is therapeutic in the sense of mental state by thinking more positively about themselves and their capabilities. Ideas can differentiate depending on each child’s preference. Some may be interested in creating a self-portrait of how they view themselves, while others may like drawing 2-dimensional landscapes or vehicles. Benefits to chalk art include self-expressing, inspiring others and interacting with one another. You can also encourage your child’s body awareness skills by tracing their hands or feet.
Chalk games are therapeutic in building physical techniques of developmental and fine motor skills. Also, you can work on coordination skills by creating an obstacle course with chalk or a chalk game! Ideas for chalk games include tic-tac-toe, number, or alphabet hopscotch, connect the dots and boxes. Physical lifelong skills involve hopping, skipping, balance, and coordination. From chalk art to chalk games, they are both different forms of therapy that could incorporate to your child’s wellness routine.
Another way to change it up with chalk is to incorporate spray bottles and sponges! Utilize spray bottles to encourage fine motor skills as well by to spray water onto the chalk and smear with a sponge - this creates a fun new texture and illusion of the chalk on a sidewalk or driveway. With side walk chalk, the possibilities are endless! Grab some chalk and have some fun while learning and encouraging exploring the senses with your child!