Using Salt to create art? You bet ya! This is an unexpected way to add some sparkle to your firework art.
I first saw firework salt art on
busymommymedia.com She uses watercolor paints. I opted to go a different route and add a little extra.
Supplies
Instructions
*Make sure you work on a cookie sheet so you don't get salt and food coloring everywhere.*
1.Using the white glue, 'draw' fireworks. The trick to this is to
not use straight lines: otherwise, it looks like a funny snowflake.
2. Cover in salt and shake off the excess.
3. Using the eyedropper, color the salt with food coloring. I like using the eyedropper as you don't have to worry about brushing away too much salt. (If I had this to do over I would dilute the food coloring a little so it's not so dark.)
4. Here's my extra step: Since the eye dropper method left these super wet and dark, we sprinkled some salt over the painted fireworks then GENTLY shook off the excess.
That made the finished product perfect!!
All 3 of my kids (ages 3-13) enjoyed this project. Rosey Posey even asked to do more. (OMG! My teenager enjoyed spending time with me!!)
You can use all sorts of colors on your firework salt art. As you can see we went with a patriotic theme, but these are even more gorgeous with all sorts of colors. And the salt gives the firework salt art an extra sparkle that I would have never expected from something I put on my potatoes.
Anyone else used such a strange art medium?
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