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.

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"
Bring it in and wash off any dirt... let it dry.
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.
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.
- Glue on pieces of torn tissue paper or napkins.
- 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".
Once your moon rock is dry, you can place it on top of a toilet paper roll which will act like a pedestal.
- (You can decorate the toilet paper roll too and write "My Moon Rock" with sparkle glue or a marker).
- An adult may need to cut the toilet paper roll down a bit if it is too wobbly (a shorter piece of toilet paper roll will be more structurally sound). Do this before decorating the roll.
- If your rock is too big to sit on a toilet paper roll, you can substitute a yogurt container, margarine container, ice cream pail... (just don't hurt yourself lifting boulders!)