Description
An engaging and colorful craft project bringing jellyfish to life through salt painting, perfect for all ages.
Ingredients
- Cardstock or watercolor paper
- White school glue
- Table salt
- Watercolor paints or liquid food coloring
- Paintbrushes
- A shallow dish or tray (optional for salt)
- A small bowl of water
- A pencil
Instructions
- Set up a clean workspace with a protective covering.
- Lightly sketch a jellyfish with a pencil on the cardstock.
- Trace over the pencil drawing with white school glue.
- Sprinkle salt over the wet glue drawing, then shake off excess salt and let dry for about 30 minutes.
- Using a paintbrush, dip into watercolor paint or food coloring and touch it to the salt to spread color.
- Experiment with different colors for the jellyfish and background.
- Allow the painting to dry completely for several hours, then shake off any excess salt.
Notes
Experiment with glow-in-the-dark paint for added fun or substitute salt with sand for different texture effects.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 180 minutes
- Category: Crafts
- Method: Art Project
- Cuisine: N/A
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 finished painting
- Calories: 0
- Sugar: 0g
- Sodium: 0mg
- Fat: 0g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 0g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 0g
- Cholesterol: 0mg