If you've got some extra sidewalk chalk handy, here's another fun way to keep the kids busy outside.



Making sidewalk mazes is pretty easy, and doesn't require too much forethought or planning.  You can do it on the fly.  Just be sure to draw "corridors" that are wide enough for kids to navigate, with clear lines for the "walls." 



To make the maze more tricky for older kids, be sure to create a lot of crossroads and dead-ends.



To make nice, straight lines, use a long piece of string tied to two rocks.  Use the rocks to keep the string tight, and draw along its length.



And really, this site is about things for kids to do, not about more work for their parents.  So to the extent they are able, have your kids help in the construction of the maze.  Older kids can plan and draw the twists and turns.  Younger kids can have input as to where the corridors should go, whether or not there should be a dead end, and what color chalk should be used. 



(It doesn't take long to make a maze.  We made one that covered our driveway and sidewalk, and it took one adult and one little kid about 30 minutes.)



Have fun walking in the maze.  Please don’t email us if you get stuck in a dead end -- have one of your children help you out!



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