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a child's hand touching the paint on a piece of paper that is covered in colorful

Today we have 2 easy art activities using colored salt. I love using salt for crafts and activities because it is inexpensive, taste safe, and causes some really cool things to happen. For example, our Colored Salt Painting took on several appearances while we were making it, until it finally dried into a colorful textured work of art. What happens is the water causes the salt to dissolve and spread across the paper. As the water evaporates, the salt crystallizes again on the paper.

a child is painting with colored crayons on a black paper and the words salt pointing

Tara • The Littles Learn • Learning and Playing on Instagram: "You have to give Salt Painting a try…the salt crystals soak up all the paint or dye and it looks so pretty! Try this on black paper for that extra pop!! It’s really easy to do, all you need is salt + glue and some watercolour paint or food dye. Simply draw out a picture with the glue (you can do words or names too!) then cover with the salt. Once it’s dry it’s ready to paint! You will want your water paint to be quiet watery, ma

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