First you find some smooth round or oval rocks that are big enough to paint like a bug. Then you gather up some paints, paint brushes, some wax paper to put the paint and rocks on, a blow dryer to help dry the paint faster in between layers, and a cup of water to clean brushes out between colors. Then let them have at it!! The idea is to paint them like cute little bugs and then when they are dry you can go hide them in your yard or flower garden or wherever and play a hide-and-seek game with them.
Here is Lillie and Titus getting ready to start painting their rocks. They were pretty excited. They always love to paint! Usually we go outside on the cement to paint so I don't have to worry if they don't keep the paint on the wax paper. But Jasmine (our pup) was out so that wasn't going to work too well.
Titus wanted green to paint with first. He was really into it=)
Of course Lillie wanted purple first. She got hers painted in no time and was ready to find lots more rocks.
Here is my creation=) Can't you just tell how artistic I am. HAHA! NOT! But it was fun to paint with the kids and of course they were impressed with it=)
Where, oh where, have those little rocks gone?
Here they are! Actually that isn't where they were hidden but after Lillie found them she lined them all up so I could get a picture of them all.
They were Lillie's little treasure for quite a few days. She was so proud of them. She put them in her purse and took them wherever we went.
Here is where Lillie hid one of her rocks. It is a little crevice in the tree. It was so cute. Titus was the who found it here and he thought it was the greatest. He was so excited that he found it.
But of course his attention to this game didn't last and he found other things to explore...
...And climb on.We had lots of fun and Lillie just keeps asking when we get to paint some more. I'll have to find some more rocks I guess=)
they were super cute! =)
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