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Recycled sand when colored makes a fun picture!

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Make Recycle Sand Art

This also works for RICE or SALT.

This is a great project it uses recycled materials of all kinds--recycled cups, recycled jars, recycled sand. It can be adapted to any age level.

Use colored sand to make sand paintings

An ancient craft made new for a school lesson plan, girl scouts, boy scouts or home project,

Great for the beach excursion. Collect nice white sand-and follow this recipe to color it It takes 30 minutes to color.

Tools:

• cups (yogurt cups are good) or jars
• Plate, meet trays or cookie sheet
• Sand
• Food coloring
• Paper Towel
• Your imagination

Other possible materials:

• Color rice or salt, too- for variety of textures
• See-through containers to fill with sand.
• Boxes to cover
• Small fun shaped Jars to fill

Directions:

• Fill paper cups half full of sand.
• Add water to cups to completely cover sand.
• Add food coloring to get the desired color.
• Stir with plastic spoon (or if in a jar shale it well)
• Let set for 15 minutes or longer if desired
• Pour off water.
• Spoon sand onto paper towels.
• Spread out and allow to dry.
• Have fun!

Ideas:

• Fill jars or see thorough containers with layers of colored sand to make decorative fun pieces.
• Use to make colorful paintings.
• Cover a box top with colored sand drawings

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