Magic Snowflake Art With Salt and Watercolor
Children will love using watercolor paint, salt, and oil pastels for a fun, magical snowflake art project.
Print Tutorial
Equipment
- Water container
Supplies
- Thick White Paper Watercolor Paper works best!
- Watercolor Paint
- White Oil Pastels
- Salt
Instructions
- Draw simple snowflakes with a white oil pastel or white crayon. Press hard.
- Paint a water wash over the background to help the blue and purple colors blend.
- Add watercolor paint to the background. You can brush right over where you put oil pastels.
- Optional: Add salt or add paint splatters to your painting once it is dry.
Notes
- Watercolor paper will yield the best results.
- A high-quality white crayon can be substituted for an oil pastel.
- Do not use copy paper.
Cost: under $5