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One Chalk Army @onechalkarmy.bsky.social · 5h

I had to look up what I was listening to that prompted this. The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart - A Working (Class) Economy w/ Kathryn Anne Edwards. Jon asked if her point was we should remain optimistic purely out of spite. Spite and sheer stubbornness are often the only reasons I get anything done.

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One Chalk Army @onechalkarmy.bsky.social · 6h

When I want to chalk something that can’t be done at a school or library, and I don’t have a usable driveway, digital it is…

REMAINING OPTIMISTIC PURELY OUT OF SPITE

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One Chalk Army @onechalkarmy.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

were scattered along the sidewalk leading to the large drawing. The blah picture of Hello Ravens is from last night. The picture of the large drawing with happy chalky colors was sent to me this morning (thank you, Callie B.).

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One Chalk Army @onechalkarmy.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

prints along the path for me after I thought of it on the way over. Originally, I was going to make footprint stencils for us to use to make colorful footprints scattered along the walk up, but I forgot. I love the raven prints so much more! Doodles of hearts, smiley faces, flowers, and raven prints

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One Chalk Army @onechalkarmy.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

a portion of the walk on school grounds. Because as much as I would have loved to make chalky doodles along the entire path the students will walk this morning, 0.9 miles meant getting up and down way too many times to pull that off, and I need to be able to walk today. Amazing Helper drew the raven

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One Chalk Army @onechalkarmy.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

All I could come up with was “Happy Walk to School Day!” and that didn’t feel like enough. Her suggestion also reminded me of how we used to make happy chalk doodles all along the path home for our kids to find on their last days of school when they were walkers. I had to settle for it being only

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One Chalk Army @onechalkarmy.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

I put out an SOS post on facebook last week when I couldn't come up with an idea for their Walk to School Day drawing, and thankfully several people jumped in to share ideas! The wording came from Michelle G., and it’s like what I was trying to come up with myself, but couldn’t. At Ravenwood

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One Chalk Army @onechalkarmy.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I know I keep using this one, but I haven't found a better way to talk about working together. It has to be together; we have to be WE. I played with colors streaking through the letters in a different way, at least. At Oak Park I'm hoping it will still be there for the community roundtable.

Sidewalk chalk drawing that says "Together we can do great things," with all the chalky colors streaking through the letters. I wanted all of the colors tonight.

Sidewalk chalk drawing near a school entrance. The drawing says "Together we can do great things," with all the chalky colors streaking through the letters. I wanted all of the colors tonight.

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One Chalk Army @onechalkarmy.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I’m having trouble feeling creative, so we used a previous drawing idea. At Oak Park

Sidewalk chalk drawing that says "The world needs you in it. Yes, you." It's surrounded by hearts in all the chalky colors. A heart at the bottom is in purple and teal and includes a semicolon in the heart shape.

Sidewalk chalk drawing near a school entrance. The drawing says "The world needs you in it. Yes, you." It's surrounded by hearts in all the chalky colors. A heart at the bottom is in purple and teal and includes a semicolon in the heart shape.

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One Chalk Army @onechalkarmy.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

A bonus to going to the Family Service Night is getting to see one of our amazing teachers who taught both my kiddos in Kindergarten back at Meadowbrook. I couldn't get all of the hearts in the picture.

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One Chalk Army @onechalkarmy.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

We were invited back to Northview's Family Service Night to help chalk the blacktop with kindness. I love this night and was so happy the weather cooperated for it this year. I love seeing all of the drawings the students make to encourage each other. At Northview Elementary

A sidewalk chalk drawing that says "Your kindness can change someone's world" surrounded by hearts in all the different colors.

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One Chalk Army @onechalkarmy.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Amazing Helper is attending LitUp, so I took advantage of being there to make the drawing. I appreciate MCPL for holding events like LitUp for our kids.

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One Chalk Army @onechalkarmy.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Thank you to Peter H. Reynolds for writing such beautiful and encouraging books. He put into words thoughts/feelings I couldn't find the right words for and shows us all that there are many ways to say something. Inspired by the book Say Something! At Woodneath Mid-Continent Public Library

Top portion of a sidewalk chalk drawing that says, "The world needs your voice. Say something with your: words"

Middle portion of a sidewalk chalk drawing that says, "art, music, poetry, courage, or simply with your presence."

Sidewalk chalk drawing that says, "The world needs your voice. Say something with your: words, art, music, poetry, courage, or simply with your presence. Say Something! by Peter H. Reynolds"

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One Chalk Army @onechalkarmy.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

that might get rained off, and that's when my sweet kid asked, "What would bother you more? Not making the drawing or making a drawing that's washed off before anyone sees it?" I answered, "Not making the drawing and it doesn't rain." My kid didn't hesitate and said, "Let me get my shoes on."

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One Chalk Army @onechalkarmy.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

isn't sideways rain, the drawings should hopefully last through Tuesday. After we got back from the first two drawings and had lunch, I went back and forth on whether to go back out, and my kiddo saw that I was getting antsy again. I said that I didn't want to drag them back out to make drawings

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One Chalk Army @onechalkarmy.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Four drawings in a day, and my legs and back are done, but I love Dot Day so much that I couldn't let it go without making a drawing at every school someone commented with. Different forecasts varied from no rain to scattered storms to storms, so who knows what will happen, but as long as there

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One Chalk Army @onechalkarmy.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Fourth and final Dot Day drawing today. At Gashland Elementary

Sidewalk chalk drawing that says "Make your mark - See where it takes you!" around a blue and purple dot filled with stars. School mascot is Stars.

Sidewalk chalk drawing in front of a school entrance. The drawing says "Make your mark - See where it takes you!" around a blue and purple dot filled with stars. School mascot is Stars.

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One Chalk Army @onechalkarmy.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Got another Dot Day drawing done today. At Clardy Elementary

Sidewalk chalk drawing that says "Make your mark - See where it takes you!" around a dot that has a paw print in the center. Their mascot is Wildcats.

Sidewalk chalk drawing in front of a school entrance. The drawing says "Make your mark - See where it takes you!" around a dot that has a paw print in the center. Their mascot is Wildcats.

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One Chalk Army @onechalkarmy.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

My husband teased me about picking two schools on the opposite ends of the district to draw at today (they were ones that had staff volunteer it for a Dot Day drawing), but I'm wondering about asking the Liberty school across the street about making a drawing there when we go back to clean it off.

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One Chalk Army @onechalkarmy.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Our last drawing here was a Dot Day drawing, and we could still make out the remains of "mark" from last year. Fitting, but an oops. I'll be swinging by here at some point to clean this off. At Rising Hill Elementary`

Sidewalk chalk drawing that says "Make your mark - See where it takes you!" around a rainbowy blobby dot that has a compass in the center. The school's mascot is Explorers and they often use a compass in their posts.

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One Chalk Army @onechalkarmy.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

I think the last drawing we made here may have also been a Dot Day drawing. Making drawings for Crestview while they were being hosted here makes it hard to remember. At Davidson Elementary

Sidewalk chalk drawing that says "Make your mark - See where it takes you!" around a large dot done in greens and blues with a comet (the school mascot) in the center.

Sidewalk chalk drawing done in front of a school entrance. The drawing says "Make your mark - See where it takes you!" around a large dot done in greens and blues with a comet (the school mascot) in the center.

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One Chalk Army @onechalkarmy.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

We were in District 5 until the new map put us in 6. New map or old map, we will work to elect someone with an actual platform. Not anyone who thinks posting on social media for clicks or going on podcasts to rile people up is the job. The lines and names may change, but the goals remain the same.

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One Chalk Army @onechalkarmy.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

I spent way too long trying to figure out which way it should be oriented. I usually make the drawings while facing the entrance, but the sidewalks all lead up to the doors from the left. We rotated it so it's readable as people walk up, but it sure felt weird making it that way.

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One Chalk Army @onechalkarmy.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

This is for the Community Resource Fair tomorrow, and it's the last of the chalk drawing requests. This sidewalk fought us the whole time, but hopefully it will be a happy, colorful surprise for those who attend the fair. At the Professional Development Center

Sidewalk chalk drawing that says, "Welcome, NKC Schools Families!" Each letter is a different color, and it's surrounded by hearts in different colors.

Sidewalk chalk drawing near an entrance. The drawing says, "Welcome, NKC Schools Families!" Each letter is a different color, and it's surrounded by hearts in different colors.

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One Chalk Army @onechalkarmy.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

I had every intention of keeping it small since it was just me coloring it in, but that didn’t exactly happen, so it became a speed drawing. And I'm pretty sure I guaranteed that I will have trouble walking up/down the stairs again by making two drawings today.

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One Chalk Army @onechalkarmy.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

We dropped Amazing Helper off for the Senior BBQ and went around to the front so I could make a chalk drawing. I couldn't skip making a drawing here when it's the last time I’ll be able to make a first-day-of-school drawing for one of my kids. At Oak Park

Sidewalk chalk drawing that says "ENGAGE, EXPLORE, EMPOWER" in wavy, colorful text.

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One Chalk Army @onechalkarmy.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

...But while it's wet, it's more likely to smear or stick to things, so I try to protect it.

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One Chalk Army @onechalkarmy.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

...someone from walking on it while it was drying. We lightly mist the drawings with water at the end which helps the chalk settle in more and it dries into more of a layer of chalk vs. loose dust which helps prevent it from being blown away and the drawings last longer...

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One Chalk Army @onechalkarmy.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Chalky footprints later prove they do not go around. 😂 I don't usually see people around the drawings, but the few times we've been out drawing with people there, adults have been the most likely to walk over it without noticing anything. Even when I was standing in front of it, hoping to deter...

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One Chalk Army @onechalkarmy.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Continued our tradition of refreshing the clasped hands before the first day of school--later than we've ever done it before, but we got it done today. This is a repeat idea from April 2023, but I couldn't come up with anything new, and we figure it's new to students. At Antioch Middle School

Sidewalk chalk drawing of two clasped hands. One hand is done in a dark skin tone and the other hand is done in a light skin tone. The background is strips of colors moving from red orange, to orange, yellow, green, teal, blue, purple, pinkish purple, and pink.

Sidewalk chalk drawing in front of a school entrance. The drawing is of two clasped hands. One hand is done in a dark skin tone and the other hand is done in a light skin tone. The background is strips of colors moving from red orange, to orange, yellow, green, teal, blue, purple, pinkish purple, and pink.

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One Chalk Army @onechalkarmy.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Drawn on August 20th, but I was tired after making three chalk drawings that day and didn't get them posted.

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One Chalk Army @onechalkarmy.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

I have appreciated all the schools who have shared their sidewalks with me over the last 6 years. Thank you for giving me an outlet to work through things while hopefully putting something positive out into the world. Thank you for letting us celebrate milestones and retirements with you.

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One Chalk Army @onechalkarmy.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Thank you so much to NKC Schools for allowing us to show our appreciation for NKC Staff today, and to NKC Schools Education Foundation for thinking of us and helping make this happen.

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One Chalk Army @onechalkarmy.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Each year, I have wished we could make a chalk drawing to welcome all NKC Schools staff back to a new school year, but there are far too many schools and locations. This year, I got my wish with Convocation. At North Kansas City High School Front entrance and the entrance to the football field

Sidewalk chalk drawing of a word cloud around NKCSD. The words are: discover, communicate, legacy, inquire, wonder, empower, respect, explore, imagine, share, achieve, think, connect, create, and embrace.

The word cloud chalk drawing was made possible with word suggestions from staff, and I appreciate them so much for it! I didn't have enough words on my own, so I had shelved the idea. But then several suggestions came in, and we settled on it being one of the designs to do the day before we made it.

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One Chalk Army @onechalkarmy.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

We were invited back to make a chalk drawing for their Back to School Night and got to play with a new panther. And you know I had to have all the colors. 😃 Chinn Elementary Park Hill School District. Drawn August 20th

Sidewalk chalk drawing of the Chinn Panther with "YOU BELONG HERE" underneath. It's done in rainbowy colors going through it.

Sidewalk chalk drawing in front of a school entrance. The drawing is of the Chinn Panther with "YOU BELONG HERE" beneath. It's done in rainbowy colors going through it.

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One Chalk Army @onechalkarmy.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

P.S. I fully acknowledge that stick figures are harder to draw than they sound. And I will stick to chalk. (5/5)

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One Chalk Army @onechalkarmy.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

... I know you’re all busy and want things to look nice (and some don’t feel artistic), but stick figures or clip art would be better for kids who are against generative AI. I know teachers don't want to lose their students’ trust in any way, so it would be sad to lose it because of this. (4/5)

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One Chalk Army @onechalkarmy.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

... it could undermine their trust—not only in the importance of the assignment, but in you as a teacher. I’m not saying that’s a fair judgement on their part, but I’ve seen how my kids view classmates who use it in their writing, and I don’t think teachers would be exempt from that judgement. (3/5)

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One Chalk Army @onechalkarmy.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

... They’ve seen how lazy classmates have become when they use it, and they hate that it has an environmental impact. Teachers/schools, you should know that some of your students have very strong anti-generative AI feelings, so if you use AI “art” in assignment write-ups or in the classroom, (2/5)

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One Chalk Army @onechalkarmy.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

I saw a post in a Facebook group about generative AI a month or so ago, and I’ve been trying to figure out how to share thoughts since. I still don’t know the right words, but school is about to start, so here goes… My kids, and many of their friends, are adamantly against generative AI. (1/5)

Four shakily drawn stick figures holding signs. Put together, the signs say "Stick Figures Against Generative AI".

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One Chalk Army @onechalkarmy.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Today marks 6 years of reimagining the Antioch clasped hands chalk drawing. It's the only drawing we've redone (reused ideas have been in different locations). I like seeing all the different versions of it together as I brainstorm what to make to greet students for the new school year.

Compilation of all the clasped hands chalk drawings made at the middle school over the last 6 years. The center of the drawing is always the two hands, one in a light skin tone and one in a dark skin tone, clasped together.

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One Chalk Army @onechalkarmy.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

We tried to get out before the heat warning and sort of made it. I wanted one last chalk drawing at a library before our school craziness starts back up. I love drawing on the wall. Have I mentioned that I love drawing on the wall? 😉 At Antioch Mid-Continent Public Library

Chalk drawing on a retaining wall that says "READ BOOKS CHANGE THE WORLD" with flowers, stars, sparkles, and hearts around it.

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One Chalk Army @onechalkarmy.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

We were lucky that we were able to get emergency services to our loved one last night, but I know their battle is far from over. I apologize that I don’t have resources to share here and only know about the 988 hotline from seeing a yard sign, so I don’t know much about it.

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One Chalk Army @onechalkarmy.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

My wish for anyone seeing this here or in person, for my family, and honestly, for myself right now. If you are struggling and feel there is no way out, please reach out to someone. Be safe, be kind, and tell your loved ones that you love them. At Antioch Mid-Continent Public Library

Sidewalk chalk drawing that says "I hope something good happens for you today"

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One Chalk Army @onechalkarmy.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Join the League of Women Voters of Kansas City/Jackson-Platte-Clay Counties to learn about the Missouri statewide ballot measures that voters will see on the August 2026 ballot. www.mymcpl.org/events/12172...

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Missouri Ballot Measures: August 2026 | Mid-Continent Public Library

Join the League of Women Voters of Kansas City/Jackson-Platte-Clay Counties to learn about the Missouri statewide ballot measures that voters will see on the August 2026 ballot.

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One Chalk Army @onechalkarmy.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Instead of curling up with a few ice packs after the Gateway drawing, we continued with the plan for something that I wanted made before the Missouri Ballot Measures: August 2026 program they will have on Monday. Info for the program is in a comment... At Woodneath Mid-Continent Public Library

Sidewalk chalk drawing that says "Your voice matters - Voting is your voice"

Sidewalk chalk drawing near a library entrance. The chalk drawing says "Your voice matters - Voting is your voice"

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One Chalk Army @onechalkarmy.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

The NKC Wheel Smart Bash was an event geared towards all ages (kids to adults) to encourage street smarts and safety while utilizing wheels (Bikes, Scooters, E-Bikes, E-Scooters, and more).

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One Chalk Army @onechalkarmy.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

At Gateway for the NKC Wheel Smart Bash. My brain is too hot and tired to think of anything else other than I appreciate everyone there for coming together to help our community ride safely. I don't know how they all did it, because I was ready to curl up with a few ice packs when we left.

Sidewalk chalk drawing that says "Ride smart - Stay safe - Have fun!"

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One Chalk Army @onechalkarmy.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

She sounds like an amazing friend and I'm sorry for your (and all who knew her) loss. I'm glad you were able to tell her daughters.

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One Chalk Army @onechalkarmy.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

And if it rains today, that’s because we drew at Antioch MCPL. 😂We got to play with drawing on the retaining wall, and I love it. Thank you, Antioch, for sharing your sidewalks and walls with me.

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