Alpha Science Classroom: Salt Paintings special kids art activity

Besides interesting science activities, the favorite activity for kids is painting. Today, the alpha science classroom will introduce a special kids for art activity--salt paintings. It is made with watercolor, glue, and salt and kids can paint freely.

When made the salt paintings, you can add glue as a resist so it can create wonderful texture. Isolating small areas by cutting out shapes, opens up all kinds of art possibilities.

Alpha science classroom: Materials for salt paintings

• Watercolor paper

• Watercolor paints

• Paintbrushes

• Clear School Glue Gel

• Salt

• Circle punch

Alpha science classroom: Salt Paintings Activity steps

1.Squeeze some glue onto a sheet of watercolor paper and smooth it with a paintbrush and then keep it dry overnight.

2.Paint over the dried glue with watercolor paints. Sprinkle some salt on sections of the painting when it is still wet. Once it dries, you will find how the salt absorbs the surrounding water and pushes the pigment away, leaving behind a white, speckled effect.

3.When the paint dries, use a cloth or dry sponge to gently remove the salt. Pay attention to all the great textures created.

4.Using a circle punch to cut out as many circles as possible. One inch punch was used but any size will work.

Finally, children can use hole punches or scissors to make salt paintings of different shapes, and they can be used to decorate Christmas trees and windows. It must be beautiful. You can also use salt painting to make postcards as a gift to your best friends, who must love them.

Kids' craft activity from the alpha science classroom has been finished now. Children can choose different watercolors to do many salt paintings in different ways with their imagination. Or they can draw a theme painting as the first masterpiece of a young artist, hanging in your room. If you want more interesting kids' craft toys, welcome to alpha science toys to choose more science experiment toys for your kids. They can cultivate children’s art so that children can grow up with happiness to be the most creative artiest.