Watercolor and Salt Art

 

A simple art project to do with any age group. Even though Skylar is in the eleventh grade this year, we don't exclude art and downtime from studies. This art project is a lot of fun and only takes four simple items: 

•Liquid glue

•Salt/sugar

•Paper

•Water Colors

Start first with card stock, or paper. Cardstock is better for holding up with the weight of the glue and the salt or sugar.

Draw a design in glue on the page and be as creative, or as detailed as you want. Let kids use their imagination in the best way they know how. Any drawing in glue will do, but be sure to leave enough space between the lines of your drawing. Larger images work better like the ones above, or a house, the sun, or even basic shapes and designs.

Once the glue is drawn sprinkle on your salt or sugar. Either one works for this project, but be sure to cover the entire area that's been glued. Allow the glue to dry with the sugar or salt on top. 24 hours should be enough time to dry completely.

Once dry, use the watercolors in different colors to drip a small drop onto the grains of the salt/sugar. It only takes a bit, so go slow and make sure you use a small drop at first and work your way up to more as you see the colors change and travel down the salt/sugar. 

Once finished, allow to dry 24 hours and hang up your masterpiece. 

Cardstock we like here.

Watercolors we like here.

Salt we like here.

Liquid Glue we like here.