Salt Painting – Leaf Art For Kids

This salt painting leaf art for kids is great Fall crafts that the both parents and kids will love. Free printable fall leave color pages included for added fun.

There is something so fun about salt paintings.

Kids of all ages enjoy painting. I am not sure if its the raised 3D type look it gives off or how the watercolors tend to blend together. Regardless, they are all kinds of fun.

We highlighted this craft along with some other fun kids craft in our September Crafts for Kids , our 101+ Free Kids Printables as well as our 101+ Easy Craft Ideas for kids.

Watercolor Painting

We love utilizing our watercolor paint pallets for art projects. There are some great art techniques that can be learned through watercolor.

Watercolor is not always my kids first choice when grabbing for a paint project. They claim it is because the colors are not as vivid.

I find myself explaining to them that the beauty of watercolor is that you can build the color with layers. Layer create a beautiful look and that they may find that they love the vivid looks of these layered watercolors more than their thicker counterparts.

Fall Crafts for Kids

Once the leaves start to turn and the air becomes crisp, I love having an arsenal of Fall kids crafts and art projects on hand.

There is something about Fall leaves, pumpkins, and apple picking that makes Autumn such a special season.

What you need for your painting

Coloring page printed on thick white cardstock (recommended)
Watercolor paint palette
Water
Paintbrush
White glue
Salt

How to create your salt and watercolor leaf craft for kids

Start by printing out some fun leaf coloring pages. Free printables below.

Trace around the image on the coloring page with glue.

Sprinkle glue with salt as you would with glitter. Tape the paper to settle the salt into any grooves. Gently lift the paper and shake to remove the excess salt. The salt and glue should give a raised effect to your project.

Dip paintbrush in water and blend with watercolor paints to soften. Saturate the paintbrush with watercolor. Then, gently touch the paintbrush to the salt. The salt absorbs the color and will spread.

Allow the kids art project to dry completely before displaying or gifting.

Can You Paint the Art with Other Options?

Yes, you can certainly use alternatives to the typical watercolor paints. What we love about watercolors is that they easily blend between colors which gives the art a Fall look. They also attach to the salt easily.

You could also get the same effect from liquid watercolors or even food coloring and water.

Tempura or acrylic paints will work as well. I would let the glue and salt dry before painting otherwise it might all combine together.

Download Your Free Leaf Coloring Pages

Other Toddler and Preschoolers Fall Crafts and Activities

This beautiful Fall tree craft is great for kids of all ages. It combines colors of Fall, fall leaves and paper Fall craft to make one of the easiest and lovely autumn tree art projects.
Sharing a fun Fall kids craft with this fabulous apple picking hand print painting. This toddler craft is a fun one for their little hands to get involved.
What says FALL decoration more than a bowl made out of leaves? We’ve got your DIY Leaf Bowl here.
We are sharing how to make puffy paint using just two supplies. Sand painting is another fun project.

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