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Easter Watercolor Salt Paintings

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Make eggs-traordinary paintings! Learn how to do salt painting with a colorful Easter egg theme.

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Craft by CIY Staff

Steps:

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1 Cover piece of cardboard with white paint. Dry 1–2 hours. Add second coat. Dry 1–2 hours.

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2 Draw Easter egg with designs using pencil.

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3 Trace pencil sketch with school glue.

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4 While glue is wet, place cardboard in aluminum pan and sprinkle with salt.

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5 Lightly shake excess salt back into pan. Set aside.

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6 Lightly dab watercolors onto salt and glue, letting paint spread. Dry 1–2 hours.

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7 Repeat steps 1–6 replacing school glue with color glue for egg-citing color blending effects!

CIY Staff Tips:

  • For more DIY Easter decorations and craft ideas, see our entire collection of Easter crafts.