• Easy Fortnite painted rocks for kids to make
    Crafts for kids - Painted rocks

    Easy Fortnite painted rocks for kids to make

    June 15, 2019 - By 

    My 9 year old is obsessed with Fortnite. I have to admit it’s not my favourite game that he plays but he’s allowed time to play if he does his homework. I think he would play i all day if he could so I make sure to have a few craft ideas to keep him busy away from the PS4. We’ve already had fun with our colourful Fortnite Slurp Juice Slime recipe. Today we wanted to share our Fortnite painted rocks, these were so much fun to decorate and hide. Supplies Bag of smooth pebbles or rocks (we like these –…

  • How to make Galaxy Painted Rocks
    Crafts for kids - Painted rocks

    How to make Galaxy Painted Rocks

    May 31, 2019 - By 

    Have you tried making painted rocks with your children? They are so much fun to make and hide that it’s been a favourite craft of ours for the last few months. Being part of an active Facebook group definitely helps as people regularly post that they have found and re-hidden our painted rocks. We recently had fun decorating Galaxy Painted Rocks so I thought I would share how we made them. Supplies Bag of smooth pebbles or rocks (we like these – Amazon affiliate link) Black spray paint Blue, purple and white acrylic paint Varnish to seal the painted rocks (we…

  • Easy painted rocks for kids to make
    Crafts for kids - Painted rocks

    Easy painted rocks for kids to make

    May 3, 2019 - By 

    I thought it was time I posted an update on the painted rocks we’ve decorated and hidden recently. The two week Easter holidays gave us plenty of time to decorate rocks, and we were lucky to find a few too. It’s one of our favourite crafts because we always have the supplies close to hand. All you need to decorate rocks are some good quality pens and varnish to seal your design. Easy painted rocks for kids to make The Lego Movie 2 painted rocks My children both loved The Lego Movie 2. Have you seen it yet? It’s a…

  • Painted rock Easter eggs from the gingerbread house blog
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    Painted rock Easter eggs

    April 11, 2019 - By 

    I think everyone knows how much we love making and hiding painted rocks. We are part of a lovely ‘rocking’ community and always find as many painted rocks as we hide. We usually take a few away with us wherever we go and love finding them too. It’s been a while since we shared any of our painted rocks here, but that doesn’t mean we haven’t been busy behind the scenes making them. today I want to share a fun Easter craft for kids – painted rock Easter eggs. Painted rock Easter eggs We’ve experimented with all kinds of materials…

  • Mary Poppins inspired painted rock
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    Mary Poppins inspired painted rock

    November 28, 2018 - By 

    Next month sees the release of Mary Poppins Returns, based on the book series by P. L. Travers and a sequel to 1964’s Mary Poppins. I grew up reading the books and loved watching this film so am really excited to see it. The first film was set in 1910 and Mary Poppins Returns is set in 1935 London, 25 years after the events of the original film. In the new film, Poppins, the former nanny of Jane and Michael Banks, returns after a family tragedy. I’m really hoping we will get the chance to see the new film during the Christmas holidays.…

  • Gingerbread house painted rocks tutorial
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    Gingerbread house painted rocks

    November 17, 2018 - By 

    We love making and hiding painted rocks around the town where we live. It’s something we’ve done for a while and really enjoy. We didn’t find any painted rocks on our most recent rock hunting trip so we knew it was time to decorate some for others to find. With Christmas coming up we thought we would try decorating some seasonal gingerbread house painted rocks. Equipment to decorate your own painted rocks Bag of smooth pebbles or rocks (we like these – Amazon affiliate link) 8 pack of Uni Posca paint pens with Ultra fine 1mm nib (we like these…

  • Halloween painted rock ideas
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    Halloween painted rock ideas

    September 10, 2018 - By 

    I know we’ve only just survived the first week back at school but I’m beginning to get excited about Halloween at the end of next month. My kids love Halloween and whilst we might not go all out for horror and zombies, we can’t result stocking up on the Halloween candy and go Trick or Treating. Today I’m joining in with a Halloween blog hop with our Halloween painted rocks. We love decorating and hiding painted rocks. We hid a lot of our painted rocks stash over the summer, hiding them locally near where we live and also taking a…

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    Pebble Pets: 50 Animal Rock Art Projects by Denise Scicluna

    August 15, 2018 - By 

    You all know how much my children and I love creating painted rocks. We’ve hidden quite a few over the summer holidays so were keen to make some new ones. We were kindly sent a copy of Pebble Pets to review, this features over 50 adorable animal rock art designs for the ultimate stress-free family menagerie! Pebble Pets: 50 Animal Rock Art Projects by Denise Scicluna Pebble Pets is authored by Denise Scicluna, who also wrote Rock Art. Pebble Pets is a great guide to creating cute and characterful animal rock art projects in a variety of styles. We love decorating rocks…

  • James and the Giant Peach story stones
    Crafts for kids - Painted rocks - Roald Dahl crafts

    James and the Giant Peach story stones

    August 14, 2018 - By 

    We love making story stones and decorating rocks. We have built up quite a stash so have been taking a few out with us every day and hiding them around the neighbourhood. It’s been so lovely to see friends finding them and posting them on our local painted rocks Facebook page. It definitely encourages us to make more. We recently told you about the theme for the 2018 Roald Dahl Day celebrations – James and the Giant Peach. A few years ago my son and I worked our way through all of Roald Dahl’s stories. When I mentioned James and…