Coloring Salt With Chalk: Jerusalem Scene For Tisha B’Av

Tisha B'Av Recycling Craft

Crafting with colored salt that you can make yourself is so much fun, especially for kids who are more process oriented than expressive. While home-made colored salt poured in layers into recycled jars is certainly pretty, and there are lots of oohs and ahhs as the layers are built, I wanted to give more meaning to this project. So I decided that the layers of sand could most certainly represent the rolling hills of Jerusalem, right? Or they could also represent the hills of sand in the Judean dessert just outside of Jerusalem.

We finished off this project by sketching rows of houses onto our jars to remember Jerusalem, in preparation for the solemn holiday of Tisha B’Av, coming up next week. A dessert scene with palm trees and camels and a procession of travelers on their way to Jerusalem would be great too!

Salt Colored with chalk how to

You’ll Need:

  • table salt
  • colored chalk
  • plates
  • a funnel (or something that one can use as funnel)
  • white glue
  • a permanent black marker
  • recycled jars

Salt Colored with chalk how to close up

How To: Pour salt onto plates and color the salt with chalk by drawing on the plate. After you’ve colored several colors, start pouring layers of colored salt into your jars. Dont forget to use plain white salt too! When you’ve filled up the jar, pour a layer of white glue on top in order to prevent the sand from moving, once the glue had dried. Set aside to dry overnight, and if desired, sketch Jerusalem or dessert scenes on your jars, and display.

Salt Colored with chalk jars kids craft

And if you’d like to teach your kids about the significance of Jerusalem, and the Holy Jewish Temple, the Beis HaMikdash, (that is blatantly absent from so many history books, but certainly represented on google), now is the time! 

 

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11 responses to “Coloring Salt With Chalk: Jerusalem Scene For Tisha B’Av”

  1. Maya Avatar
    Maya

    Oh, this is precious!!! Especially eye-catching with the scenery drawn on the bottles!!

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  2. Bella Avatar
    Bella

    Your Blog is one of my favourit blogs,
    I am so happy to follow your creativ work
    and I get so happy of it!
    Thank you

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  3. Sara Rivka Avatar
    Sara Rivka

    Thanks so much Maya!

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  4. Sara Rivka Avatar
    Sara Rivka

    Thank you so very much, please tell your friends about the blog too!

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  5. Rochie O Avatar
    Rochie O

    That’s such a nice twist on the old sand art… Love your blog!

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  6. Sara Rivka Avatar
    Sara Rivka

    Thanks so much Rochie! Please do me a favor and help spread the word about my blog, the holidays are just around the corner and I know there are so many out there that would enjoy what Im sharing, they just need to know about it! all the best!

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  7. Z Friedman Avatar
    Z Friedman

    Thank you so much for this idea.
    It was a great project, because it took a LOT of time, and my 4, 7, and 10 year olds all enjoyed it (I put my 10 year old mostly in charge, so I wouldn’t have too much fun). We ran into a snag when we couldn’t find sidewalk chalk (in 5! stores), but a neighbor sent some over. (BTW, in a pinch, food coloring GEL works – put the salt in a bag with a few drops, tie the bag and work the color in – it’s not as pretty, or as much fun, but it’s better than nothing). We embelished the project by adding some “Jerusalem” stones (pebbles) on the bottom of our jars. Thanks again – amazing site!

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  8. Sara Rivka Avatar
    Sara Rivka

    Thanks so much for letting me know, it really makes all the effort worthwhile! And yes, those projects that take lots of time yet keep them involved are the best! Please do tell your friends about the site, Id greatly appreciate it!

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  9. Sally Avatar
    Sally

    Were do you get the containers from?

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  10. Sally Avatar
    Sally

    I made this craft with my kids and they adored it thx for the #awsome suggestion. Cant wait to put on my tick-tock keep in touch xx
    Ps such a shame can’t show you it because it’s totally amaazzzz!!!!

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  11. Sarah Rivka Rochel Leah Avatar
    Sarah Rivka Rochel Leah

    Why did you make it already it is too early !!!!!
    Do you eaven know when Tishabav is ??????

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