This weekend I thought it would be fun to add some color to my block! So I went outside and traced my footsteps with chalk down the sidewalk.
As I was doing this, a grumpy old man came up to me and yelled at me to stop. I actually thought about stopping until a boy came up to me with a giant smile and said "make more"
and I liked his advice better =)
So I tested out the finished footprints,
ran up to my window to wait with Moo,
and took pictures when people walked by so that it looks like they are leaving trails of colorful footprints!
It was really cute to watch kids (and many adults who thought no one was watching) hop along the footsteps like they were playing hopscotch.
This is the perfect way to start a Monday - thank you for giving me the perk of happiness I needed this morning! Wouldn't it be cute if Moo left his wee prints alongside yours! Your neighbors ( even Mr. Grouchy pants ) are so fortunate to have you!
ReplyDeleteYou always have the best ideas. :) I'd love to be your neighbor!
ReplyDeleteP.S. Grumpy old men just like to find things to complain about. There are far worse things in this world than colorful footprints. Silly, silly.
haha thats exactly what I said!
ReplyDeleteめっちゃかわいい♥
ReplyDeleteThis is really nice and creative ;-)
ReplyDeleteYour community is lucky to have you:) More footprints please!
ReplyDeleteJust wonderful!
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ReplyDeleteBeautiful! Just what I needed on a rainy Monday morning.
ReplyDeleteHis favorite color must have been missing. Silly grumpy old man.
ReplyDeleteThis is such a lovely idea! I would love to see colourful footprints outside my house! What a silly grumpy old man.
ReplyDeleteoooh, please come walk in my neighborhood! we could use some colorful footprints! :D
ReplyDeletelovely idea! next time you should do like a wandering path and see who follows it! i know i would :)
ReplyDeleteLove it! And ignore grumpy old men yes!
ReplyDeletethat's great ! :] it would definitely make me smile and hop along if I saw them on a sidewalk !
ReplyDeleteKatie--you amaze me. Your cheerful experiments never fail to brighten my day. Thanks for posting this on a Monday morning! :)
ReplyDeleteThat's a really cool idea! And the pictures are lovely. :]
ReplyDeleteperfect!
ReplyDeleteThis is such a sweet idea. I LOVE how much cheer you spread around with your experiments. By the way, my kids cannot stop watching the "Magic Curtain" video and the "Moo" video.
ReplyDeleteDo more, more, and more things like these always, please :-)
ReplyDeleteBiquiños!
I'm glad you didn't listen to that grumpy old man. Your posts always make me smile.
ReplyDeleteHow cute! You always have the most creative ideas!
ReplyDeleteOh, I think these are some of my favorites of your photos ... because New York has always seemed like this magical, mythical place to me, and for some reason looking at these views of your window and your street makes it seem real. And the footprint idea is great, too. (My kids have these "shoes" that you can fill with chalk and strap to your feet to make footprints - you can change out the stencils to make hooves or paws or whatever!) Thanks again for the inspiration to make the world a brighter place!
ReplyDeleteWOW is a great idea, that's what is called "trace", I loved it! is as if people stopped very devirtida a track behind her real genius! Katie good week
ReplyDeleteGreat idea, I would have followed the footprints. Thx again
ReplyDelete@ Rachel- woa, that's awesome! I've never seen those before!
ReplyDeleteThis is beyond adorable. I love it.
ReplyDeleteWhoa! Those are some awesome shoes, girlie! I like having Moo get in on the fun, too. I'll bet he was watching you the whole time. :)
ReplyDeleteAww I've done this before, but yours turned out so cute! I love that you're always trying to make the world a little more cheerful!
ReplyDeletewhat an amazing idea! your pictures and creativity are so special
ReplyDeleteSO cute!! your neihbors are lucky to have you!
ReplyDeleteThis is perfection. Thank you for sharing!
ReplyDeleteAnd grumpy old men make me sad.
i adore this! you really know how to add a splash of colour in your world and i LOVE that. this is beauty!
ReplyDeletei love that you did this. coolest.
ReplyDeleteGreat idea - it looks so wonderful! As I was a child I wrote "hello" in front of each door in my street - there was an old man as well yelling at me that I should stopp mutilating our street...
ReplyDeleteThat's so crazy!
ReplyDeleteI remeber when I used to draw with chalk in my school floor.
ReplyDeleteI like the advice of the smiling guy, that is a cool person, not like that bitter men.
I'm in love with your converse! they're perfect.
kisses Katie!!!
Great little idea!
ReplyDeleteAdorable.
That is terrific. Glad that grumpy old man did not make you stop. STOP war. NOT footprints..
ReplyDeleteYou sure walked all over the grumpy men in the world (haw haw)! It's little things like these that make my day. :)
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I love this!
ReplyDeletethis is so wonderful!
ReplyDeleteyou always have the most cheerful and fun ideas!! i wish i lived in your neighborhood!
Your blog makes me so happy! I can't wait to do this! :)
ReplyDeleteI live on this block, and didn't get to see the footprints because I was hibernating for the day. What a pity!
ReplyDeleteKatie, you are adorable.
ReplyDeleteThis is adorable!
ReplyDeleteDon't listen to grumpy old men! Making the little boy and the passerbys smile is totally worth it!
@ Jess- We're neighbors? How cool!
ReplyDeleteI read about that Mr. Grump on your Twitter page and thought how stupid. This is awesome, thanks for sharing, as always. (:
ReplyDeleteLOL :o)
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad you didn't stop. :-)
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad that a happy person came by just in time to keep the grumpy person from stopping something so fun from happening. It just shows that we should be vocally supportive of people, even when they're strangers.
ReplyDeleteYour ideas are always so much fun. I am glad that you didn't listen to the grumpy old man.
ReplyDeleteTricia :)
You should have explained what you were doing to the old man and why it is important, and then using your charm got him completely on your side -- which i think would be possible. Next time!
ReplyDeleteI definitely tried to get him on my side but he was really stubborn!
ReplyDeleteThanks for brightening my Monday! Love your shoes, by the way :)
ReplyDeleteThis is such a great idea and it looks cute :)
ReplyDeleteThat old man sounds like he needs a little color and childhood back in his life ;) I love the footprints, I think we may need some outside our apartment when it warms up and the snow goes away!
ReplyDeleteYour blog and ideas always make me smile! This one's so cool. <3
ReplyDeleteMind if I use your idea? I love chalk! :)
ReplyDeleteI just recently found out about your blog, and I have to say, that every time I visit, your posts make me smile. That was super cool!
ReplyDeleteHappiest post I'll see all week. And this is only Monday.
ReplyDeletehey, just to translate for you in case you don't read japanese, the hiragana above says "me-cha kawaii" or "sooooo cute!"
ReplyDeletefelt like i should do sumtin for you for brightening up the neighborhood.
-some white guy on green st.
You've never run out of brilliant ideas! Kudos to you! Happy Monday :D
ReplyDeleteIf there was an angel at the bottom of the rainbow, that would be you...
ReplyDeleteso fun! I'd love to stumble upon some colorful footsteps when I'm walking around the city.
ReplyDeleteCan you please come to New York and brighten my day? I love your work of art once again!
ReplyDeleteI need some color myself! The weather is depressing me..
Haha so cute. Too bad the old man couldn't enjoy it as well.
ReplyDeleteWhat fun. It would be fun to know what Moo thinks of all this.
ReplyDeleteLove love love it.
ReplyDeleteThis is brilliant! I'm gonna make this an activity for a sunny day.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you didn't stop. This is a creative and fun idea.
ReplyDeleteThis is totally awesome! Love it and glad you kept at it nevermind that grumpy old man.
ReplyDeletethis is super adorable! I am commenting to let you know that you have been chosen to receive the best blogger award by me Adeline at My Vintage Image.
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You have to wonder what is going on in the life of a man who wouldn't smile at this. I feel sorry for him. Love this!
ReplyDeleteSue
Dear Katie,
ReplyDeleteYou made me smile! Love your blog, keep it up!
Boo! for grumpy old men. Yeah! for fun little kids. I love the idea. What a fun experiment!
ReplyDeleteYou're so creative!!!!
ReplyDeleteI gotta say you are such an inspiration to me. I love, love, LOVE your work.
ReplyDeleteYAY for Katie!
ReplyDeleteAnother triumph for happiness and fun!
P.S. I tagged for the Kreativ Blogger award on my blog cos you're awesome and your blog always makes me smile!
However do you think of all these things!? You're hilarious and adorable and I love your blog. :)
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What a cool art project!
ReplyDeleteWe need more public art like this. Kudos on your initiative.
What a neat thing to do!!!
ReplyDeleteLoved it!
ReplyDeleteI'm having stressed out kind of day, but this is so pretty and such a cool idea... :) Love it. TFS.
ReplyDeletebummer on the grumpy old guy. you should take him some flowers or chocolate or something and tell him to CHEER UP!
ReplyDeletei saw your tweet a few days ago and was so excited to see your chalk project! love it!!
Eek! <3
ReplyDeletegrumpy old man be gone - never stop!
ReplyDeleteI'm definitely glad you took the boy's advice over the grumpy old man. Thousands of smiles over his upside-down one? Definitely ftw. :)
ReplyDeleteThat is probably the sweetest thing I've ever seen.
ReplyDeleteI love your blog! It makes me want to make all kinds of wonderful things!
Wow! I love what you did...It just made my day. I love your blog!
ReplyDeleteHey thats so cute ! :) AND I LOVE YOUR SNEAKERS!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteOh this just made my morning! I LOVE this.
ReplyDeleteI love this, this was exactly what I needed today.
ReplyDeleteYour footprints added colour to my day just like it added colour to the grey sidewalk.
what a cute idea!! Nevermind that grumpy old man - that looks wonderful and I'm sure you brought smiles to a lot of people. Love it.
ReplyDeletecait xoxo
You fill our cup with good cheer. Who fills yours.
ReplyDeleteSomeone said your neighborhood is lucky to have you. I second that.
I like the boy's advice better too. Don't listen to grumpy old men!!
ReplyDeleteLove the pictures!!
This is so fun! I wish there wasn't so much snow on my block, I'd spread the footprint love.
ReplyDeleteThat looks such great fun. What a wonderful idea. It made me smile. I'm glad you ignored the grumpy old man. :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a great dose of happy this is!!!
ReplyDeleteSo glad you listened to the kid and ditched the grumpy old man's advice!
We need more colorful footprints!!!! Great job & I love the pics. I'm also sending love to Mr Grouchy, sounds like he needs it.
ReplyDeleteThis is yet another super cute idea! =)
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry about the grumpy old man, but I'm really happy you continued anyway. Yay for the little boy =)
this is awesome!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for all of your sweet comments!!
ReplyDeletewe were in two neighborhoods in brooklyn this weekend and i really wish i saw this. fantastic! and the rain the next day is so mary poppins!
ReplyDeleteHow cute! Boo on the grumpy old man.
ReplyDeleteyou have the most amazing ideas ever. :)
ReplyDeleteim so glad you took the kid's advice over the grumpy old man. kudos :)
i love your posts!
How delightful! I was thinking of getting some sidewalk chalk the other day but it started pouring... it's been pouring for several days, and the colorful chalk would just wash away.
ReplyDeleteGolly! You are loaded with tons of ideas! (Looks like your magic wand is working...)
ReplyDeleteLove your blog... lovely and refreshing and just plane fun..
ReplyDeleteCheers
Ian
TOTALLY awesome!
ReplyDeletehis is so nice, im sure you made somebody;s day!
ReplyDeletei'd love to see a video of the hoppers :) This is so neat Katie! Lovely lovely, i love thee :)
ReplyDeleteFabulous. And if it made me smile from here, I can't imagaine how big the smiles were in person.
ReplyDeleteI love what you did!! Amazing shoes too! :)
ReplyDeleteKatie, LOVE your quirky ideas, wish I had time to explore creativity the ways you do! I'm sure the footprints brightened up everyone's day, even those who are just reading this but laughing to themselves :)
ReplyDeletep.s. HI to the leigh-ann above! we're practically namesakes! :)
Fantastic.
ReplyDeleteLove the boys remark 'make more'
Such a metaphor for LIFE!
that is so cool! i love it. you should trace out some dance steps to see if anyone would follow them down the street :)
ReplyDeleteLOve it Love it Love it. This is fab fab fab. Im so inspired by you katie, maybe I should do that too. And dont bother about that old man... he'll prolly forget everything the next minute.HAHAHAHA.
ReplyDeleteTrying to find my life with happy art and all. FInding inspiration through kids too. I love barbie and I wear clickits to school. And oh... im 18 this year.
WOWza this is great!
ReplyDeleteI found you by way of Design for Mankind and have just added you to my blog roll. Great stuff!! Thanks so much!
ReplyDeleteKatie, where ever do you find such wonderful, bright colors of chalk? I would love to have some of my own!
ReplyDeleteI bought this chalk http://tinyurl.com/ycrjs37 . The colors are so fun and bright!
ReplyDeleteThat's such a cute idea! I would do that to the sidewalk outside my house if it wasn't so cracked and if the people on my street weren't so grumpy and obnoxious.
ReplyDeletesweet lovin.
ReplyDeleteKatie, this world is a brighter place because you're in it - thanks for shining your light.
ReplyDeleteYou are amazing! What a beautiful mind you have! Glad I came across your blog... You've made my day!
ReplyDeleteThis is so cute, I think I might go out and do this in my town :)
ReplyDeleteadorable!!
ReplyDeletei love the brightly colored chalk! it must have been so disheartening to have that old guy come up to you, i'm glad the boy cancelled out his remarks :) adorable once again!
ReplyDeletethis is one of the best blogs ever.
ReplyDeleteevery little thing here makes me smile
:)love this
THANKS!
if only we could do that in singapore! and yes, the boy's idea was definitely much better and supportive! LOL
ReplyDeleteThanks everyone! You're all so sweet!
ReplyDeleteWhat a colourful footpath. I would think it would cheer up the grumpy old man. Maybe he wanted to draw with you too? :)
ReplyDeleteOn another note, do you want to trade your awesome shoes? :)
He was actually mad because he didn't want to step on them. He said he didn't want chalk on the bottom of his shoes! I then politely let him know that he's stepping on much dirtier things on the street than chalk!
ReplyDeleteGot a colorful pair of shoes I could trade you with? ;)
Hmmm, a pair of bright Indian flip flops..Thread on the top. Wonder what your Indian shoe size is. Hehehe, will send you a picture for fun and let you be the judge.
ReplyDeleteYou´re a true inspiration. I just love your ideas. You live life like everybody should do. A big smile and i wish u all the best. Check out my scarfes at: asanorbergerdesign.blogspot.com "Tokyo" would be perfect on u.
ReplyDeleteTake care.
I´ll give u a big hug.Åsa
How fun and clever!
ReplyDeletealso, i just wanted to let you know that i tagged you in a blogger award. go to my blog to recieve it, congrats!
ReplyDeleteI live in Manhattan but I wish I lived in Brooklyn so I could be your neighbor!
ReplyDeletewhenever I draw with chalk on my street, someone comes by and washes it off within a few hours :(
I'm glad you followed through and finished this--what a fun idea.
ReplyDeleteHaha! That's such an awesome idea!!! Would you mind if I used it here, in Stockholm. It's awfully gray here (seriously :/ it's depressing) and I wanta change that :).
ReplyDeleteThat would be awesome if you did it there! Make sure to send me some fun pictures of it. I'd loooove to see =)
ReplyDeleteThis is sooo cool. I love your website - it's new to me and already can't believe I've just now seen this. So inspiring and happy.
ReplyDeleteSo perfect for these dull winter days. Thanks for bringing a smile to my face! my kids would love to do this, now if only we had some sidewalk chalk. I think ours is all gone.
ReplyDeleteI bet when you weren't looking that grumpy old man came back and walked along the colors with a tear in his eye. Who knows what makes him sad, disguised as grumpy. Good for you!
ReplyDeletethat is just so amazing!! i would definitely be hop-scotching along that :) thanks for brightening my day
ReplyDeleteAmazing!! I love inspiring things that anyone could do but no one thinks of :)
ReplyDeleteCheers!
-Julie
As cliche as this sounds, this restores my faith in people after one of those days where I question the human race... Thank you for completely turning my day around... :)
ReplyDeleterock ON!
ReplyDeleteYou DO deserve some sort of award for this! You already got the REWARD. :) Thank you for sharing.
ReplyDeleteAWESOME. what a wonderful idea :)
ReplyDeleteyour shoes are pretty badass, by the way.
Ouuu I fall in love with youre colorfull blog :) Great Sunny and powerfull. Greets from Poland.
ReplyDeleteand this is exactly why I love blogs.
ReplyDeleteIt inspires me oh so much
first of all, i LOVE your multicolor striped converse shoes!!!!!!!!!!! (i wonder if they are still being made at the land of rainbows!). oh katie, those footsteps are MAGIC. i would totally step on every one & drink in such joyful inspiration. you are a gift to the world/thank you for being dear you! (i'm now a follower). xox
ReplyDeleteHow cute is this?
ReplyDeleteFound your Blog just now and simply love it, making me very happy : )
This just made my not so great day, amazing. Please, can we be neighbors? Xx
ReplyDeleteSo good! My lovely neighbour used to draw nice things on our sidewalks too... until the STRATA wrote a letter to say CEASE! (grumps)
ReplyDeleteLOVE the footprints. so colourful.
THIS is exactly what I love about you.
ReplyDeleteThis post made my day! It makes me want to go out an trace my feet... I hope you don't mind if I borrow your idea :-)
ReplyDeleteHI. I just found your blog and I love it. You are so much fun! I am going to do this with my kids today. I can't wait to spend an hour or 2 looking through your blog.
ReplyDeleteI'll be back.
Greta
This is absolutely, absolutely beautiful. Colour - my favourite! It's such an adorable idea and I love how an old man asked you to stop, while the child asked you to keep going. Sometimes, it's good remember how to be children. They have all the fun. Childlike faith is beautiful. x
ReplyDeleteWhat a fantastic idea! Great way to add color to the day. I think I'm going to have to do this with my 4 year old... though not many people walk by our house... :)
ReplyDeleteCoolest thing i've ever seen!!! I want to do that too!!!
ReplyDeletewow! this is amazing....
ReplyDeleteyou're like a little sunshine on earth and I'm so happy people like you actually exist! it made my day!
God bless u!
What a fun idea! I love it! The colors are so vibrant...and make me smile. :)
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not sure if you read every comment you receive but I just wanted to say, tonight I needed to stumble across your blog. I needed to know that some one (other than me) loved her cat and to make people smile. You are such a gift Katie and I thank you from the bottom of my heart of existing and bringing so much joy to our world. How dull it would be without you. You are a true treasure and I'm glad you share yourself with the world.
ReplyDeleteBe well,
Jennifer
This made my heart beat so fabulously fast. I once wrote a short story about an old woman who draws hopscotch for blocks & blocks. This made my heart light & my day bright. Thank YOU!!!
ReplyDeleteO.M.G.
ReplyDeleteI want to do this!
You're amazing!
we could use more you's in the world :)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful idea, a kind of anticipation of Spring's blossoms, a service to the community. And don't underestimate the grumpy old man. People complaining about something that beautifies make the act all the more beautiful.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea!!!
ReplyDeleteThis is so cute (:
ReplyDeleteSomethig i'd love to do too.
Kate, x.
I have felt gloomy for the past couple of months, winter just gets me down. Looking through your blog I feel the sun shining down, helping me to look at things with a different perspective. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
ReplyDeletethat is just the cutest idea.
ReplyDeleteThis is so fantastic! Thank you for inspiring me today :)
ReplyDeleteExcellent!
ReplyDeleteWhat fun! Also: LOVE THOSE SHOES.
ReplyDeletedelicious
ReplyDeleteits really awesome creativity :)
ReplyDeleteYou make the world a better place(:
ReplyDeletesos maravillosa
ReplyDeleteI love your art!
oh god, love the idea!!! You always make me smile. (I posted it on my blog)
ReplyDeletePure beauty. Such an awesome idea!
ReplyDeleteI love this, and I love your blog! My daughter who loves hearts,bright color, and chalk, loves your blog too.
ReplyDeleteHello again! My daughter just started a blog, and she made a chalk walk!http://kealanisspark.blogspot.com/
ReplyDeleteAWESOME!
ReplyDeleteyour idea is so lovely !!!
ReplyDeleteWonderful work ~~
I just found your blog today, and I seriously can't stop smiling! :)
ReplyDeleteAnyways, this is AMAZING, I think when the weather decides to stay dry for a longer span of time, I might do this all over campus :)
love, love, love!
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful post. I love the whimsy in it.
ReplyDeleteOMG! I have searched and searched for you last year, I keep thinking about the name of your site but I just cant remember. But then I recalled, what project of yours really stuck to me, it was this chalk footprint art. Thanks to google. Silly me! I love your blog and just clicked follow to make sure I don't lose it again! More art power to you Katie!
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