Fun with Raised Salt Art

Fun with Raised Salt Art

Ages: 3 and up

Adult supervision may be needed depending on age of child

Difficulty  ****

Time:  20 minutes to create and a few hours to dry

Get crafty with raised salt painting. Use glue, watercolor paints and salt to create a one of a kind work of art.

Materials needed (located at your favorite craft store):

• Heavy paper, such as poster board, art paper or construction paper
• Paint brushes
• Small cups or bowls of water  to moisten paints and clean brushes
• Children’s watercolor paints
• Multipurpose glue, white or clear
• Table salt or kosher salt
• A tray or cookie sheet slightly larger than your paper, to catch the excess salt

 How-to steps:

1. Place your paper in the tray or cookie sheet.
2. Squeeze glue onto your paper in whatever pattern or design you like best.
3. Sprinkle a layer of salt on top of the wet  glue design. Gently shake extra salt into the tray. Salt can be discarded or used for another project. Return paper to the tray.
4. Use your paintbrush to dab your favorite paint colors onto the salt covered glue. The moist paint will then be soaked up by the salt and start to spread across your design. If it does not spread, try adding more water to your watercolor paint.
5. Allow to dry flat.