I have seen salt art on a lot of blogs and have really wanted to try it with the boys. With Guy Fawkes and Bonfire night on the horizon it was the perfect time to try some salt art fireworks.
Materials
- Glue – PVA, Elmers or school glue
- Table salt
- Watercolour paints
- Droppers
- Black Paper
How to make Salt Firework Art
We used the glue to draw firework shapes on the back paper before covering them in salt and then shaking off the excess very gently.
We then decided on which colours we wanted our fireworks and the boys chose green, yellow and red, so we mixed up some watercolour paints with water. Don’t worry you can also use food colouring.
The boys then used the pipettes (droppers) to place the paint on the salt and watched as it got soaked up. The salt almost glistens like real fireworks.
Salt art is so much fun to make, but beware, it really is more about the process of the art, as when it dries it will fall off.
Why not take a look at my other firework activities including scratch art fireworks, bonfire art and edible sparklers
I really like this idea and a completely new one for me……would be good for my lot with their wide age range! Juliex
Oooo this looks fun – I used to love doing firework pictures using a toothbrush when I was young x
Love that – science and art in perfect harmony – will be giving it a try this week as I think will appeal to both my boys!
Very cute !
Very cute ! will try them out with my girls1
This looks like such a great craft idea! I’ve never tried it before so I’ll have to give it a go with my boys!
Oh this looks like great fun, I haven’t seen them before x
Have to day how clever this is just so good for the kids.
Considering that salt art has featured on a lot of blogs lately this is my first time seeing and it looks great. Really effective. Fireworks was a perfect choice subject to demonstrate with.
Wow this looks amazing! I will definitely be giving this a try with Liv.
Such a good little activity, though I can imagine how messy this can get.
Now this looks like lots of fun, amazing colours too x
We’ve never tried salt art but I like the science element to it.
Any opportunity to use new media in an original way always inspires fun! Love those fireworks, beautiful colours.
it looks beautiful!
make some salt art and then snap a lot of pictures to keep it for longer 🙂
These look interesting. We’ve not tried salt art but my kids would enjoy it, I’m sure. Love the fireworks theme.
What a super quick and easy kids craft. This is definitely going in our list to try for half term. Thanks for sharing. X
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Love this idea, never thought f doing art with salt before
Oh that is a really clever idea – love it.
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This is such a lovely idea. Am pinning it for inspiration. Thanks for sharing.
Your CoThis looks fun! My kids would enjoy this
Fab idea – Thanks for linking with this week’s Parenting Pin it Party.
I love arts and crafts and this sounds like a great activity to create different pictures.
This looks great and such a simple idea. I’ve never thought of doing anything like this before.