You will need:
- Smooth rocks of various sizes
- Acrylic/craft paint-different colours including white
- Glue
- Decorating items such as googly eyes, fake fur, pom poms
- Permanent markers – different colours
- Paint brushes (various sizes)
- Spray sealer or varnish
To make
- Help your kids to decide which animal or creature they want to create, and then choose a suitable rock.
- Find pictures of animals and mystical creatures to help them to decide – or they can create their very own creatures.
- Start with a base coat of white paint and allow to dry completely. This will make sure the topcoat of paint sticks.
- Using a large paintbrush, paint the rock in the colours of your animal or creature and use a smaller brush for the details, such as eyes, spots, stripes etc.
- You can also use permanent markers if you prefer.
- When finished (and before adding any extras such as googly eyes, pom poms or ‘hair’) use spray sealer or varnish to protect the painted surface of your pet rock.
- Once completely dry, add your extra decoration.
- While your pet rock can spend time outside, it will deteriorate after a while, so these are best kept as indoor pets!
You could also make a family of pet rocks, or create a house, garden, or mystical land for them to live in as a project for another day.
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