Salt Painted Hearts

Embark on a vibrant and artistic journey with Salt Painted Hearts, a delightful craft for kids that adds a burst of color and texture to the canvas of everyone’s Valentine’s Day celebrations.

Dive into the creative process and watch as your child transforms simple ingredients into a masterpiece of salt-sprinkled beauty.

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With each stroke of the brush and sprinkle of salt, bring to life a symphony of colors that resonates with the spirit of Valentine’s Day, making this artistic venture both enjoyable and visually stunning.

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Supplies for Salt Painted Hearts

white cardstock paper
heart cookie cutters
pencil
glue
paintbrush
watercolor paints
water (small bowl)
salt

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How to Make a Salt Painted Heart Craft

Use the cookie cutters and trace the hearts onto the white cardstock paper. Pour glue along the outlines of the hearts. Pour a generous amount of salt onto the hearts to cover the glue. Make sure you cover all of the glue with salt.

watercolor salt painted hearts for valentines day

Set aside to dry.

Gently shake the remainder of the salt off of the page (be careful during this process so that the salt isn’t knocked off of the hearts.)

Choose the watercolor paint colors that you want to use for the hearts. Dip your paintbrush into the water and make sure the paintbrush has enough water and watercolor paint on it.

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Gently paint the salt with the watercolors. You should be able to see the paint spread through the salt as you paint around the hearts. Continue this until all hearts are completed.

valentine's day craft for kids - watercolor painted salt hearts

Set aside to dry and display!

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