Chalk a welcome on your own driveway
Kids chalk a welcome or a thank-you on your own driveway or the walk in front of your home for walkers to see.
- Who
- Kids, Families
- Ages
- 3+
- Time
- About an hour
- Cost
- Low cost
- When
- Spring, Summer, Fall
- Show up
- Out front.
How to do it
- Use your own driveway or walk.
- Draw a welcome, a thank-you or a hopscotch.
- Wave at people who stop.
Grown-ups’ part
Come along, keep it short and fun, and let the kids lead the looking and asking. You handle anything that involves calling, sending or sharing.
Safety and respect
Stay out of the street; a grown-up watches.
Why it matters
Encourage communityCreate engagement
Related
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