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Easy Salt Painting

I love doing art projects with my girls, especially when they are super easy and fun!  The other day we did a very easy salt painting.   Although it is a fun art project, it is not one that you can hang up on the walls and keep around.  When the salt dries, it all falls off and makes a bit of a mess.  In fact, this beauty will eventually find itself in the “round file”.   It gets a little messy, but kids LOVE it!  This art project is all about the process.

Easy Salt Painting Craft!

Supplies Needed:
*white glue
*table salt
*different colored paper
*paintbrushes
*food coloring or other liquid paints

Directions:
1) Begin by making a glue design on your colored construction paper.
2) Pour salt over the glue….this part was a little messy so make sure you use a try.  Just like glitter, we sprinkled and then shook the salt around to cover all parts of the glue.
3) Squeeze drops of food coloring and a few drops of water into some sort of container.  Here is the FUN part…  use a paint brush to drip little drops of food coloring onto the glue.  It’s magical!  Watch the color spread through your salt line.

I did this with both of my girls and they LOVED it!  The 3 year old said, “Oh Mommy!  My painting is so beautiful!”  Both girls wanted to make several copies of their artwork.  I LOVE easy and fun crafts!

So fun, so easy!

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    6. amoffatt says

      Hi Amanda,

      Great question. No, we didn't let the glue dry. We just starting painting right after we sprinkled 🙂 SO much fun!!
      Annie;)

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