Sand Painting

This activity is great for summer because for those that take a vacation to the beach, you can use some of that sand you brought back with you.

Materials:

regular sand colored with dry tempera; salt shaker or some other type of shaker; thin paste; a brush to spread the paste; paper ( any kind will work)

Procedure:

Spread paste over paper and shake colored sand onto paper.

With this activity wherever the paste is the sand will stick to it and create a beautiful picture once it has dried. After the child has finished shaking the sand onto the paper leave it lying on a flat surface for at least 24 hours to make sure the sand will stick and it has time to dry. When you pick the picture up some excess sand will probably fall off so be aware of that. I hope your children enjoy this activity.