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The document provides instructions for creating homemade salt trays with different scents and colors for writing practice. It includes recipes and methods for coloring and scenting the salt, as well as tips for using the salt trays for letter and word writing.

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Make Your Own Salt Tray

The document provides instructions for creating homemade salt trays with different scents and colors for writing practice. It includes recipes and methods for coloring and scenting the salt, as well as tips for using the salt trays for letter and word writing.

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Make Your Own

Salt Tray
includes alphabet cards
Make Your Own Salt Tray
Turn writing practice into a sensory experience
with these easy-to-create salt trays! With multiple
color and scent options available, this fun activity
offers the benefit of engaging all the senses while
your child practices a critical skill. Ready to get
writing?

Materials
• 1 set of letter cards (pages 5-17)
• Table salt
• Color and scent additives (see recipes on pages 3-4)
• Zip-top baggies
• Shallow container such as a baking pan, jelly roll pan, or box lid
• Colored construction paper (optional)

Create Your Salt Tray


1. Select a recipe from page 3-4 and follow the instructions to create your favorite
salt tray.
2. Pour the salt mixture into a baking pan, jelly roll pan, or other shallow container.
Using a colored container makes the shape of the letter stand out better as it is
drawn in the salt. If a colored container is not available, cover the bottom of the
container with construction paper.

Ideas for Using Your Salt Tray


• Write in the salt tray with the pointer finger of the dominant hand.
• Gently shake the salt tray to “erase” words.
• For young children, place an uppercase or lowercase letter card next to the salt tray
as a visual reference. Have your child write the letter in the salt.
• Older kids can practice phonograms and spelling words by writing them in a salt
tray.
• If your child struggles with letter reversals, writing in a salt tray provides extra
reinforcement of correct letter formation.

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Salt Tray Recipes
Ingredients

Lavender Salt Tray


1 ½ cups salt
purple chalk or 24 drops purple food dye
1-2 drops lavender essential oil

Creamsicle Salt Tray


1 ½ cups salt
orange chalk or 11 drops red + 24 drops yellow food dye
¼ tsp vanilla extract + 1 package sugar-free orange gelatin

Candy Cane Salt Tray


1 ½ cups salt
red chalk or 24 drops red food dye
½ tsp peppermint extract

Lemonade Salt Tray


1 ½ cups salt
yellow chalk or 24 drops yellow food dye
½ tsp lemon extract or 1-2 drops lemon essential oil

Pumpkin Spice Salt Tray


1 ½ cups salt
orange chalk or 11 drops red + 24 drops yellow food dye
2 tsp pumpkin pie spice

Chocolate Salt Tray


1 cup salt
½ cup of cocoa powder
(no extra color/fragrance needed)

Almond Joy Salt Tray


1 cup salt
½ cup cocoa powder
¼ tsp almond extract
¼ tsp coconut extract

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Salt Tray Recipes
Strawberry Banana Salt Tray
1 ½ cups salt
red chalk or 24 drops red food dye
½ tsp banana extract + 1 package sugar-free strawberry gelatin

Root Beer Float Salt Tray


1 ½ cups salt
brown chalk or 20 drops red + 12 drops yellow + 8 drops blue food dye
½ tsp vanilla extract + ¼ tsp root beer extract or concentrate

Sugar Cookie Salt Tray


1 ½ cups salt
beige chalk or 1 drop red + 5 drops yellow food dye
¼ tsp almond extract + 1 tsp vanilla extract

Use one of the following methods to color your salt.

Method #1: Coloring Salt with Food Dye


Note: Use this method to achieve bolder colors and for colors that require mixing.
This method requires some drying time.
Combine salt and required amount of food dye (we used these and these) in a
zip-top bag. Close the bag and shake it until the color is evenly distributed. Spread
mixture in a thin layer on a paper towel or sheet of paper. Allow to dry for 30-60
minutes.

Method #2: Coloring Salt with Chalk


Note: Use this method to achieve more subtle colors and to reduce prep time. No
drying time required.
Place one piece of sidewalk chalk (we recommend using brightly-colored chalk) into
a zip-top bag with 1½ cups of salt. Close the bag and rub it between your hands.
Continue to mix the contents until the desired color is achieved.

To add fragrance to your salt mixture, simply add the specified ingredients (extracts,
oils, etc.) to the colored salt in a zip-top bag. Close the bag and shake until thoroughly
mixed.

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