National Poetry Month is about sharing and celebrating the wonder of poetry, and what better way to celebrate than by putting poetry in a public place? Go one step beyond hopscotch squares and write a poem in chalk on your sidewalk!
Pick a favorite line from a poem and choose a clean piece of sidewalk or pavement to write on. You can search for a poem on Poets.org or check your bookshelf for an old favorite. Use brightly colored chalk to attract attention to your work, and add drawings or artistic flourishes to create some extra fun.
Parents can hold a neighborhood poetry contest, with all the participants’ poems written along the sidewalks. Passersby will pause to read the lines and you’ll have put a little poetry into someone’s path.
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Sidewalk chalk is a wonderful invention- I grew up in the city and would have loved some then and still do.
We had so much fun this afternoon playing with the chalk and decorating our sidewalks!!!
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This is an awesome idea. I think we are giving it a try tomorrow.
Thanks!
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Thank you for sharing my post!
You are very welcome. The chalk writing became part of our video for this past Saturday, day 7
. Thanks for the inspiration!
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What a great idea!
It was a lot of fun! Christina loved it!
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