Colourful chalk on brick walls

Let's celebrate the children's efforts! We need positivity now not complaints! Some people are only happy when they are moaning!

Oh. I was just going to order some for myself.

I thought I'd order some for the DGC, inspired by this thread but it's out of stock!!

It's washable, chalk for goodness sake Esspee and Rosieroe. Don't say you were never a little child!

If it’s just chalk, it will wash away. It’s keeping kids occupied in an innocent way and there’s nothing wrong with that. If it were paint it’d be a different matter; drawing rainbows on the pavements is innocent fun during dark times. Didn’t we all play hopscotch when we were young?

The rain will wash it off, no need to worry

When I was a kid we used to chalk a hopscotch game on the pavement. It always washed away by the next day if it rained . Or most of it did. There used to be one elderly lady who sometimes told us off . We used to think she was a witch! This was in an era when kids ALL played outside in the streets so it couldn’t have been the noise . Just the chalk . She never complained if we had skipping ropes . 50 or so years on and it’s amazing that her spirit still lives on in some people ! Personally I think it’s great to see the rainbows in windows and it’s good that children have been involved . Chalk on pavements and walls is just another aspect . At least it’s not sprayed on with aerosol cans! It must be a dreadful and worrying time to be a young child at the moment. Anything that brings a bit of sunshine into a child’s life should be welcome don’t you think?

I have a lovely area of blank brickwork on the gable end of my house. I'd be happy to find out one day that Banksy had been round overnight! Failing that, if someone wants to chalk a rainbow - why should I spoil their fun?

MaggieMay69. I love you! ???? Golden hammer award for hitting the nail on the head Plus ? massive thumbs up for speaking good old Anglo Saxon!

Tee hee hee jaylucy, good idea, ...... now then, Amazon, aerosol paint... got any neon colours?

It.s chalk ! Water washes it away.What a sad state of affairs if children cant chalk on the path or walls.

Yes you are both being absurd Rosieroe&Esspree, let kids live for goodness sake! It's not paint, all you have to worry about is coloured chalk on pavements/walls? People are dying...kids dont understand what's happening to their routines, I think its beautiful to actually see kids outside rather than faces stuck to computers, iPads etc. Of course it washes away with the rain.

Rosieroe As I am unable to go out I have not seen this.

It sounds wonderful!

I would encourage people to be creative, to use cheerful colours and devote their creativity as a work of thanks to those dedicated people helping us all so bravely at this time.

How could you be negative about such an uplifting idea?

Xrgran. Exactly! I award the golden hammer for hitting the nail on the head! ? ?? ? (I know - It's silver! sorry we do not have a gold one but please have the medal and fanfare to make up for it)

Giving the children a chance to be children rather than the mini grown ups that they are usually expected to be!
It will wash off and who cares if it doesn't? different thing if it was aerosol paint!

God there are some miserable buggers about. I wouldn't care what people used to grafitti my house as long as its bright, cheery and happy!!
I miss my GC so much, so seeing the kids outside their houses from my window smiling as they bring some much needed colour to a scary world, really warms my heart.
There are a lot of only children near me and they are sad, lonely and don't understand whats going on, and this could go on for a good while yet...
Lighten up, and you might find that you enjoy this precious thing called life a little bit more, in fact, order some chalk from Amazon and do some yourself!! ;-)

I've got a rainbow painted directly onto my window. Painted from the inside with children's paints. A I've got a chalked picture on a paving stone outside my house, my garden wall has the stones coloured in. I have 3 grandchildren who I haven't seen since lockdown so I can't blame them. Yes, it was me. I did it!! ?. I'm off with my special pavement chalk to draw smiley pictures in the park today. If I make someone smile I'm happy, but at the end of the day it'll wash off soon! I'm having fun, the 59 year old me is loving being a child .....even in the absence of grandchildren to make an excuse for it ?.

I agreeXtgran far more important issues. Friend's mum died of covid last night. So very sad I'm sure she wouldn't have minded abit of colour outside her window.

Lot more to be worried about than a bit of colourful decoration!

Given that I have seen pictures of house fronts completely covered in chalk from ground to roof I am guessing its not little kids being sent up ladders to do it. I think its completely mad.

Esspee, chalked pavements are so lovely to see when out for a walk and gives children, and fun loving adults something to enjoy and give pleasure whilst outside. The NHS messages and rainbows are moving and hopscotches and line trails are fun. Unfortunately Esspee you don’t sound as if you would appreciate any of this, what a shame as you are missing so much. Try lightening up it might make this awful situation a bit more bearable.

I used chalk (the giant stick ones) and left messages of thanks on my garden path for the milkman, the postman and the binmen, we've had rain today and it's now all washed away.
I will repeat it when the path is dry.

No one is directing personal abuse at you but right now it is the last thing we want to read. There are several houses near me that have chalk on the walls, gates and paths and it makes people smile. If you didn’t want anyone to retaliate then maybe you shouldn’t have put anything.

Chalk soon comes off with rain and hey presto just started here so you won't have to worry anymore.

It’s interesting to see how some of you are quick to direct personal abuse at me for expressing concern that chalk covering the complete front of a house may be difficult to remove. I never said I disagree with it being done - only that it may be a problem to take off again. I’m sorry that a lot of you chose to read an expression of concern as an expression of condemnation.

I love to see children, my grandchildren included, motivated into making rainbows and paintings to show their support for front line workers and to see chalking games on footpaths again is wonderful.

No child could cover the whole house, top to bottom, in chalk. It takes at least one adult with a set of ladders.

Look on it as a learning curve for the children appreciating the NHS!!