salt Archives – The Pinterested Parent https://thepinterestedparent.com/tag/salt/ Playing, laughing, crafting and painting Mon, 27 Sep 2021 13:57:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 85011757 Shape Castle Silhouettes With Watercolors https://thepinterestedparent.com/2018/08/shape-castle-silhouettes-with-watercolors/ https://thepinterestedparent.com/2018/08/shape-castle-silhouettes-with-watercolors/#respond Mon, 06 Aug 2018 16:16:41 +0000 https://thepinterestedparent.com/?p=26311 It is Harry Potter mania in my house. My daughter and I just finished book one, The Sorcerer’s Stone and are now moving on to The Chamber of Secrets.  She is in love with all things Harry Potter and so am I.  This past week the focus has been on Hogwarts Castle. I love castles […]

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]]> https://thepinterestedparent.com/2018/08/shape-castle-silhouettes-with-watercolors/feed/ 0 26311 Salt Painted Easter Eggs https://thepinterestedparent.com/2018/02/salt-painted-easter-eggs/ https://thepinterestedparent.com/2018/02/salt-painted-easter-eggs/#respond Mon, 26 Feb 2018 12:12:50 +0000 https://thepinterestedparent.com/?p=25527 Have you ever tried salt painting? It is a fun and fascinating process and working with the glue is wonderful for honing those fine motor skills. That and the kids love shaking the salt. These salt painted Easter eggs are so much fun to make, you will want to make them again and again. What […]

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]]> https://thepinterestedparent.com/2018/02/salt-painted-easter-eggs/feed/ 0 25527 Watercolor and Salt Paintings https://thepinterestedparent.com/2017/08/watercolor-and-salt-paintings/ https://thepinterestedparent.com/2017/08/watercolor-and-salt-paintings/#comments Fri, 18 Aug 2017 04:58:28 +0000 https://thepinterestedparent.com/?p=23986 I love the reaction that occurs when you combine salt and watercolors. Salt paintings are a fun process that your kids will love. Try sprinkling salt on a freshly painted watercolor picture and see what happens. It is lovely. Another cool process is painting on the salt with watercolors. This is a messy process, but […]

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]]> https://thepinterestedparent.com/2017/08/watercolor-and-salt-paintings/feed/ 1 23986 Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Sea Star https://thepinterestedparent.com/2017/02/twinkle-twinkle-little-sea-star/ https://thepinterestedparent.com/2017/02/twinkle-twinkle-little-sea-star/#comments Tue, 14 Feb 2017 12:09:33 +0000 https://thepinterestedparent.com/?p=22293 Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Sea Star. How beautiful and glittery you are. There is nothing quite as wonderful as watching your children create. It is a fascinating and beautiful thing. My little girl and I spend a lot of time creating together, but my favorite projects are the ones that she comes up with on her own. This […]

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]]> https://thepinterestedparent.com/2017/02/twinkle-twinkle-little-sea-star/feed/ 1 22293 Stick and Stone Winter Crafts https://thepinterestedparent.com/2016/12/stick-and-stone-winter-crafts/ https://thepinterestedparent.com/2016/12/stick-and-stone-winter-crafts/#comments Sat, 31 Dec 2016 13:26:15 +0000 https://thepinterestedparent.com/?p=21623 The winter is officially here and we enjoyed a couple of snowy days this week to welcome the start of winter. We played outside in the snow all day yesterday and took in all of the beauty of the season. Watching the snowfall and looking at the snow-covered trees was enough to inspire some winter […]

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]]> https://thepinterestedparent.com/2016/12/stick-and-stone-winter-crafts/feed/ 1 21623 Newspaper and Watercolor Snowflake Art https://thepinterestedparent.com/2016/12/newspaper-and-watercolor-snowflake-art/ https://thepinterestedparent.com/2016/12/newspaper-and-watercolor-snowflake-art/#comments Thu, 22 Dec 2016 12:17:53 +0000 https://thepinterestedparent.com/?p=21559 *This post contains affiliate links*  The other day, I showed my little girl how to cut snowflakes. In the beginning, she had a bit of a hard time snipping through the folded paper, so we switched over to newspaper for our tutorial. We cut a bunch of them in different sizes. You can find directions on […]

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]]> https://thepinterestedparent.com/2016/12/newspaper-and-watercolor-snowflake-art/feed/ 2 21559 Watercolor & Salt Rainy Day Painting https://thepinterestedparent.com/2016/04/watercolor-salt-rainy-day-painting/ https://thepinterestedparent.com/2016/04/watercolor-salt-rainy-day-painting/#comments Fri, 01 Apr 2016 11:11:33 +0000 https://thepinterestedparent.com/?p=17914 My daughter loves pretend play. We play cupcake shop, hospital & sometimes we are animals, but my personal favorite is playing school. I love playing teacher & student with her. We do a series of activities complete with snack time, a brief recess & mini lessons. Incidentally, she listens to teacher mommy much better than […]

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]]> https://thepinterestedparent.com/2016/04/watercolor-salt-rainy-day-painting/feed/ 1 17914 Salt Dough Mosaic Frames https://thepinterestedparent.com/2016/03/salt-dough-mosaic-frames/ https://thepinterestedparent.com/2016/03/salt-dough-mosaic-frames/#comments Thu, 24 Mar 2016 11:34:12 +0000 https://thepinterestedparent.com/?p=17803 We love clay & play dough projects in our house. My daughter just can’t get enough of it. We make new dough every week, sometimes even a couple of times a week. We are just about settled into our new home, but are still missing pictures on our walls. I thought it would be fun […]

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]]> https://thepinterestedparent.com/2016/03/salt-dough-mosaic-frames/feed/ 3 17803 Clay Fingerprint Keepsake Ornaments https://thepinterestedparent.com/2016/01/fingerprint-keepsakes/ https://thepinterestedparent.com/2016/01/fingerprint-keepsakes/#comments Sat, 30 Jan 2016 00:34:45 +0000 https://thepinterestedparent.com/?p=17007     These clay fingerprint ornaments are perfect for any occasion. They make a great keepsake gift for grandparents and mom and dad. *This post contains affiliate links* Some photos have been updated since original post. My daughter has inherited a lot of hand-me-down books. We have so many that we don’t even know what […]

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]]> https://thepinterestedparent.com/2016/01/fingerprint-keepsakes/feed/ 6 17007 Toddler Science Made Easy https://thepinterestedparent.com/2015/02/toddler-science-made-easy/ https://thepinterestedparent.com/2015/02/toddler-science-made-easy/#comments Wed, 11 Feb 2015 12:06:27 +0000 https://thepinterestedparent.com/?p=10405 I must have lived a very sheltered childhood because there are so many things that I never did as a child. Having a child of my own, I have been introduced to so many things that I missed out on when I was young. It is as if I am reliving my own childhood vicariously through […]

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