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Home > Arts and Crafts Projects for Kids > Rock Crafts Arts and Crafts Projects Ideas for your Kids
Children has always been fascinated by rocks and stones starting from a very young age. Children can use these stones to make various crafts and homemade games such as tic-tac-toe. For the tic-tac-toe, you can paint on the "X" and "O" or paint the stones two different colors to differentiate the players.
A popular rock craft among children, especially toddler age group, is the pet rock. Children can design their own unique pet or design an specific insect (Eg. Lady Bug or Bee), or an animal (Eg. Dog or Pig). You can also paint a rock for your mom and/or dad so they can use it as a paper weight for their office desk or make a pebble mosaic.
To make this colorful stone covered hot plate, you need to follow these instructions. Get a coffee can lid or like-sized lid. Set the lid on a tarp, newspapers, or garbage bags to protect your tables. Mix Plaster of Paris to a thick consistency and fill the lid about 1/2 the way up. Work quickly before the plaster sets. Scatter colorful fish stones / rocks all over the plaster and make sure that it sets evenly and flat. Do Not Extend the Rocks Above the Lid. You can now allow the hot plate to set before using.
These make beautiful necklaces...all you will need are 12" medium copper wire, 1 pretty rock or semi-precious stone such as agate, etc., long-nosed pliers, clear nail polish or lacquer and a paintbrush. Wrap copper wire around the stone in several directions and twist together at the top to hold stone in place and give a loop for fastening to chain, bracelet or key chain (sketch a). Coat the wire and stone with clear nail polish or lacquer to keep from tarnishing.
Thanksgiving Greeting on Pebbles & Stones Table Decoration Craft for Kids - Have a free afternoon? Go out for a walk, pick up some pebbles them and use them to make a thanksgiving greeting. Its so easy that even pre- school kids can do it!! This crafts activitiy would make a great Thanksgiving table decoration or even centerpiece. Below you will find instructions for this Thanksgiving table decoration.
Make Pet Rocks - This pet rock is a little piggy - make your own pet rock creations - learn how to make it look this good too.
Papier Mache Rock / Stone Sculptures - This is a really cool idea. You start off with a rock and then you add a papier mache / clay like substance to make it into a sculpture. You can make all sorts of creatures and animals using this method.
Painted 4th of July Flag Rocks - Paint patriotic paper weight rocks for Fourth of July time.
Blarney Stones - Celebrate Saint Patrick's Day by painting a Blarney Stone with your kids.
Make Musical Maracas with Pebbles, a Stick and a Gourd - This is a fun craft for kids, parents, and teachers. Use gourds, amply grown in the Fall, to make musical instruments.
Blarney
Stone Crafts - In
this simple project, a smooth river rock is turned into a small,
kissable Blarney Stone.
Blarney
Stone Crafts - -In
this funny and easy project, a smooth river rock is turned into a
small, kissable Blarney Stone.
Canadian
Pebble Crafts - You
can paint a river rock to make a wonderful patriotic pebble. They
make great paperweights or decorations.
Hedgehog
Pet Paper Weights -
In this tutorial you will learn how to turn a rock into a pet
hedgehog.
Kiddy
Aquariums - The
children can do this. They could collect the required things. It can
be used to decorate children's bath or give as agift to their
friends.
Moon
Rock Crafts - I
am pretty sure that real moon rocks don't look nearly as nice as the
kid's versions will! Just put out a variety of materials, show them a
few painting methods, and they'll take it from there.
Oriental
Table Warmers -
This is a great way to present your serving dishes at your next
dinner party.
Painted
Garden Stones - This activity was next to nothing to make and the kids had a lot of
fun not only painting the rocks but having a little fun exploring as
well.
Painted
Rocks -
Kids can let their imaginations run wild when creating creatures out
of rocks. They can think about how to use the different shapes to
make their own creation.
Patriotic
Pebble Crafts - You
can paint a river rock to make a wonderful patriotic pebble. They
make great paperweights or decorations.
Pebble
Mosaics -
I made a batch of playdough in a "natural" color and then
had the kids make their mosaics on this. It provided a great
substance for the pebbles to "stick" too, and they could
experiment with this technique over and over again.
Pet
Rock Paper Weights -
This quick kids craft project is easy to make and can be turned into
a long craft project by collecting the rocks from the beach or around
your garden.
Prayer
Rock Crafts : Arts and Crafts Projects with Rocks -
Here's a birthdaygift we recently made, a fun and easy craft for
kids.
Really
Ridiculous Rocks Crafts - These
ridiculous rock animals are very easy to create. They make great
paperweights or decorations.
Rockin'
Little Turtles - Here's
how to make a lovely little turtle from rocks and small pebbles. I
think this craft project is an excellent summer nature craft for
camp, scouts or guides.
Rock
Men : Crafts Activities with Rocks, Stones, Pebbles -
Let the kids show their creativity with this simple project.
Rock
Paintings - With
summer coming many of us see ladybugs everywhere. Why not create some
special ladybugs you can keep on the porch or even inside in some
special places? This is a fun craft that kids can do. They may need
some help with putting the tape on to evenly paint a straight line,
and you also may want to handle the permanent marker (for putting
dots onto the ladybug) – but otherwise should be able to
negotiate the project just fine on their own.
Rock
Painting - A
number of moms have requested ideas for hot-summer-afternoon craft
projects, so here's another idea I think might go over really well
with the little ones, and is interesting enough to capture the
attention of a child of any age. And while you're at it Mom, sit down
and do some creating yourself. This makes the project even that much
more enjoyable for your kids.
Rock
Painting & Rock People Kids Craft - Rock
painting is a great and fun children's activity. Kids love to pick up
rocks, and find different ones that are cool, neat or fancy.
Shake
a Shakers - - Do
you want to belt out a song, but need an instrument that will keep
the rhythm and add to the effect? Why don't you try making a 'shaker'
that will do the trick?
Stacking
Rocks - These
rock formations make a great paperweight or are fantastic to just
display! Collect rocks from different places and write where they're
from on the bottom for a great memento! It's perfect for a Father's
Daygift!
Strawberry
Necklaces - Our
Strawberry Necklace is an original summer craft for kids to make -
with the added benefit that they can wear it proudly!
Stone
Dolls -
They are such a perfect little canvas! Holding a little part of the
earth seems to ground and inspire me all at once... mmm...smooth
stone in hand and time disappears.
The
Five Acient Ghosts - Take
your clean jar. Put fiber stuffing in it to make sure you have
enough.
Treasure
Rocks - To
make the dough mix all the dry ingredients together.