Outdoor Challenge: Chalk-Art

We’ve been home for nearly five weeks because of the pandemic. People are stuck at home, and the ones that aren’t risk getting the virus to make sure we’re safe. It might start to feel discouraging... which is why I’ve decided that our new outdoor challenge is going to be chalk-art!  

   This is something that lots of people have been doing to keep everybody in high spirits! You can write out positive messages on the sidewalk, like ‘stay positive!’ and ‘stay safe!’. You could thank the people who are working, like teachers and doctors and your community for staying safe. You can also do art to go along with these sayings, from giant stained-glass hearts to smiling suns and spring creatures, to decorative patterns around the sayings. Even the letters can be art, if you make bubble letters or loopy letters. Have fun with this, and be creative! We’re in this together!

Outdoor Interactive Color Hunt!

    We’ve been stuck at home for a couple weeks already, and I hope you’re getting outside on the days we’ve had sun! But… you’ve gone outside everyday! You’ve been hiking, you’ve gone bike-riding, you’ve played and played and played outside, so, what to do? If you’re out of ideas, I have just the thing! I’m guessing so many people out there wish they could be outside with friends, but that’s not possible...or is it?

    The Outdoor Interactive Color Hunt (OICH) is a way to have fun outside AND hang out with friends! Below is the list of materials and rules.

Materials: Some sort of communication device. 

How it works: On your device, call a friend or two and tell them about OICH. Next, choose a color. You can take turns. You will be looking for something outdoors that is that color, so you might not want to choose something like rainbow! Then choose a set amount of time to find a certain number of things that are that color. You can also see who can find the most in that time. I would recommend one to two minutes to look. When the time is up, show your friends what you found. If something is too big or you are unable to move it you can simply find the object and show them from where it is. And, most importantly, HAVE FUN!