Painted Rock Pets – A Fun & Simple School Art Project

This project encourages creativity, improves fine motor skills, and teaches kids about shapes, textures, and color combinations.

Materials Needed

• Smooth rocks (medium to large size)
• Acrylic paint or poster paint
• Paintbrushes (small and medium)
• Water cup, cloth
• Permanent marker or paint pen
• Optional: Googly eyes, glue, varnish/sealer

Step-by-Step Instructions

• Wash and dry the rocks to remove dust.
• Use light-colored paint as a base coat. Let dry.
• Paint your pet: Add eyes, nose, patterns, fur or feathers.
• Use markers for finer details.
• Optional: Glue on googly eyes.
• Seal with varnish for a glossy finish

Seal with varnish for a glossy finish.

Have students clean brushes and palettes with water. Store dry painted rocks in trays or paper bags.

Suggested Products

You might need these supplies for this project:

• 🎨 Rolfes Acrylic Paints
• 🖌️ Student Brushes
• ✨ Varnish
• 🎨 Paint Palette

💡 Tip: Once your store is live, replace the # with actual product URLs or insert WooCommerce shortcodes like this:

 or