Hello again, it’s been
a long time since my first blog entry. I was busy going on lots of holidays.
Lucky me!
This week I made a
RAINBOW SALT JAR. We make them sometimes at afterschool care and they are
awesome!
This is great for
making rainbows on a rainy day.
You will need:
A medium glass jar,
salt, coloured chalk, A4 scrap paper
What to do:
1. Pour some salt onto
a piece of paper.
2. Before you do this
step make sure your hands are clean and dry. Ask an adult to help you with this
next stuff. Take a piece of coloured chalk and roll it over the salt. You need
to press as hard as you can while you are rolling. Roll, roll and roll some
more all over the salt and the salt will turn the colour of the chalk.
I love how the chalk
makes the salt coloured. It’s like magic!
3. Do the same as the
last step for each coloured chalk. Remember to wash your hands and get a new
piece of paper each time you start a different colour. You will need to be
patient, as this will take a while to do. Ask an adult to help you so you can
get it done faster.
Wow, look at all those
colours!
4. Now for the really
fun part! Get your jar ready. Choose the colour you want to pour into the jar first
and very carefully lift the long edges of your paper so the salt falls into the
middle of the paper in a sort of line. Very slowly tip the paper so the salt
pours into the jar. Try not to use all of one colour in the same go
because you will need it later. Ask an adult to help you with this first
colour.
This part is so cool!
5. Do the same as the
last step, for each colour. When you pour each colour in you can tap the jar a
little bit so the salt goes into a neater line. Try not to tap too much or
shake the jar because then all the colours will mix together and look yucky.
You can pour in more of one colour and less of another or whatever you think
looks good. Have lots of fun with this!
6. Put the lid on the
jar and enjoy your wonderful artwork.
Wow! It’s a rainbow in
a jar
