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Craft Corner: This Craft Rocks!

September 21, 2011

Here is a fun craft you can do to celebrate the great outdoors and the change of seasons.

Collect a lot of rocks. Be sure there are different sizes and shapes. Start by choosing the rocks. Flat ones for designs and shapely ones for a pet rock!

Paint the entire rock — top and bottom — in one color. When the first coat of paint dries, paint on the details such as a ladybug, flowers, leaves, or eyes and whiskers! Almost any type of acrylic paint will work. Try to find some thick paints so that the rock won't show through.

Kids love to be creative and your rocks can become a doorstop, bookend, garden ornament, or paperweight. They make a great gift for grandparents too!