Salt Painting???

Yes!!  During visual arts this week, we took painting to a new level -- we created masterpieces out of salt and coloured water.  The students had a blast.  The first step was to create the design using a glue stick.

Next, the students covered the paper with salt, and revealed their fantastic designs.

Ta-da!

The last step was adding the colour.  We used coloured water and dropped water onto the salt designs. The students were amazed at the way the salt attracted all the water, and the colour was only visible on the salt.

The students created some interesting designs...and it was fantastic to see literacy aspects incorporated within visual arts.  Many students chose to create letters, and even messages through their artwork.