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It’s that time of the year when I like to sit down and work on my Christmas and holiday projects. Every year I look forward to making new ornaments for our Christmas tree and this craft project is super-easy to do! You can make these adorable …
My grandchildren, nieces and nephews love to come over to my house and work on craft projects with me. I enjoy spending time with them and teaching them skills that they can use later in life. Arts and crafts allow our children to be creative …
Boo! We’re back this week with another fun kid’s craft project that’s really easy to do! These fun painted Halloween river rocks can be displayed indoors or outdoors. You can use small river rocks or paint the designs on larger rocks to decorate your front porch.
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You can opt to make this project by using acrylic craft paints or buy acrylic paint markers which I recommend the markers if you’re doing it with younger kids. Go out on a nature walk to collect your smooth river rocks or buy them from Amazon or a local home & garden store.
Kid’s Crafts: Painted Halloween River Rocks
Smooth River Rocks
Acrylic Craft Paints or Paint Markers
Paint Brush, Water Dish, Paper Towels
Clear Acrylic Spray Sealer
Ghost: Oval shaped rock, white & black acrylic craft paint.
Candy Corn: Triangular shaped rock, white, orange & yellow craft paint.
Jack ‘o Lantern: Round shaped rock, orange, black, green & white craft paint.
You’ll want to base coat each rock with 2-3 coats of paint. Let it dry. Flip it over and paint the other side. Let it dry. Decorate each one with your desired Halloween design. Let dry for 2-3 hours. Take them outside and spray them with 1-2 coats of clear acrylic spray sealer. Let dry for 2-3 hours. This will protect the painted finish from chipping, cracking or discoloring. You can now display them inside or out!
I think the 10 year old Princess did a great job painting her new Halloween theme’d river rocks! Her mom has them displayed on their hall table and they look spooky cute!
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Are you ready for some easy and fun Halloween craft projects? If so, we’ve got an easy one for you today! We painted these large clam seashells with a group of children and adults ages 9 years up to 67 years of age! If you …
Perfect for paper crafters of all levels and ages, the Paper Animals in Action Book by Rob Ives contains 12 unique models that actually move. All you need to add is a clothespin to bring the animal to life. The book is published by Dover …
I’ve been enjoying various arts and crafts since the age of 12. Over the decades I’ve created thousands of different arts & craft projects. The majority of them have been for my personal pleasure and other’s have been given away as gifts. Every room in my home has at least one item in it that I’ve personally created. If you walk around our front & backyard you’ll find all kinds of hand painted rocks and seashells decorating my garden areas. That brings me to my next point.
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One thing that I’ve always struggled with is decorative painting. I’ve mastered a lot of the different crafting mediums, but hand painting is something I’m not very talented in. With that said, I can certainly “fake it” by using Acrylic Paint Pens and Acrylic Paint Markers. That’s right, if you’re not good with a paint brush or you don’t want to mess with a slew of messy paints…you can go the easy way with Acrylic Paint Pens & Markers.
A few months ago I purchased a set of 12 Acrylic Paint Pens with medium-point tips from Amazon and love them!!! You can use them to paint on river rocks, seashells, canvas, glass, wood, cardstock & cardboard, ceramic mugs, plaster items, etc. They’re very versatile and easy-to-use. Perfect for Adults and older children to use.
The set includes 12 popular colors and the paint is permanent. They’re water-based, non-toxic, and they don’t have a foul odor when you’re using them. If you’re sensitive to paint smells, you’re going to love this set! An added bonus is that the paint dries fairly quickly too.
If you’re looking for a great set of Acrylic Paint Pens and Markers to use with the various craft projects that we’ve shared with you here on the blog…this is the set that I personally recommend that you use. Looking for those CRAFT PROJECT IDEAS? Just click on the link to find hundreds of them!!!
How to Use: You’ll want to shake the paint pen every time you want to use it. Just give it a few shakes to get the paint to disperse. Remove the cap. You may need to pump the tip a few times on a scrap piece of paper to get the paint to flow into the tip. Once it does, you’re ready to start using them on your desired surface. That’s it. Really easy-to-use!
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My 10 year old granddaughter and I get together twice a month for craft dates. Like her Nanny (me) she loves to craft and will dabble all kinds of different things. We’ve been holding these craft dates together for the past 7 years and we’re …
Do you enjoy celebrating and decorating for the patriotic holidays? Just want to put your love for the United States of America on display year-round? If you answered YES to either of those questions we’ve got a really easy patriotic seashell craft project to share …