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Supplies:
- Crayola Coloured Chalka
- Crayola Washable No-Run School Glue
- Crayola Construction Paper - 22.9 cm x 30.5 cm (9" x 12")
- Crayola Soft Paintbrushes
- Pencils
- Table Salt
- Copy Paper - 21.6 cm x 27.9 cm (8 ½" x 11")
Steps:
1
![Step 1](https://static.crayola.ca/uploads/38563f18067640ab9f4edc4528da08b0-stepSml.png)
- Draw the outline of the hieroglyph on the construction paper.
- make it almost as tall as the paper - Draw the alphabet letter it represents in one corner of the paper.
2
![Step 2](https://static.crayola.ca/uploads/558eb66768a5df7df1783201c9a58f70-stepSml.png)
- Fold a piece of copy paper in half short end to short end.
- Open the paper and place it on the tablewith the crease facing down.
- Pour a small mound of salt onto the paper.
- Slowly rub coloured chalk into the salt.
- Add more salt until you have about 2 tablespoons of coloured salt.
3
![Step 3](https://static.crayola.ca/uploads/5c0333310e441e7deb5d25cc315cb86b-stepSml.png)
- Use washable glue to outline the drawing.
- Draw directly with the glue.
- Fill in the alphabet letter with glue.
4
![Step 4](https://static.crayola.ca/uploads/abb6af2e6bae05ceefb7b51b8ba1578f-stepSml.png)
- Fold the paper with the coloured salt in half.
- Gently sprinkle the coloured salt over the wet glue.
- Make sure to cover all the glue.
5
![Step 5](https://static.crayola.ca/uploads/c9b874a62895910c5db4461e8549bf7f-stepSml.png)
- Gently shake the coloured salt off the construction paper and onto the salt paper.
- Make sure you do not touch the glue lines.
6
![Step 6](https://static.crayola.ca/uploads/48fb78edd5565dd9db6c684b84da1da6-stepSml.png)
- Repeat this process until all the glue is covered with coloured salt.
- Set the drawing aside to dry overnight.
7
![Step 7](https://static.crayola.ca/uploads/0b5b215fef7f528233aae1ca56605020-stepSml.png)
- Use a soft paintbrush to gently remove the chalk dust from the paper.
- Trim the paper to clean up the edges.
Subjects:
Grades:
Grade 4,
Grade 5,
Grade 6