When spring caresses the world with golden rays, and the singing of birds awakens inspiration – it's time to enjoy the fresh air and paint everyday life with bright colors.
The season of colorful streets is open. Let's arrange a spectacular street art festival!
Benefits of drawing with chalk
Colored chalk is an amazing and definitely underestimated material for creativity. Close your eyes and remember what warm childhood memories are associated with it. Just pick up a piece – an avalanche of nostalgia will overwhelm you. But these are not all its advantages.
- Outdoor play. Gadgets are stealing more and more of a child's time. This is harmful not only for the eyes but also for emotional balance. A set of colored chalk is a great motivation to play outside, restore emotional strength, and breathe in beneficial fresh air.
- Movement is life. A sedentary lifestyle negatively affects health. When a child draws with chalk on the asphalt, the little ones have to move more, run, jump, and frequently change their body position.
- Freedom of creativity. It's not scary to make mistakes, because chalk drawings are easily washed off. You can experiment and come up with new things. The process of drawing helps to relax and escape from daily routines.
- From toddlers to teenagers: everyone can draw with chalk. From the first artistic attempts of toddlers to the imaginative games of teenagers.
- Games alone and in a group. While drawing with paints and pencils is a focused process, somewhat resembling calm meditation alone with your thoughts and fantasies, drawing with chalk outside can be dynamic and collective.
- Child development. Creating outdoor artistic masterpieces develops coordination, imagination, and imaginative thinking. In the process of play, social skills, communication, and speech also improve.
How to choose chalk for drawing
What should you pay attention to when choosing good colored chalk?
- Texture. It should be uniform and free of foreign hard inclusions that could scratch and damage the working surface (this is especially important for drawing on school and interior boards). The pieces should draw smoothly but not crumble in hand.
- Color. Saturated and even. Traditionally, chalk has a delicate pastel color, but the colors should not be too dull or blotchy.
- Safe composition. Chalk does not have a protective case or wrapper: the child directly contacts each piece. Therefore, it must consist of a safe base and dyes.
- Shape. Rounded elongated pieces with a smooth surface are the most convenient for drawing; they will not press or rub delicate children's fingers.
- Packaging. It forms the first impression of the gift and subsequently is responsible for convenient storage.
- Volume. The desired format depends on your needs. A compact pocket box or a large supply of chalk for a whole company of kids? Both the first and second options (even without bread) will be useful for every child.
Colored and white chalk by Kite
Saturated like a rainbow and soft like velvet. It is undeniably suitable for drawing on asphalt and special boards. It has a neutral scent and a safe composition. A wide selection – so everyone can choose the right format. Thin pieces for drawing fine lines and precise detailing, and large Jumbo chalk that will last a long time. Thoughtful packaging: cardboard packaging with a Euro hanger and a convenient bucket with a handle.
Bright licenses
Drawing is more fun with favorite cartoon characters for boys and girls: Hello Kitty, Hot Wheels, My Little Pony, Transformers, Shimmer & Shine, PAW Patrol, and the exclusive design Kite Jolliers.
What to draw with chalk? Fun ideas for creativity
- Outline. Various objects and stencils. This allows you to look at familiar objects from a different angle. You can outline a shadow: a friend's, mom's, or even a cat's! And if you stand in the same place at a different time – compare how the shadow changes its position.
- Mazes and paths. Create interesting routes and then run and ride along them on a scooter or bicycle.
- Hopscotch. A traditional game whose rules are passed down from generation to generation.
- Darts. Draw a game field and compete with your child to see who hits the very center with a water pistol.
- Twister. Yes, this popular game can be recreated independently!
- Treasure map and fun quest. Hide a gift and mark the path to it with arrows (or paws).
- Piano with letters. Draw a piano keyboard and put one letter on each key. The leader calls out a word, and the player has to jump on the keys in the correct order.
- Photo background. Combine art with creating creative photography. All you need is Kite chalk and your imagination! Draw the Eiffel Tower, a cosmic galaxy, or fluffy clouds?
- Color paving slabs in different colors.
Drawing with Kite colored chalk is incredibly fun!
