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The Messiest — But Coolest — Outdoor Art Projects

Awesome art projects that can be done in the backyard

Sarah-Bradley
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Published on: June 06, 2025

The Messiest — But Coolest — Outdoor Art Projects

child's hand making a design with colored salt
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You’ll be amazed at the patterns your kids will create with this fun and simple project. Photo: iStock

Salt art

Talk about a low-prep project — this idea from Buggy and Buddy requires only salt and squeeze bottles to keep your kids busy drawing patterns, shapes, letters and more. To up the fun factor, you can add food dye to your salt the night before so your kids have different colors to design with (it needs time to dry, so plan ahead). 

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