Coloring Espom Salt

Epsom salt can be used for sensory purposes, crafts, a substitute for glitter (so much easier to clean up!) and decorations. The Prince and I colored Epsom salt today so we can use it for future projects. It is very easy to do and the colors look great! I was browsing the internet and found some cute project ideas on ehow.com that used colored epsom salt and thought I would share.

You'll need....
Epsom salt (6lb bag for 4.97 at Walmart)
Food color
Container with lid (1 for each color)

The prince put in 2 cups of epsom salt into a container.

Next I let him squirt in around 6 drops of food coloring. On ehow.com it said to use one drop to color one cup, but I found that we needed more to get the color we wanted.

Then I made sure the lid was on tight and he shook it all up until all the salt was colored evenly.

We did colors red, blue, green, purple, pink, yellow, orange (mixed yellow and red), and left some plain. I'll be posting projects using epsom salt as I create them or come across something I just have to try :)