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Fruit & Veggie Painted Rocks BY JEN KOSSOWAN
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ummertime is officially here and something that never seems to get old is painting rocks with kids. It’s such a fun, low-prep activity and can truly be as simple as throwing down a drop cloth, setting out some rocks, paints, and paintbrushes, and letting them to it. That being said, if you want to take your rock painting to the next level, this technique works super well and creates the most beautiful, vibrant painted rocks. Use it to create a set of fruit and veggie rocks of your own or do something completely different. What can you do with your completed fruit and veggie rocks? • add them to your outdoor mud kitchen • use them in your garden as markers • place them in a local rock garden • tuck them along pathways and in parks in your neighbourhood • add them to your indoor play kitchen Other rock painting ideas: • numbers • letters (particularly the letters in your child’s name) • hearts • kindness messages • facial features • nature items
JEN KOSSOWAN is a kindergarten and grade one teacher and mama of two gorgeous kiddos. She’s passionate about play, loves a good DIY project, and can most often be found in her kitchen whipping up recipes that taste delicious while meeting her crunchy mama criteria. She started Mama.Papa.Bubba. on a whim in 2010 while living in the Middle East and has been sharing her recipes and activities there ever since. 21 | July/August 2021
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