Salt Art Painting Kit
Turn a little salt into a LOT of creative magic! 🌈 With Salt Art, kids get to paint, experiment, and watch colors swirl and blend in surprising ways. It’s the kind of hands-on activity that makes kids say, “Whoa—look what happened!” while keeping their hands busy and their imaginations wide open.
Kids can follow the included templates or dream up their own designs while exploring this unique art technique. As colorful paint meets the salt, colors blend and flow across their artwork, making every creation feel like a tiny experiment. The hands-on process encourages creativity, concentration, and fine motor practice while giving kids a satisfying screen-free activity they can enjoy independently or share with a grown-up. Designed for children ages 5–8, this complete IglooBooks kit includes the core supplies needed to get started.
- Unique salt painting technique: Introduces kids to an exciting new way to make art and explore how colors move and blend.
- Complete activity kit: Includes an instruction and activity book, 6 pipettes, glue, 6 mixing pots, and 10 template pages.
- Guided or open-ended: Kids can start with the provided templates or create their own imaginative artwork.
- Creative fine motor practice: Using pipettes and working carefully with the materials gives little hands engaging dexterity practice.
- Screen-free fun: A great alternative to another afternoon of screens, with an activity that keeps hands and minds busy.
- Builds creative confidence: There is room to experiment, make choices, and discover what happens with different colors and designs.
- Made for ages 5–8: A developmentally appropriate craft activity for elementary-age artists.
- 16-page activity book: Provides instructions and inspiration to help young artists get started.
Perfect for:
- Creative kids ages 5–8
- Budding artists who love hands-on crafts
- Kids who enjoy experimenting with colors
- Screen-free activity baskets
- Rainy-day activities
- Quiet afternoons at home
- Weekend crafting projects
- Summer activity kits
- Art-loving birthday gifts
- Christmas and holiday gifts
- Creative Easter basket gifts
- Kids who enjoy open-ended, sensory-rich art experiences
- Parent-and-child craft time
Skip the ordinary coloring book and give them an art experience they haven't tried before. Salt Art combines creativity, hands-on discovery, and screen-free fun in one ready-to-explore kit—perfect for the young artist who loves to make, experiment, and see what happens next.