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Supplies needed: - Salt - street chalk in different colors - small bowls for mixing and glasses - jelly jars - mustard jars, wide straight glasses, etc.... to fill the sand   in   Summer Crafts for Kids - Creating Colored Salt - Color Salt Votive Decoration Ages 6 and older This is a fun craft project for kids in the summer. Not only will it keep them busy but it is also inexpensive to do. Recycle jam or mustard jars, let the kids create the color salt and then they can fill the glasses up in layers of colors. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Examine the tutorial pictures above right for creating the color salt. This craft recipe is simple! 1. The first step is to fill a small bowl up with the amount of salt you need. Insert the chalk and work it around the salt in a circular motion. This will start to color the salt. A little patience is needed. Continue until the color is as intense as you would like it to be. 2. Fill your glass now with the colored salts. This will create layers of different colors. If you would like to create patterns and designs, take a spoon end or a knitting needle and insert it in the glass and poke the colors down as desired. By moving the object around, you can create many interesting looks.   Picture 1 Picture 2     All patterns, pictures and text found on Craftideas.info are property of the owners of this website and may be only printed out and used for private or non-commercial purposes. It is not permitted to use them on the internet or in any other publication.     Creative spring, Mother’s Day and Easter crafts for kids All occasion crafts for creative kids More fall and Halloween crafts for kids Creative Christmas crafts for kids Rainy day crafts for kids Craft Patterns and Templates Craft Tutorials Tips and tricks for paper crafts, card making, etc... Subscribe to Our Free Newsletter     Enter your search terms Submit search form Web www.craftideas.info     Sunshine Window Cling