Salt Paint Mermaid Tail

We’ve had a lot of fun crafting for summer already this year, and this Salt Paint Mermaid Tail painting activity is definitely one of our favorites! They turned out so pretty, and so colorful, too!

Salt painting is such a neat process, but there’s definitely a few tricks to it. You want to make sure you use a generous line of glue, as evenly drawn as possible, and plenty of salt. Every bit should be covered. We also have a Free Printable Mermaid Tail Template to make the shape of your mermaid tails even easier.

Mermaid Tail Craft with Salt Paint

To make our Salt Paint Mermaid Tail you will need our mermaid tail template, heavy brown cardstock, table salt, school glue, and watercolors.

Salt Painted Mermaid Tail Craft Supplies Needed

Mermaid Tail Template
Heavy brown cardstock
Table salt
Watercolors
School glue
Scissors

Mermaid Tail Salt Painting Step by Step Directions

Begin by printing the mermaid tail template. Cut out.

Line the template up against a corner of the brown cardstock. Trace. Then use regular school glue to draw over the lines.

Also use the glue to make scales and lines on the fins.

Now, pour a generous amount of salt over the glue.

Shake off the glue. We used a plastic cutting mat so that we could then gather the excess salt to use again.

Next, load the paintbrush with a watercolor color. You’ll want the watercolor wet, of course, but if it’s too wet then the colors of the mermaid tail may run. Lightly dab the tip of the paintbrush with the watercolors on the salt. Watch as the colors flow across the salt!