Making Art Projects from Rocks

Painted Rock projects for any age!

                The hunt is on for all different types and sizes of rocks. When I was growing up, art projects had to be cheap and easy to do. Money was tight when I was growing up. So this project is something you can do with any age child or grandchild for very little money. Most of the things you will need you can find around your house.  Every kid likes rocks, so why not paint them with some pretty colors. Today I will show you several different things you can do with different sizes of rocks.

                First, you need to go hunting for rocks with your kids or grandkids. Take a trip out your back door or to your local parks or beaches. Pick out many different sizes and shapes of rocks. Wash them up very good and let them dry. Next, decide what color you want to be your base coat. I am choosing white because I have a lot of extra white paint left over.

                Here are some of the supplies you will need:  Acrylic paint works the best for bigger rocks. If you want to put more detail or design on your rocks try using a fine point marker. You will need small to medium brushes, water to clean your brushes, several different colors of paint. If you want your rocks to last for a while put a coat of varnish on them. You can put as much or as little detail into them as you like.

                Here’s one everyone will like, write your name on the rocks either with markers or paint. Use these rocks for place settings, door stops for their bedrooms or just for a cool decoration on their dresser.

                Outside games: How many of you played Hopscotch when you were young? Paint and decorate your own personalized rock for your marker. Have you ever played the game Tic-Tac-Toe, go outside and draw a Tic-Tac-Toe game with chalk on your driveway or sidewalk? Paint some rocks with X’s and O’s on them and have fun.

                This painted rock project my brother liked when he was little. He made all kind of roads on the driveway with chalk. We would paint the rocks with all different colors of cars and trucks and pretend driving them on the roads.

                Since I had two older sisters we liked to paint flowers and butterflies. Another thing we liked to paint was people. We would make several different heads, several different tops, and several different bottoms. We would then interchange them to make different people.

                There are some many things you can do with rocks, just use your imaginations. This is an inexpensive thing to do at home with your kids or grandkids. Just have fun from Suzie Homemaker.