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October 5, 2010 | 42 Comments

Rock Jack-O-Lanterns

halloween craft

Kids love to paint rocks. If the weather is nice take this craft outside and enjoy the sun before it’s gone for the winter. If you want to make them water proof you will need to spray the finished rock with clear varnish. I skipped the step because I personally dislike the smell of varnish enough not to bother, but you can find it at any hardware/ craft store.

  1. Gather your materials, you will need some large rocks, painters tape, orange paint, a jar, white glue and a paint brush.
  2. Tape off a cool face for each- press the painters tape down carefully so there are no bubbles. * Edited to add this is an adult job if you want it precise, tape is frustrating to cut and even I was having a hard time.  I offered one rock to my son, but he declined. Have extras on hand if they want to do it themselves but you think they will be disappointed or frustrated if they don’t make one look like a jack-o-lantern.
  3. Mix you paint with white glue.  I am mixing them together to stop the washable paint from “dusting” off the rock. In the past washable kids paint has all but fallen off the rocks. If you are varnishing them skip this. The glue does not make it waterproof, so don’t pop it in your garden.
  4. Start painting!
  5. Let dry for a few minutes and add another coat.
  6. Let dry and peel off the tape. I used a paring knife to carefully peel it off.

Halloween Books !

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Mouse’s Halloween Party by Jeanne Modesitt is a really sweet book, and I am glad I grabbed it at the library yesterday. Mouse is planning a big Halloween party but when he gets to his friend Pig’s house his plans go awry. This is a great book for kids like my son who get very very upset when something unexpected happens. We spent a long time talking about every stage of this story and felt great when it was done. I may have to buy this book, or at least renew it a few times! The text isn’t short but the story is interesting enough to keep your child interested. I love the discussion that this book prompted and would encourage anyone to read this book!

Halloween Day by Anne Rockwell is another winner . I love this author because kids love her books, and the ones that she has collaborated with her daughter on are probably my favorites. Her daughter Lizzy is the illustrator and she won my son over with her cool pictures of costumes and Halloween decor , especially the little boy in the firefighter costume. The story is about a classroom celebrating Halloween but what I love is that it shows why each child chose to dress up in their individual costumes.  Huge hit at our house, perfect for the 2-5 crowd and not scary at all!

Moonlight: The Halloween Cat by Cynthia Rylant is a relaxing book about a little black cat named Moonlight and her Halloween night. I love the illustrations and how they seem to glow! Every page offers a new perspective and even though the story is set on a spooky night there is nothing to be afraid of.  The text itself is simple, calming  and there are only a couple of lines on each page, making it the perfect length for a bedtime story. Even if you aren’t a cat person, you will like this book.

Filed Under: Age Preschool, Age: Kindergarten, Age: Toddlers, Halloween, Jack-o-lanterns, Preschool Crafts, Rock Painting | 42 Comments

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42 Comments

  1. Pancakes For Recess says

    October 5, 2010 at 7:09 am

    Love this. Simple but effective. I imagine cutting the face out would be tricky for little hands?

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    • admin says

      October 5, 2010 at 7:31 am

      Yes very. It is an adult job for sure.

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  2. Vanessa says

    October 5, 2010 at 7:42 am

    Really great idea for Halloween! Thanks for sharing. I love the books you’ve added, too 🙂

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  3. Erin says

    October 5, 2010 at 8:41 am

    Oh for cuteness sake! We don’t have any painter’s tape on hand. I wonder if it would work doing it as a crayon resist type of thing, drawing the face on with white or yellow, or even black crayon first, and then painting. Or would the glue make the paint go over the crayon too? Hmm.. may be experiment time here.

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  4. welcome to our wonderland says

    October 5, 2010 at 10:04 am

    those are adorable, we have to find some rocks to make some this week!! 🙂 we made clay pumpkins if you want to check them out

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  5. Jenae @ I Can Teach My Child says

    October 5, 2010 at 10:37 am

    Great idea!!!

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  6. MamaGames says

    October 5, 2010 at 12:41 pm

    We’ve done this before… last year, when my daughter was 2 1/2, we used foam shape stickers for her to make a face on the rock – she found circles for eyes, triangles for noses, and we used crescents or ovals for mouths, mostly.

    These are, of course, harder to peel off than painter’s tape, but they let my daughter feel like she was the one designing the faces. I think this year I’ll have her do stickers again while my 8 year old son and I experiment with painter’s tape. 🙂

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  7. anonymous says

    October 5, 2010 at 2:09 pm

    Thanks so much for sharing all your ideas! My son will love this one! I really appreciate the book suggestions as well. I check your site almost every day and often add the books right to my request list at the library. Thank you for making it easy to keep our book bins full of fresh books!

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  8. Trisha says

    October 5, 2010 at 6:24 pm

    Allie,

    At Easter time I noticed a tutorial for cut-outs for egg-dyeing that involved putting the painters tape on wax paper then cutting out the shapes with scissors or a paper punch. (I think that is roughly how it went. It was on lolly chops if you feel the urge to dig.) That might make it easier to shape the face. I think my son would enjoy doing this. Thanks for the idea!

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  9. Toddler Approved says

    October 1, 2011 at 8:33 am

    Love this!! I shared it over at our blog today. I love the idea of going on a rock hunt for the rocks and then making these. They are so cute
    http://toddlerapproved.blogspot.com/2011/10/31-ideas-for-active-october.html

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  10. Tiffany LaGrange says

    October 12, 2012 at 7:40 am

    Thanks for this! Wonderful! I linked to it and used it as my inspiration for my Fun Jar Friday activity this week! http://www.craftinterrupted.com/2012/10/fun-jar-friday-23-spooky-stones.html

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  11. Heather Johnson says

    September 14, 2013 at 6:41 am

    My daughter loves rocks, and my daughter loves pumpkins. This is a perfect craft to make with her!

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  12. Jody Cowan says

    September 17, 2013 at 6:49 am

    I love this! It’s so easy and fun (it looks like)! I have a Halloween LInky going now, if you would like to add it or anything recipes. I promote it every day! If you do, thank you!

    http://momndaughtersavings.com/halloween-linky-crafts-recipes-add-yours-find-some/

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  13. The Teacher Treasury says

    October 23, 2013 at 10:48 am

    Great alternative to carving real pumpkins! What a mess that can make.

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  14. Monica says

    September 14, 2014 at 8:09 am

    Where do you find cool rocks like this??

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    • Allison McDonald says

      July 11, 2015 at 11:50 pm

      My yard 🙂

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