There’s something extra special about seeing your child’s face light up, as they create something of their own. I hope you are encouraged to pull together this Chalk Art Shooting Star kid craft idea, for them today! Keep scrolling for the how-to and the free provided star printable below!
Shooting Star Craft Made With Sidewalk Chalk On Paper
We’ve done it again on Glued To My Crafts! Our sidewalk chalk craft ideas has been going VIRAL on Pinterest as of late. So it only seems fitting, that I come with a NEW idea to share with you all today!
After all – as winter gets closer and we all start to spend more time indoors, sadly the chalk that was once loved during the summer season, won’t be getting used as much. In fact, you might even toss it {THE HORROR!}
But WAIT! Don’t be so quick to get rid of those chalk remnants! With this latest post from us, I challenge YOU to bring it indoors, for one last use, as you recreate our chalk art idea that is centered around SHOOTING STARS!
With that being said, our super fun DIY shooting star design craft is going to be rather inexpensive to recreate. All you need is a few pieces of chalk, dark colored construction paper and our free star printable listed below. That’s it! I could even see this idea being done easily with a large crowd a slumber party, at summer camp and even birthday parties. Even adults can participate in this one too!
So what are we waiting for?! All the details and the free star shape printable can be found below. Don’t let this crafty abstract idea slip away. Bookmark it now and later this week, make some colorful “one-of-a-kind” chalk art shooting stars with the kids & then show off those creations, with pride, with us! We love seeing those pics so tag us on Facebook or add #gluedtomycrafts in the description!
Happy crafting, my dear friends! I can’t wait to see your paper shooting star creations!
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Craft Supplies:
- Free Star Shape Printable {grab it on box.com}
- White Cardstock Paper
- Color Printer
- Crayons, Pencils, Markers etc.
- Kid Friendly Paper Craft Scissors
- Dark Colored Construction Paper
- Sidewalk Chalk
- Baby Wipes
- Glue Stick, Stapler or Tape Runner Adhesive
Directions:
- First things first – grab our free star shape printable, listed above in the supply list.
- Next, go ahead and find it on your computer, right click and print the file on a single sheet of white cardstock. One print will give you TWO shooting stars, so you will be able to do the craft TWICE today. Print as many as you like but only use our file for personal use only please.
- Now that you have the printable, go ahead and color in one of “stars” in it, however you like. Feel free to make it as elaborate as you like!
- When done coloring in the star, use your craft scissors to trim it out.
- Set aside the leftover paper piece with the other star design in it, so you can repeat the craft later.
- Now grab a single sheet of dark colored cardstock {think black, dark gray, maybe even purple} and your various pieces of colored chalk.
- Starting on one side of the paper, make several curved lines to create a rainbow coming from one edge of the paper. Add as many lines and colors as you like.
- When done with the chalk, use baby wipes to clean off excess chalk from fingers and hands.
- Now grab your star cutout and choice of adhesive {I used a stapler.}
- Secure you decorated paper star piece in the corner of the paper, so it looks like the chalk art rainbow is shooting out of it.
- Add any other embellishments you see fit {maybe some glitter or small rhinestone stickers!}
- Then display your custom one-of-a-kind paper shooting star piece proudly for all to see!
- Repeat the steps above, the same way, for the second star piece leftover from earlier!
- Don’t forget to share pictures with us on your social media sites! #gluedtomycrafts
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Customize It:
- Instead of printing the free star file on a simple sheet of white cardstock, swap it out for colored paper instead and take out the “coloring in” step listed above.
- Don’t feel limited by my choice of colors that I used as an example in this tutorial. Experiment with different colors of paper and chalk, to see what really makes your shooting star POP from the page.
- On that note, did you know you can dip your chalk in water to make the colors more vibrant on your paper? Yup! Just set a small dish with tap water on the table, dip the chalk in it for a few seconds and then draw on the paper the same way as before.
- Don’t have a printer? No worries my friends! Just hand-draw and cut out a simple “star” shape from some basic construction paper, instead!
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At Glued To My Crafts, we have a “knack” for stepping outside the traditional. It’s kind-of what we strive to do with our website and that’s why I came up with these CHALK ART tutorials!
So before you leave, come check out our popular Flower, Jellyfish and Peacock chalk art posts. All three are super unique and sure to impress the crafty fingers that recreate them!
Chalk Art Shooting Star
Tools:
- Glue Stick, Stapler or Tape Runner Adhesive
Supplies:
- White Cardstock Paper
- Black Cardstock Paper
- Sidewalk Chalk
Instructions:
- First print out our provided printable, in color, on a single sheet of white cardstock paper. You only need one print per craft.
- Now that you have the printable, go ahead and color in one of "stars" in it, however you like. Feel free to make it as elaborate as you like!
- When done coloring in the star, use your craft scissors to trim it out.
- Set aside the leftover paper piece with the other star design in it, so you can repeat the craft later.
- Now grab a single sheet of dark colored cardstock {think black, dark gray, maybe even purple} and your various pieces of colored chalk.
- Starting on one side of the paper, make several curved lines to create a rainbow coming from one edge of the paper. Add as many lines and colors as you like.
- When done with the chalk, use baby wipes to clean off excess chalk from fingers and hands.
- Now grab your star cutout and choice of adhesive {I used a stapler.}
- Secure you decorated paper star piece in the corner of the paper, so it looks like the chalk art rainbow is shooting out of it.
- Add any other embellishments you see fit {maybe some glitter or small rhinestone stickers!}
- Then display your custom one-of-a-kind paper shooting star piece proudly for all to see!
- Repeat the steps above, the same way, for the second star piece leftover from earlier!
- Don't forget to share pictures with us on your social media sites! #gluedtomycrafts
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