Looking for a simple but fun art activity for kids? Then you need to learn how to make salt art painting! Salt art painting is such an easy art activity for kids and uses items you already have around the house.
Painting is fun but salt art painting is so magical! Watching the colors run along the salt is almost like magic and it’s easy enough even for the smallest of hands. All you need for salt art painting is some glue (use the Elmer’s glue as the no name brands don’t stand up as well to the watercolors), salt, watercolors (aka paint mixed with water) and a paintbrush. You can use any art you want. If you’ve got a little princess at home, then you can use these adorable princess coloring pages or let kids draw up their own creations according to whatever they fancy. This kids activity is so much fun because you can literally turn any drawing into salt art!
First, outline the image in glue. This is much easier than it looks. My younger kids even help out. If you mess up and get a little glob, no worries, salt painting art is pretty forgiving.
After you’ve finished the glue outline, grab the table salt and start pouring. We pour ours on top of a platter so we can reuse the excess salt. Shake the salt around and then dump it off. This part is a lot of fun too…actually all the steps are super fun…and it’s something even my little 1 ½ year old likes helping with. We do salt art painting as a family activity all the time because it’s so easy, cheap and we always have the supplies on hand. Plus you can customize it for any holiday or season. Winter – snowflakes, Halloween – pumpkins, Easter – bunnies, and so on!
You can let the glue dry and paint for later or start painting right away. I suggest painting sooner rather than later because after it dries and you move the paper too much or slightly bend it, the salt starts to fall off. Salt art painting isn’t something that will last forever, but it’s cheap and a quick activity you can do that will always be fun no matter how many times you’ve done it before!
If you’re using these Disney princess printables, don’t forget that they double as coloring pages too and make for a great activity during a princess party, toddler activity at home, or a fun preschool station!
If you love printables and kid activities like this salt art painting, please share with your ohana!
Much love and aloha,
Stacey + Niki
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