Painted Watermelon Rocks – Kids Craft Idea For The Garden
Hi friends! It’s that time of the month again! The Kids Craft Stars and I are joining forces to bring you our MONTHLY craft challenge post.
Every month we have a challenge between us bloggers to in-cooperate a different craft medium or theme into a simple kid craft tutorial. This month’s challenge was to use rocks in our kid friendly craft idea {doesn’t that ROCK?!}
So without further ado – today I present to you our Watermelon Rocks Kid Craft tutorial that is not only super simple and really inexpensive BUT it’s a clever way to decorate your outdoor oasis this summer!
If you would like to make this adorable kid craft with your child today, check out the full tutorial below. Plus there are also links to the other bloggers participating in this challenge, so be sure to click around!
Happy crafting my friends! Please don’t forget to share pictures of your finished painted watermelon rocks, with us on my Facebook page to admire from a far today! #gluedtomycrafts
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Watermelon Rocks Craft Supplies:
- Various Sizes of Rocks {store-bought or from the great outdoors}
- Small Paint Brushes
- Large Paper Plate {to hold your craft paint & rocks}
- Pink Craft Paint
- Green Craft Paint
- Black Craft Paint
Directions:
- First you will want to make sure you have a good working area. Make sure children are in clothes that can get stained and the table you are sitting at is well protected. Once you have that situated, go ahead and pull out your rocks and dust them off with a damp cloth in preparation of decorating them. At this point you can also weed out the ones that won’t work as watermelon slices {the more oval shaped the rock – the better!}
- Next is the fun part – the decorating! Take your craft paint and paint a simple line for the green rim of the watermelon and then the remaining part of the rock paint pink for the inner of the fruit. Finish off with some small black dots for the seeds.
- When done decorating your rocks, be sure to set them all aside in an undisturbed area to let them dry completely.
- Once your painted watermelon rocks are dry it’s time to take them outside and start laying them throughout your garden and yard. Simply lay them on the ground, take a step back and admire your hard work!
Be sure to check out the fun blog posts below, to see a few more ideas that would work great for this painted rock challenge!
Patterned Rocks Snake Craft – I Heart Crafty Things
Painted Rock Bugs – Easy Peasy and Fun
DIY Candy Rocks – Artsy Momma
Lovely Yarn Wrapped Rocks | Pink Stripey Socks
DIY Alphabet Rocks With Free Printable Letters | hello, Wonderful
Painted Watermelon Rocks
Supplies:
- Various Sizes of Flat Rocks
- Pink Craft Paint
- Green Craft Paint
- Black Craft Paint
Instructions:
- First you will want to make sure you have a good working area. Make sure children are in clothes that can get stained and the table you are sitting at is well protected. Once you have that situated, go ahead and pull out your rocks and dust them off with a damp cloth in preparation of decorating them. At this point you can also weed out the ones that won't work as watermelon slices {the more oval shaped the rock - the better!}
- Next is the fun part – the decorating! Take your craft paint and paint a simple line for the green rim of the watermelon and then the remaining part of the rock paint pink for the inner of the fruit. Finish off with some small black dots for the seeds.
- When done decorating your rocks, be sure to set them all aside in an undisturbed area to let them dry completely.
- Once your painted watermelon rocks are dry it’s time to take them outside and start laying them throughout your garden and yard. Simply lay them on the ground, take a step back and admire your hard work!
