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How to Use a Chalk Line // Sidewalk Games

3/20/2019

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This post is sponsored by The Home Depot.
As part our sponsorship with The Home Depot Prospective campaign, we receive quarterly shipments of tools to try. Our preference is to use the tool in a project rather than just do a review. It's really a lot of fun for us to brainstorm how we are going to use the tools. Usually, it's pretty simple, but sometimes we get a tool that stumps us!

The Milwaukee 100' Chalk Reel is one of those tools. A chalk line makes a nice crisp line between two points. It's used most often by carpenters, roofers and flooring installations. When we built our garage wall last year, we definitely could have used a chalk line.

But, since no construction projects are in our near future, we came up with a simple way to show the tool in action. 
Milwaukee 100 ft extra bold large capacity chalk reel

Materials:


  • Milwaukee 100 ft. Extra Bold Large Capacity Chalk Reel (Home Depot)

  • DEWALT 8 oz. Chalk in Orange (Home Depot)

  • DEWALT 20-Volt MAX Bluetooth Speaker (Home Depot)

  • Husky 10 in. 19-Compartment Canvas Small Parts Organizer Tool Bag, Black (Home Depot)

Filling the Milwaukee chalk reel.
The chalk reel holds 18 ounces of chalk so it easily held this entire bottle. Filling is easy and I managed not to spill it everywhere!
DeWalt chalk with high visibility
There are different colored chalk with ranges of permanency. We chose this high visibility chalk with a two on the permanency scale. It washes away easily with water, and is completely gone after it rains.
Snap a straight line with the Milwaukee chalk reel
To try out the chalk reel, we are snapping lines for a couple of sidewalk games. Later the grandchildren will come over to help us finish up. To use the chalk reel, pull the string out to the desired location, angle the reel down, pull taut, pick the string up and snap it! We are snapping lines for "Four Square."
DeWalt 20-Volt Max Bluetooth Speaker
Steph paired her phone with the DeWalt 20-Volt Max Bluetooth Speaker so we could have a little music while we worked. I'm actually quite impressed with the sound quality of this little speaker.
Making a hopscotch and four square games
Once we had snapped the lines for both "Four Square" and "Hopscotch," the kids arrived to chalk in the details.
Husky 10 in. 19-compartment canvas small parts organizer bag
Time to play! Next to the DeWalt bluetooth speaker is the cutest little Husky bag. It is designed for small parts, but it makes a great portable tote for chalk, bubble solution, and other fun outdoor kid things! Tip: I put large plastic cups in two of the six sections to hold sidewalk chalk. It's less messy that way and the kids can easily remove the cups for play.
Create accurate marking for sidewalk or driveway chalk games with a chalk line marker. The Milwaukee 100’ chalk reel gets the job done. Your kids can add the chalk details for hopscotch and four square. Bring on summer.
DeWalt bluetooth speaker Husky small parts organizer
Milwaukee, Husky, and DeWalt tool reviews in four square and hopscotch outdoor game making
A little "Four Square" action! I'm not sure we were following the rules, but it was a lot of fun!
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FYI: We are not professionals, and we don’t claim to be. This is what we found worked for our project. Yours may need a little different approach. Safety first!

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2 Comments
Vicki main
3/23/2019 10:51:57 am

I would like to say how much I enjoy your videos Steph and Vicki, even a short simple one like this. I like how you convey the informative details.... such as the scale of chalk..... who knew.?..... liking the boogie down moves in the beginning. You two are really blessed, I hope your business continues with great success and takes you where you want to go......... enjoy your tools!!!
VLM

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Steph
3/29/2019 03:49:32 pm

Thanks so much Vicki :)

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