Skip to main content

Alphabet Rocks

This is the next step to our Rock Quest.  Now that all the rocks were found it was time to paint them! Because of time we had to wait to paint the rocks for a bit longer then expected, but The Dragons were all very excited to get to painting.



We gathered all the supplies:

  • paint
  • rocks
  • paint brushes
  • paint trays
I found the paint trays (6), along with many other painting supplies, in a pack at Walmart for $10! 

The trays were perfect for this project because we were able to paint the rocks while they were in the tray eliminating some hand mess. 




Once the paint was in place The Dragons were ready to start painting! 


The painting turned into pretend.  There was frosting cupcakes, magic stones, and dragon food being made. 

It didn't take long for all of the colors to be mixed, we have a ton of purple rocks :)  The painting didn't take very long either.  
When they were done we set them out to dry. 


A few hours later, while The Dragons played with their cars and barbies, I finished the rocks by adding letters and numbers. 


Finished! 
These will be perfect for many activities in the year to come! 


To see more of our adventures during adventure week click here.
Labels:

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Elephant Faces

Elephant Faces (masks) We used:  Three paper plates Paint or markers Paint brushes Stapler Scissors Yarn First paint the bottom of the paper plate.  While the kids painted I cut the other paper plate in half for the ears. Using the third plate I cut out the textured part of the plate to make the trunks.   Paint (or color) the rest of the pieces.  Staple them together to make an elephant. Cut out small holes for eyes and small holes behind the ears to attach the yarn. Now that the lesson is over I have the masks hanging in the playroom.  They make a neat decoration. 
12 comments
Read more

Painting With Squirt Guns

We did this as a Fathers Day project, but it fits in outside play perfectly.   I liked this for Fathers because it was an interactive activity for the kids to do with Jerry to celebrate him and the time they enjoy spending with him. I filled 1 gun with yellow paint and 2 guns with black paint.  The squirt guns we used were from the dollar store and had a decently big hole to pour the paint into.  Some squirt guns have itty bitty holes that make squirting paint into the gun very difficult. Taped off the canvas...and made the kids pose Then the guns were handed to the kids and dad.  Instructions were to shoot the canvas not each other. Very simple. Start squirting!   The squirting went on and on.  I refilled the guns a couple times so the activity could continue.     Jerry also took time with each Dragon to squirt with them.  With a Star Wars theme we were looking at having black as the primary color and yellow as the secondar
133 comments
Read more

Mini Story Boards

Mini Story Boards We used:  Foam Cookie sheets Magnets Paper I found the cookie sheets at the dollar store and loved the idea of the kids telling their own stories using movable magnets.   I cut out flowers with the foam (you can cut out any design and use construction paper instead of foam) and little people then stuck a magnet to the back.  I cut out bugs and stuck magnets to the back of those too.    Then I drew little scenes that would inspire a story and put them on the cookie sheet.  One demonstration and their imaginations took off on their own :)
6 comments
Read more