Sand Painting

Materials:

1. Empty jars or plastic yogurt containers
2. Powdered tempera paints in a variety of colors
3. Sand
4. Paper, pencils, glue and popsicle sticks
5. Plastic spoons
6. Plastic or styrofoam tray

Directions:

1. Draw a simple picture on your paper.
2. Pour some sand into an empty jar or container.
3. Add just a little powdered tempera paint to dry sand. Experiment with how much you want.
4. Mix as many separate colors of paint and sand as you want.
5. Decide where you want first color of sand.
6. Put an even layer of glue on the paper and pour some colored sand onto the glue using a plastic spoon.
7. Repeat until the entire paper is covered.
8. Let the sand painting dry.
9. Seal painting with artist's fixative, hair spray, or a mixture of glue and water (80% glue, 20% water).