ROCK FLOWERS

Add a pop of color to your garden in the fall or spring before all of your flowers bloom. These rock flowers are super easy!

This summer my daughter and I made a flower garden. She is obsessed with flowers and picking them- so we made her own special garden where she can pick her flowers, not mine throughout the yard. We wanted to add more color and make it kid friendly. That’s how this project came to life.

Materials:

• Rocks
• bucket (for the rock hunt)
• acrylic paint
• paper (for under rocks when painting)
• Modge Podge
• acrylic sealant

Procedure:

1– Go on a rock hunt! Don’t forget your bucket.

While on the rock hunt, I always lay out the rocks to make sure I like the layout and then take a picture. The picture makes it easy to put back together after painting. I try to have 5 to 6 for each petal and a stone for the center.

2– Wash off the rocks with water once home. Rinse in a bucket with a sponge and a small amount of soap, water. Let dry over night.

3– Paint with acrylic paint. Solid colors, multiple colors- whatever your child wants. Let dry.

4– Paint with a layer of Modge Podge (optional). Modge Podge gives a luster affect (see below). Once dry again, spray with Acrylic Sealant. This makes them more weather resistant/durable outdoors.

These look great in flower beds, on top of mulch, or in a special place your child chooses.