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DLTK's Crafts for Kids
Moon Rock Craft
Now I know that someone is bound to ask
me what a moon rock looks like and the answer is (as Tasha would say)
"Don't know, never seen one."
I am pretty sure that real moon rocks don't look nearly as nice as the kid's versions
will! Just put out a variety of materials, show them a few painting methods, and they'll
take it from there.
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Materials:
(other than the rock, everthing else is optional... basically we're just looking for
something to decorate the rock with).
 | A rock |
| Paint (various colours) |
| White glue |
| Tissue paper or napkins (various colours) |
| Craft scraps (material, felt, feathers, sponges,
etc.) |
| Sand, sparkles or fine dirt |
| Sparkle glue or marker |
| Toilet paper roll (what a shock! *grin*) |
Instructions:
| Wander around outside with your child to find the
perfect "moon rock"
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| Bring it in and wash off any dirt... let it dry.
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| Put out a variety of paints, tissue paper and
craft scraps.
 | If using tissue paper, it's best to rip it into 1
inch or so pieces before gluing onto the rock.
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| Decorate your moon rock in whatever fashion you
like. Some ideas are:
| Paint it.
 | Older children can paint it black and then drag a
feather dipped in white paint over it to give a marble look. |
| Youger children can sponge paint it or dab a
textured material or felt over it when the paint is still wet.
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| Glue on pieces of torn tissue paper or napkins.
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| While paint is wet or with glue applied, roll it
around in a bowl of sand, sparkles or fine dirt to coat with "moon dust".
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| Once your moon rock is dry, you can place it on
top of a toilet paper roll which will act like a pedestal.
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"My Moon Rock" with sparkle glue or a marker).
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| An adult may need to cut the tp roll down a bit if
it is too wobbly (a shorter piece of tp roll will be more structurally sound). Do this
before decorating the roll.
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| If your rock is too big to sit on a tp roll, you
can substitute a yogurt container, margarine container, ice cream pail... (just don't hurt
yourself lifting boulders!) |
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