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Painting with Spices – a great sibling activity

Get creative with spice painting! A fun sensory art project for your child. A great way to use up some of those old spices too!

There are so many ways to get painting with spices.

Painting with Spices Art Activity for Kids

It has been done. Many times, many ways…

Here are just a few!

  • Spice Painting
  • Learning to write your name with spices
  • Sensory Painting with Spice Paint Recipe
  • Making your own paint with spices

But have you done it?  Painting with spices that is? If not, it is time to shake those spices out of your pantries and put them to work today… in your kids artwork that is! Remember it is SUMMER – time for fun projects and making memories.

I know that spices cost a fortune (just use the ones that are old or have been sitting unused, not your favorites) just take the leap!

Besides, after gluing/painting with spices, I was surprised with how little we actually used.

Painting with Spices Art Activity for Kids

Spice Painting with Kids

I picked out 4 different spices that I don’t use much and had way too much of in my pantry, handed the kids a piece of tagboard and a glue bottle each and said, “Have FUN!” They looked at me with confusion, so I explained that today we were going to do something different – paint with spices. They would need to put glue on, then shake their spices on top of the glue. Ahhh. They got it that time and off they went.

My 2 year old went for the shaken version, while my 5 year old really smelled and thought about the textures of each spice.

Painting with Spices Art Activity for Kids
Painting with Spices Art Activity for Kids

Their pictures turned out looking and smelling amazing.

So what are you waiting for? Go grab some spices and get gluing!!!!

Additional Spice Crafts for Kids

  • Lavendar Calming Playdough Recipe
  • Sensory Spiced Turkey Art
  • Cardamom Spice Playdough
  • Rosemary Sachet Tutorial for Kids
  • Creating an Edible Sensory Herb Garden for Kids
Lavender Playdough

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Filed Under: Arts Tagged With: Amanda, Animals, Art projects, grade school, Herbs, Preschool, Summer

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Comments

  1. Whitney @ Pen Pals and Picture Books says

    June 29, 2012 at 8:22 pm

    You know what, we've never done this and with the glitter obsession that we have, this sounds perfect! Although, I have one little one that is extra senstive when it comes to smells…hmmm. I'll have to pick mindly scented spices. Thanks for sharing!

  2. Julie@teachinggoodeaters says

    June 29, 2012 at 12:32 pm

    What a neat idea! I just threw away a bunch of old spices too 🙁 It's also a great way for kids to learn about the different tastes and textures of spices. I'd love if you'd link this post up to Food Adventure Friday.

    http://teachinggoodeaters.blogspot.com/2012/06/food-adventure-friday-historic-food.html

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