MAKE A SUMMER CRAFT

Here is one example of what you can do exclusively for your Summer Holidays. You can, of course, conceive your own ideas as well ...

Sand Art

Materials needed

* newspaper
* glue
* construction paper
* paintbrush
* large tray or cookie sheet
* plastic cup

~ For each color of sand you want to use:

* 1/2 cup of salt
* food coloring
* bag

How to make It :

1. Pour 1/2 cup of salt into a Ziploc bag and add several drops of food coloring.

2. Close the bag tightly, making sure that most of the air is out (you can add more food coloring to get more vibrant colors of "sand").

3. Use your fingers (on the outside of the bag) to mix the color into the salt. Pour the salt in a tin layer on the newspaper and let it dry.

4. Repeat this for each color, giving each color its own piece of newspaper.(You can use half of a page.) When all colors are dry, pick up the papers one at a time and pour the salt back into Ziploc bags or into separate compartments in an egg carton.

5. Mix together glue and water in equal amounts (if you use two tablespoons of water, use two tablespoons of glue).

6. Put a piece of construction paper in the tray. Use a pencil to draw the design you want to make and then use the paintbrush to paint (glue) the areas where you want ONLY THE FIRST COLOR to stick.

7. Use your fingers to sprinkle the first color over the areas you painted. Wait a few minutes to allow the salt to stick and then hold the paper over the tray to let the "extra" salt fall off of the painting.

8. Pour the "extra" salt back into ints container---You can use it again. Repeat steps 6 and 7 until you have all of the colors you want in your painting. Congratulations! You have created "sand" art.