Today I am sharing with you a special project I made for my 4YO daughter this summer for her birthday. She and I love collecting rocks together (in fact that is a hobby that my mom passed on to me). I knew I wanted to do something special with the rocks we collected but the right idea never came to me until just before her 4th b-day in June when I saw an idea on Pinterest for Story Prompt Rocks. Whoa, perfect!
They were a huge hit! My 4YO daughter LOVES using them to tell us stories! The stories always involve that beautiful Phyllis Harris golden retriever because she loves puppies. My 2YO son loves stacking the rocks similar to the Inuit inuksuit stacks and has managed to stack them about 6 high. Thankfully no one has started throwing them yet which is a relief because I was a tad worried about a broken TV or window!
Stamping on rocks was surprisingly fun and easy! To get a clear image on an uneven surface I couldn't use an acryllic block but had to carefully hold in my hand and press the rock down into the stamp. You could make pretty garden decorations with stamped rocks too and with all of the amazing Unity stamps the possibilities are endless!
Unity Stamps used: Sail Away, Create Your Day (house), Dreams That You Dare (rainbow), Pirate Madness (treasure map), Forever Friends (dog), Labeled Oct 2012 KOTM (tree circle), Moment By Moment (butterfly), and All Worth It (queen bee).
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32 comments:
How fun are these! This would be a great project to do with kids too! Love it!
Very cool project. KIds would love this craft.
Oh my gosh, what an awesome idea?!
You totally '' rock''. *grin
WOAH! stamping on rocks??That's just awesomeness!
Can't wait to see tomorrow's project.
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Crystal - what a great idea! I may have to give that a try - my two boys are always collecting rocks when we go to the beach.
What a clever idea! You did a great job stamping and coloring. So glad your kids are enjoying these.
Really great project. With large river rock this would be a cool decorating idea too.
What an absolutely fabulous idea, Crystal! I am going to try this with some of the wonderful Unity sentiments and images to leave random places for people to find them!
WHat a great idea!
Great project! I did this once and cored them with acrylic paint, then sealed with Mod Podge. Just another idea if you ever want to try a different medium. Yours are way awesome!!!!
What a fun idea, Crystal! I agree with your daughter, the P.H. retriever would be my favorite as well. :)
What a clever idea. Never thought to use stamps to stamp on rocks. This would be great to take on trips to keep the kids busy.
What a wonderful project and so unique. I can't believe how perfect the stamping turned out on rocks. Very cool. :)
Wow!!! Love this!!!
What a Cute idea!!!
That's a totally awesome idea. BTW thanks for helping me yesterday! :) Hugs~Patti
What a clever and fun idea!!!! Love how your daughters uses them to tell stories, how sweet.
Loooove them..such a fab idea!!
My fav project so far and they have all been truly beautiful..this one has really inspired me..thank you Crystal.
Big hugs
Tracy
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What a fantastic idea! Wish I had this when my kids were small! Totally love this! Maybe I should make some for my niece who is studying to be a teacher! TFS
What a fun and clever and creative idea!
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WOW!!! This is SO creative and fun! The stamped images look amazing and you colored them just perfectly. Pinned this!
Adorable project. This could also be a project with the kids during the winter.
Cindy F
I absolutely love this. It reminds me of a craft homework I did when I was in primary school. Thank you for sharing.
What a fun project idea. I never would of thought to do that. Thanks for the idea
Beth
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These are just amazing! I remember painting on rocks when I was a child but they never look this good! What a great idea!
crystal, you get a gold star for this perfect off the page stone project!!! bravo
Very clever and fun idea!
These are just so wonderful! I would never have thought to stamp on rocks but they look amazing!
Oh how cute and
fun! Would be fun
to have in a garden.
Carla from Utah
What a totally fun idea. I love the way your daughter uses them as story prompt.
These are too cute, and what a great idea! Thanks so much for sharing!
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