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Simple Rock Painting Ideas for Kids

Rock painting has become a massive craft trend over the years, if you haven’t heard of it you must have been living under a rock! I love it as you can make something beautiful and then leave it for other people to find or gift them as paperweights or even place them in the garden.

Sometimes our children just need some inspiration so I have gathered together some simple rock painting ideas for kids along with some fabulous art materials to make it even easier. We have something for beginners to experts here.

These simple Rock Painting ideas for kids are great for inspiring ideas when painting stones.  You can paint your rocks and hide them for people to find.

Painted Rock Ideas

Just make sure that you buy your rocks, stones or pebbles to paint and don’t take them from the coast or take river rocks as that is illegal in the UK. Not because the government are busybodies but due to the fact that they help prevent coastal erosion and also create habitats for nature. Then sit back and let the children see these simple Rock Painting Ideas for Kids and watch what they make.

These simple Rock Painting ideas for kids are great for inspiring ideas when painting stones.  You can paint your rocks and hide them for people to find.
  • Smooth rocks work best but embrace the shapes.
  • Clean your rocks before using – we pop ours in the dishwasher!
  • You can use temputa or poster paint but you will need to seal them – we prefer acrylic paint.
  • Acyrlic paint pens or markers are ace for kids – find all our material suggestions at the bottom.
  • Not sure about your drawing ability? Print off the image and stick it on first and then colour it in.
  • Want your rocks to survive the weather – use a varnish to seal them.
  • Sit on your hands or even better paint your own rather than nitpicking over the kids – it is all about process

Rock Painting Supplies

When you are painting rocks with children then I would suggest that they wear old clothes and that you protect your work service It also pays to teach children to help clean up including washing their paint brush at the end. I do this outside with an old bucket filled with water. When it comes to using a spray sealer then that needs to be in a well-ventilated area.

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These simple Rock Painting ideas for kids are great for inspiring ideas when painting stones.  You can paint your rocks and hide them for people to find.

Top Tips for Painting Rocks

I love using painted rocks instead of summer scrapbooks for kids that are reluctant writers. it is just so much fun to use a different substrate and if you add dates and names or places on the back then writing is included too on these simple rock painting ideas.

Easy Rock Painting Ideas

If these have inspired you to want to paint more then check some of these courses.

So here you have a fabulous selection of rock painting designs to inspire you and your children. From kindness rocks to mandala rocks and lots in between.

Watermelon painted rocks

These painted watermelon rocks are perfect for unusually shaped pebbles.

Zinnias painted on rocks

These Zinnia flower rocks from Sustain My Craft Habit are just beautiful.

Woodland animals painted on to stones

I really like the simplicity of these woodland animal rocks.

Owl Rocks

Whilst we are talking of woodland animals, just look at this parliament of owls.

Fishes made from rocks and pebbles

Make fish rocks from Hello, Wonderful. These would be so fun to play with.

M&M Stones

Children will love these M&M Rocks!

Ladybird rocks

These painted ladybird rocks  or rock ladybugs from Crafts by Amanda are so cute and simple to make

These simple rock painting ideas for kids will inspire your children to turn a stone in to a work of art. A fun DIY craft for all.

Totally adorable hedgehog painted rocks from Easy Peasy and Fun

These simple rock painting ideas for kids will inspire your children to turn a stone in to a work of art. A fun DIY craft for all.

These simple painted rocks are so beautiful with their bejewelled added extras.

These simple rock painting ideas for kids will inspire your children to turn a stone in to a work of art. A fun DIY craft for all.

These Flag Rocks from Non-Toy Gifts are a creative way to celebrate the Olympics or learn about countries.

Minion stones

I might be biased but I adore our Minion Stones – Can you spot Kevin?

These simple rock painting ideas for kids will inspire your children to turn a stone in to a work of art. A fun DIY craft for all.

I adore how this  Plesiosaur Painted Rocks by Little Fish again and again is so interactive.

These simple rock painting ideas for kids will inspire your children to turn a stone in to a work of art. A fun DIY craft for all.

These Mermaid Scales Painted Rocks are just beautiful and younger children will have so much fun painting the blues and you can add the scales later.

These simple rock painting ideas for kids will inspire your children to turn a stone in to a work of art. A fun DIY craft for all.

I absolutely love these mix and match rock people from You Clever Monkey.

These simple rock painting ideas for kids will inspire your children to turn a stone in to a work of art. A fun DIY craft for all.

These Nativity Stones from Rainy Day mum are so simple and effective.

These simple rock painting ideas for kids will inspire your children to turn a stone in to a work of art. A fun DIY craft for all.

Playful Rock Spiders from kidscraftroom.com show that spiders are super cute.

These simple rock painting ideas for kids will inspire your children to turn a stone in to a work of art. A fun DIY craft for all.

Who doesn’t love Star Wars crafts, right? These cute Jawa rocks will unleash your inner geek

These simple rock painting ideas for kids will inspire your children to turn a stone in to a work of art. A fun DIY craft for all.

These birds are super simple but oh so effective.

These simple rock painting ideas for kids will inspire your children to turn a stone in to a work of art. A fun DIY craft for all.

OMG, a penguin family all made by painting rocks!

These simple rock painting ideas for kids will inspire your children to turn a stone in to a work of art. A fun DIY craft for all.

I am obsessed with these glow in the dark monster rocks!

These simple rock painting ideas for kids will inspire your children to turn a stone in to a work of art. A fun DIY craft for all.

How stunning are these flower painted rocks – the black pen really makes all the difference to these.

These simple rock painting ideas for kids will inspire your children to turn a stone in to a work of art. A fun DIY craft for all.

These fun painted rocks show that you don’t need to have a theme, just have fun with patterns.

These simple rock painting ideas for kids will inspire your children to turn a stone in to a work of art. A fun DIY craft for all.

Fancy some cactus art in your home? Make these modern cactus painted rocks. Yep pet cactus rocks.

Brightly painted rocks perfect for kids to make

Sometimes simple is the best and this painted rock art rocks my world.

Rocks painted to look like strawberries

Strawberry rocks? Yes please.

A rock painted to look like a mouse

How adorable is this mouse rock with little added extras?

Bright painted rocks for kids

How effective is the black and white with just a pop of colour on these painted rocks?

Rocks painted as sharks

A fabulous way to use unusually shaped rocks is these sharks.

Zombie Painted rocks for kids to make

I love these zombie rocks. You can add so many expressions on them.

You really could turn a clock into anything including bees, rainbows, pumpkins, turtles or even owls.

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