Salt Painted Halloween Craft | Easy Salt Painted Pumpkins and Spiderweb

Create spooky salt-painted pumpkins and spiderwebs with this easy, low-mess Halloween craft!

Medium budget

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This salt painting project uses simple materials like glue, salt, and food coloring to make textured Halloween art. You trace a template, outline with glue, coat with salt, then add color drops that spread beautifully. Let it dry for a day or two before displaying your festive creations.

You'll need

Thick Paper: watercolour paper, card stock or poster board

White Elmer’s Glue

Table Salt

Watered down food coloring or liquid watercolor paints

Paint Brushes

Directions

Line a baking tray with aluminum foil to help contain any mess.

Tape your template to a sunny window, then place your watercolour paper on top. Use the daylight to see through and trace the outlines onto your paper.

Go over the traced lines with white glue, making sure the outlines are continuous.

Immediately cover the wet glue with a thick layer of table salt so no glue is left exposed.

Carefully tilt and turn the paper over a sink or trash can to remove the loose salt. Avoid shaking or tapping the paper to prevent disturbing the salt on the glue.

Dip your brush into thinned food coloring or liquid watercolor, then gently touch it to the salt-coated glue lines. The salt will soak up the colour and spread it.

Set the creation somewhere out of the way and leave it to dry completely, which can take one to two days.