SALT PAINTED FLOWERS

SALT PAINTED FLOWERS

Don’t worry, I am not adding medicine to flowers… instead we are salt painting!

Have you tried this technique before? if not, you should. It’s an amazing taste safe at home activity for mastering fine motor skills and hand control. It is also really cute and a lot of fun. Nicky ws especially excited that it was flowers this time, but you can make any shape or form drawing.

MATERIALS:

  1. Watercolor Paper

  2. Permanent Marker

  3. Glue

  4. Table Salt

  5. Food Coloring

  6. Syringe or Dropper

INSTRUCTIONS:

  1. Using a permanent marker draw a few flowers on the watercolor paper.

  2. Outline the flowers using the glue.

  3. Add salt on top, for better results add a lot of salt.

  4. Use the syringe to drop a little bit of colored water at a time to paint the drawing. Best to do one drop at a time.

  5. Let dry

Tip: Although this is a taste safe activity for toddlers, make sure you keep an eye on the younger ones to avoid them consuming too much salt.

ACTIVITIESDIY, taste safe, paint, fine motor skills, tastesafe, sensory play, sensory activity, indoor activities, flower painting