Kids can glide and draw with the Sidewalk Scribbling Scooter. This scooter has a pair of coiled springs over the back wheel that hold pieces of sidewalk chalk (included). As the child scoots around, it draws a double streak of color on the ground behind them. The scooter has dual front wheels for stability with foam handlebars and a non-slip deck for extra grip. It’s similar in concept to the ChalkTrail (which attaches to bicycles) except it’s a scooter for younger riders. Comes in either blue or pink.
Ever snickered as you walked past a car that vandals drew stuff on with soap? That laughter will disappear as quickly as it came when you reach your car and see that they’ve done the same to you.
This happens more often than most people like. But someone who wants the opposite to happen – and by opposite, we mean that he wants people to draw on his car – is artist Phillip Romano.
He coated his 2004 Hyundai with gallons of chalkboard paint and fastened a vanity license plate that says ‘DRAWONME.’ As you can see, people are more than happy to oblige.
Hopefully they leave the windows alone, because that’s one area the chalkboard paint isn’t on, for obvious reasons.
Create incredible geometric chalk drawings easily with the Magic Art Spiral Sidewalk Design Kit. It’s like a giant sized spirograph toy set! Use the 4 included color chalks and chalk holder to draw intricate spiral shapes from 5″ to 25″ in diameter with the 4 curved rails and 3 spiral art wheels. Endless creative fun for kids (of all ages). The weather’s nice, kids should be outside playing with fun things like this. This is half the reason you have a driveway anyway, right?
Kids love to draw and paint on things. Sometimes they make a mess of your walls, tables and floors, but one place that’s just fine for childhood creativity is the sidewalk – assuming they use chalk for their artwork, not spray paint. Now, kids can make drawings on the sidewalk while riding their bikes.
The Chalktrail is a nifty invention which connects securely onto the back wheel of a bicycle, lowering a fat piece of chalk over the ground, so each and every move of the bike is sketched out onto the sidewalk or street. The chalk holde actually fits bikes with wheels from 12 to 29 inches in diameter, so kids and adults can play with it.
A single piece of chalk will last for 1.5 miles of riding, and tight and repeating turns on the blacktop will result in some pretty cool Spirograph-like designs.
You can buy the Chalktrail over at Fat Brain Toys for $19.95(USD) including a single piece of non-toxic, washable chalk, or for $26.90 with a refill of 4 extra chalk pieces. In 2013, a special version of the Chalktrail is coming for scooters (as shown in the video below).
This looks like a lot of fun- it’s the ChalkTrail Bike Attachment. As the name implies, simply attach it to your bicycle (no tools needed!) and leave a trail of chalk. It’s like a low-cost light cycle! It comes in either blue or red. Each piece of chalk is good for 1.5 miles. Make a line, draw crazy shapes, play follow the leader, try to write words- the possibilities for kids to have fun with this are endless. Plus parents can put it on their kid’s bikes to track down where they pedaled off to (ok, maybe not really). Fun stuff and allows for some artistic creativity while exercising. Win win.
This looks like a ton of fun for kids (ok and adults). It’s the Chalk City Road Maker. Simply insert the included, or any standard size sidewalk chalk into the holders and you can easily draw perfect parallel lines to create “roads” on your driveway. There are two different sets of stencils (sold separately) to draw road signs and markers. Make something that looks like this (yes that’s an adult riding an adult sized big wheel): The other great thing about the road maker is that you don’t have to bend down to draw the roads. Great for kids of all ages. The Road Maker folds up for easy storage and transportability. Turn your driveway into an awesomeway.
Like most gamers that grew up in the 80s, I’m a big fan of Super Mario Bros. This is one of the most iconic games from my youth, right up there along with Pac-Man. In tribute to Mario, an artist named Chris Carlson has created a truly epic piece of 3D chalk artwork.
It’s amazing to me that the image he draws is made with plain old chalk, yet looks completely three-dimensional. Carlson and his friend shot a time-lapse video to give you an idea how he creates the 3D art. It’s very impressive how he pulls it off starting with a flat perspective grid used to draw all the blocks for the pixel art Mario. He also uses a large metal ruler and copious amounts of chalk.
You need to watch the video for yourself to see how he pulls it off. The video even has the familiar Super Mario theme song in the background, ensuring that it will be stuck in your head all day. I wonder how long it took Chris to create the image – it’s hard to tell since it’s a time-lapse video.
