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Have you noticed the rock painting phenomenon? I follow quite a few crafting companies on Facebook, and I have observed several of them posting creative rock painting ideas on their social channels. It wasn’t until personal Facebook friends began posting rock painting ideas and sharing painted rocks that they discovered at the park that I took notice. This rock painting is a real trend, ya’ll!
The rock painting trend goes beyond pet rocks. Rock painting now involves lovely scenes and, often, inspirational sayings. I’m planning a fun rock painting activity for the Sunday School class that I teach, and I wanted to give it a trial run. Luckily, I have something akin to my own preschool class here at home (yay, triplets!), and we pulled out the paint this past weekend to see what we could create.
The supplies for this project are minimal and inexpensive. They include the items that you would assume: paint, paint brushes, and rocks. Don’t forget the supplies to make clean-up easier. A tablecloth or newspapers to cover the painting surface and cleaning wipes are important.
Project supplies:
- Clean and dry rocks- Gathering these can be an activity in itself for the kids. My kids spent about an hour searching for the “perfect” rock to paint and subsequently cleaning them.
- Paint (If these rocks will be placed outdoors, use a paint that is not washable. Puffy paint is also a fun way to decorate the rocks and add an extra dimension.)
- Paint brush
- Painting surface covering
- Wipesfor cleaning little hands
Begin by painting a base coat on the rocks. Most paints will require several coats of paint in order to totally cover the color of the rock. Allow to dry completely.
Use paint to add pretty images or inspirational messages to the rocks.
Let the paint dry. Kids can give these to a special someone to encourage them or brighten their day!
I have seen a lot of the painted rocks going on around where I live. We call them Boothheel rocks, as in our area, it started in the Boothheel, where I live. They are painted and some with sayings and love these colorful rocks you have here! The Huggies Cleansing wipes seems like it would make cleanup a lot easier and handier than a wet washing cloth!
Isn’t it funny how rock painting is a craze, now? I’ve seen it so much with my daughter in school and we even made rock bugs over the summer. It’s so fun and the kids really enjoy it! You are right, having wipes on hand certainly makes cleanup a breeze! Thanks for sharing your adorable rocks! PS I’m loving that aqua rock. Super cute! 🙂 #client
I remember rock painting when I was a little girl. It was so relaxing and it allowed me to get creative and then decorate with it! Thanks for this, I plan to do this with my son over the weekend!
Wipes are truly the handiest things to have around! Really love this fun craft. I need to do this sometime with my granddaughter and then decorate my planters with them.
Looks like a fun project. My kids have found a few of these painted rocks in our parks around our house but we still havent painted our own. On our list for sure. Great way to keep it clean with these wipes too. Great idea!
Such a cute and creative activity to do. I love to do it with my 5-year-old daughter.And wipes are most helpful thing sever if you are a mother who knows it better.
ahh.. Thanks for the idea. The young one will be home tomorrow and we will do this so she can stay away from the TV. And can you believe I’ve never been inside Sam’s Club. I think it’s time to pay them a visit tomorrow and grab some Huggie’s Cleansing Wipes on the way out. We need those for everything.
This would be a fun activity to do with the kiddos. There are so many things that could be drawn. The mess would be an issue, but that is solvable for the fact of fun!
Awww….What a cute craft and so much fun for the kids! The wipes really do come in handy for all types of messes. They really clean up paint well, too! I’ve used them myself.
This is one of those DIY activities for kids, that I would totally do myself. Seems like a very relaxing and calming activity. I could go for a walk, collect some pretty rocks, then come back and just paint away. I miss all the creative time I had as a child, not much of that as an adult. We can always paint more!
We have moved to the countryside in Italy for the next few years so rocks are plentiful! We have already painted a few. I also use wipes when we paint!!
I got the materials for my daughter to do something very much like this very recently. Although in her case it wasn’t to give to anyone directly but to leave it somewhere for someone to find. I don’t know where she heard of this idea but it does sound kind of cool. I do hope it brightens someone’s day.
I have been seeing it too all over social media and have been wanting to do it!