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!

Supplies:

* Various Sizes of Rocks {store-bought or from the great outdoors}
* Paint Brushes
* Pink/Green/Black Craft Paint
* Paper Plate

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 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 what the other bloggers in the challenge came up with for our Button Kid Craft Challenge! You can also follow us on Instagram with the #KidsCraftStars and see what we are crafting up daily!

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

Painted Rock Fish Craft | A Little Pinch of Perfect

DIY Alphabet Rocks With Free Printable Letters | hello, Wonderful