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Are you looking for rock painting ideas for kids? I found some adorable Fun DIY craft tutorials that everyone will love. Make this a family project, show some kindness and drop them off at your neighbors.
We recently found ourselves looking for some new kids activities to do inside, Just when we think we can’t find any thing more creative to do, I dig around and end up finding something, like fun diy rock painting tutorials.
Unfortunately, we lost the privilege to just pick up and go to the park or go to the public pool or water park. This virus has tried to ruin our summer. Gone are the days of endless play dates. It’s been trying on our family.
But we did find some fun indoor activities to do, along with back yard activities including water toys. There’s always something.
Kindness Rocks
Then I thought maybe we could do something nice for others while doing a fun activity; like kindness stones, also known as story stones.
I always knew about it, and we even tried DIY rock painting a few years ago. But this time I wanted to do something more intricate and with a positive message. We set out to do a kindness rocks project.
Rock Painting Supplies
Here are some ideas for rock painting supplies.
- Googly Eyes
- Flat Rocks -if you can find some river rocks laying around in your back yard, that’s great- if not get some flat rocks from amazon.
- Water Soluble Paints-We took Lil’ Poster Paint Pods and the Brush Works Paintbrush Set. The Lil’ Poster Paint Pods are a complete set (12) of water soluble poster paints for in reusable “paint pods.” Included in the set is a paintbrush and a convenient travel case so they don’t get lost.
- Sealant- here are many different sealers for rocks. It depends on if the rocks are for inside or outside, etc. Since ours are garden rocks, we chose Krylon UV-Resistant Clear sealer. I like it because it’s a spray and shines when it’s dry.
- Paint Brushes- The Brush Works Paintbrush Set is an all-in-one set with 7 nylon paintbrushes of different sizes and styles.
Easy DIY Rock Painting Ideas
So, I checked around and looked at easy painting pebbles and stone art. Some things to consider are what brushes to use, how to choose the perfect stone, what to write on the stone, and what paint to use. You can even buy rock painting kits for kids and books on rock painting. I created this round up of top rock painting tutorials to give us ideas. I hope you enjoy making your rock art!
Easy DIY Rock Painting Ideas
Fun Rock Painting Ideas
Tic Tac Toe Board Game with Rocks
tutorial for how to paint rocks
Easy Fish Rock Painting using googly eyes
Clown Rock Painting Ideas
Painted Spider Rock with googly eye
This ultimate guide takes you through how to paint rocks (youtube video included) and also 20+ rock painting ideas to get your creative juices flowing.
Create adorable monster painted rocks to hide around your neighborhood with this fun tutorial!
Kids can make these fun ice cream painted rocks in their favorite flavors!
These watermelon rocks are adorable and easy enough for kids to make on their own!
Cat In The Hat Painted Rock tutoria;
Crab Rock Painting Craft For Kids using cartoon style crabs
How to make painted rock fairy houses - easy rock painting ideas
Rock Fairy Houses are a great way to introduce your kids to rock painting!
Rock Painting Family - Red Ted Art - Make crafting with kids easy & fun
Rock Painting Family Craft - a creative way to represent the whole family as art!
Rock Dominoes are easy peasy and double as a game!
Woodland Animals Rock Projects - super cute, easy and fun!
Kindness Rocks are a fun project and great idea for older kids!
How To Make Easy Turtle Painted Rocks For Kids [VIDEO TUTORIAL]
Turtle Painted Rocks - the bright colors are perfect for younger children!
Forky Painted Rocks For Kids - add googly eyes for this awesome rock painting craft!
Glitter Galaxy Rocks - a wonderful way to practice fine motor skills with small children.
Penguin Rock Painting for Kids - these cute designs make great handmade gifts!
Temporary Tatoo Rocks - a fun way to experiment with different patterns and stretch creativity a little bit.
How to Paint a Rock Village: Easy Rock Painting Idea for Kids
A great craft for rock painting projects, complete with a tutorial!
Candy Corn Rocks - the perfect rock painting project for Halloween!
Valentines Rocks - gather your acrylic paint pens and permanent markers for this fun rock activity!
Rainbow rocks are perfect for rock decor around the garden!
Darth Vader Rock - Star Wars-themed rock painting craft for older kids.
Watermelon rocks are super cute and easy to make - remember to get the best rock painting supplies for the best colors!
This cute little ladybug craft makes for great non-toy gifts to give to friends and family.
A functional rock painting craft for those with higher skill levels and home decor dreams.
Can you imagine this cute painted rock crocodile in your herb garden?
Kids of all ages will love making these monster rocks!
This tie-dye-inspired painted rock craft is easy and fun!
This is an adorable ladybug painted rock craft for kids!
An easy way to use bright colors with painted rocks in your garden that is still functional while fun!
Painted rock projects are more fun with a theme-this camping theme is so cute! You can use river rocks, markers and other materials.
These ladybug rocks for the garden are so cute and fun!
There are many rock painting designs but this Patriotic theme is amazing!
These DIY Taco-painted rocks are so fun to make for anyone who likes painted rocks.
A great way to show creativity-try painting small daisies or zinnia flower rocks!
DIY Upcycled Toilet Paper Seedling Pots and Painted Stone Garden Markers
Perfect for the herb garden or anywhere else outside you want to decorate and label!
Include these with your easter egg painting-cute chick-painted rocks!
These starwberry-designed painted rocks are great for a little girl's birthday party!
We are having so much fun with these easy rock painting designs! Which one’s are you going to do?
