{"id":93631,"date":"2026-08-10T10:07:31","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T10:07:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bakerross.co.uk\/craft-ideas\/?p=93631"},"modified":"2026-08-10T10:07:31","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T10:07:31","slug":"salt-painting-rangoli-art","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bakerross.co.uk\/craft-ideas\/kids\/salt-painting-rangoli-art\/","title":{"rendered":"Salt Painting Rangoli Art"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"eplus-wrapper wp-block-paragraph\">Rangoli is an ancient Indian art technique where intricate patterns are created on the floor using materials such as coloured rice flour, sand, or flower petals. They are known to symbolise good luck, prosperity, and the joyous spirit of the festival. Celebrate Diwali by creating your own mini version using a fun and easy technique called salt painting! Grab your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bakerross.co.uk\/art-supplies\/paper-and-card\/paper-and-card-packs\">kraft card<\/a>, super tacky <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bakerross.co.uk\/craft-supplies\/craft-essentials\/glues-and-adhesives\/glue\">glue<\/a>, water colour <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bakerross.co.uk\/art-supplies\/paint\">paints<\/a>, and salt and watch the magic happen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rangoli is an ancient Indian art technique where intricate patterns are created on the floor using materials such as coloured rice flour, sand, or flower petals. They are known to symbolise good luck, prosperity, and the joyous spirit of the festival. Celebrate Diwali by creating your own mini version using a fun and easy technique [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":93636,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"editor_plus_copied_stylings":"{}","footnotes":""},"categories":[3,233,235,227,722],"tags":[611,821],"class_list":["post-93631","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-kids","category-activity","category-diwali-occasions","category-occasions","category-salt-painting","tag-diwali","tag-salt-painting"],"acf":{"age":["6-9","10+","Adult"],"skill-level":["Intermediate"],"time-to-make":["1 hour"],"idea-type":["Art Projects"],"free-printable":"","ID":"K2261","time":"","skill_level":"","how_to_make":"","shopping_list":"<ul>\r\n<li>Fine salt<\/li>\r\n<li>Pencil<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","shopping_list_2":"","top_tip":"Be careful not to bend your artwork as the salt can crack!","image_01":93633,"step_instruction_01":"Firstly, print the template onto A4 Kraft card or draw your own design. 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