Simply Play

Salt Painting Snowflakes

Glue snowflakes coated in salt that magically absorb watercolor as it touches them. Holiday science art.

🧒 Ages 3-5, 6-8⏱ 25 min⛅ Weather
Salt Painting Snowflakes
Salt Painting Snowflakes
Salt Painting Snowflakes
Salt Painting Snowflakes

How to do it

  1. 1

    Use white school glue to draw snowflakes on dark paper.

  2. 2

    Sprinkle salt over the wet glue, then tap off the excess.

  3. 3

    Once the glue is dry, dab a wet brush of paint to the salt and watch the color spread along each line.

Tips & extensions

A dropper works in place of a paintbrush if the kid prefers.

Watch the activity

Comments

No comments yet. Be the first to share how it went.

Sign in to leave a comment.