How to Make Halloween Pumpkin Salt Painting with Kids

Salt painting is so easy and something exciting for the kids, especially if you have kids that love art and crafts as mine do.  It’s a quick art project to set up and only takes a few supplies that most of us have at our house. So, today we are sharing How to Make The Best Halloween Pumpkin Salt Painting. This pumpkin activity is perfect for all ages from toddlers on up. Add this pumpkin salt painting to your pumpkin lesson plans for a special hands-on activity.

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How to Make Halloween Pumpkin Salt Painting with Kids

Salt painting is a fun process art activity to do with kids. Whether it’s Pumpkin Salt Painting for a fall theme or Christmas painting for kids during winter, raised salt painting is exciting and even works your kids fine motor skills.

Salt Painting

Pumpkin Art

What you will need to make your Salt Painting is in this picture below. However, I have it displayed in list form to print out towards the bottom of the page. Enjoy!

Watercolor Salt Painting for Kids

Start by drawing a picture of a pumpkin on the piece of paper.

Squeeze glue on the white lines of the pumpkin picture you drew.

Now sprinkle a good coat of salt over all the glue making sure it is coated well. Then shake off the excess.

Wet your paintbrush with water then dip it into the paint and lightly brush onto the salt. You can also gently tap it on as well.

Halloween Watercolor Painting

Let this set and dry for a few hours. You can also give your pumpkin a face and make this a salt painted Jack O Lantern if you want. Have fun!

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Just add in a few of your favorite Pumpkin Books and you have the beginning of a perfect fall theme for your kids.

Makes a Great Pumpkin Salt Painting Preschool Craft

Pumpkin Salt Painting

What’s Needed

• 1 container Salt
• 1 bottle White Glue
• Water Color Paints
• Black Paper
• White Pencil

Directions

1. Draw a picture of a pumpkin on the piece of paper.

2. Squeeze glue on the white lines of the pumpkin picture you drew.

3. Now sprinkle a good coat of salt over all the glue making sure it is coated well. Then shake off the excess.

4. Wet your paintbrush with water then dip it into the paint and lightly brush onto the salt. You can also gently tap it on as well.

5. Let this set and dry for a few hours.

Fun Fall Salt Paint Craft Project for kids!

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