Rainbow in a Jar

Rainbow in a Jar

Here’s the how-to:

Materials:

• Paper
• Colored Chalk
• Salt

1 Step:

Pour salt on a piece of paper, enough to make a layer about 1/4 “ thick in your chosen container. This is tactilely so wonderful – let your kids play with it – or design with it.

2 Step:

Take your chosen chalk color and rub the chalk back and forth across the salt until you get the desired color saturation.

3 Step:

Carefully, pour layer of colored salt into container.

4 Step:

Use the opposite side or a new piece of the paper for a new color.

5 Step:

Pour layers at angles and around the jar to get interesting strata.  You can rotate the jar while pouring to achieve this.

6 Step:

Repeat process with new colors until jar is completely full.  Take care not to shake the jar as this will mix the layers up – brown salt, no fun. 

Take a moment to relish in the happy feeling you get making something and appreciate the colors and layers and how they look.