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October 8, 2012

Halloween Sand Prints

Halloween Sand Prints ~ simple fall art

Halloween Sand Prints ~ simple fall art

The girls received a Sand Art kit a while ago.  They loved pouring the colorful sand into the decorative bottles.  However, now the bottles sit on the girls dresser collecting dust waiting to be recreated into Halloween Sand Prints! 

To make your own Halloween sand prints, your will need:

  • Colored Sand – ours came from a Sand Art kit.
  • Shallow Tray
  • White School Glue
  • Black Paper
  • Paint Brush or Brayer

Halloween Sand Prints ~ Brayer Technique

Halloween Sand Prints ~ simple fall art

First, dump out all the sand into a shallow tray.  Shake and tap the tray gently to create an even surface for your print.

Draw a cute design in the sand with your finger.  We found that it was best to keep the drawings simple.

Halloween Sand Prints ~ simple fall art

Spread an even layer of glue over over your entire paper.  We used a brayer, but a paintbrush would work great too.

Halloween Sand Prints ~ simple fall art

Press your glued side of the paper directly into your sand drawing.  When you lift your paper, be careful not to smudge your print.

Halloween Sand Prints ~ simple fall art

 I love this adorable spider prints!

Halloween Sand Prints ~ Painting Glue

Once again, spread the colorful sand evenly in the tray.

Halloween Sand Prints ~ simple fall art

Instead of drawing into the sand, this time use a paint brush and glue to draw your design.  Paint the glue onto your paper nice and thick.

Halloween Sand Prints ~ simple fall art

Once you are happy with your design, press the glued side of he paper into the colored sand and reveal your print.

I love that this project was basically free!  The kids enjoyed drawing in the sand and creating these beautiful prints.

 Check out this fun list of fall ideas!

Related posts:

  1. DIY Halloween Wrapping Paper
  2. Monster Marker Prints
  3. Spider Web Halloween Craft for Kids
  4. Nature Prints
Posted in Kid Art, Take joy in Fall and tagged Halloween, Kid Art, Painting, Take joy in Fall.

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  3. Spider Web Halloween Craft for Kids
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6 thoughts on “Halloween Sand Prints”

  1. Maria McClure on October 8, 2012 at 6:09 am said:

    You are so right about these sitting around! We have sand art bottles going back 5 years. Now we have a great idea for something creative to do with it. I remember one cold rainy day about 40 years ago we ran out of the colored sand that was keeping us busy. My mom had us make our own by rubbing Morton’s salt with colored chalk. That step alone kept us entertained for hours!

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  2. JDaniel4's Mom on October 27, 2012 at 7:53 am said:

    These are so pretty! Sand is such a pretty material to work with.

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  6. Yolanda Crisostomo on October 8, 2013 at 11:06 am said:

    We don’t have a lot of sand art but we do go to the beach a LOT :))) My grandson Loves crafting and just doing things so I’d love to do something with the glue making different pictures. Thanks for sharing 🙂

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