Sticks n’ Stones, Painting Art Projects For Kids
By Spramani Elaun
Paint on natural sticks and rocks found on the land
This signature earth-friendly art activity made waves around San Diego communities and has traveled to major Green Festivals, Earth Day Events, Museums and Educational Venues all over the West managed by my company Nature of Art For Kids®.
It started on the 101 beach road in San Diego at a local beach community farmer‘s market in Encinitas, California.
I wanted to create an art project with kids that was 100% sustainable to for the environment. I searched for the most earth-friendly surfaces to paint, found natural earth elements like rocks and sticks, then searched for the most earth-friendly paints to paint them with.
It was a difficult mission for me to find a truly earth-friendly paint that would stick to the surfaces of a rock and was safe for kids to use.
Around that same time the idea of my new company was born, the first ever non-toxic, safe, and earth-friendly acrylic paints just for kids.
It took me over a year to bring a safe, U.S. Made acrylic paint just for kids to market.
After the manufacturing of my earth-friendly acrylic paint I started to appear all over California with my Sticks n’ Stones earth-friendly art project.
Sticks n’ Stones has been featured at some of the most earth-friendly events in the nation, such as Cardiff Green Festival, Green Fest, Earth Day Festivals,
Organic Farm events, Original Harvest Craft Festival and the largest Pumpkin Festival on the West Coast.
The idea is simple – use a surface that is not man-made, can be found in nature, and is safe to use.
Use Earth’s natural resources! Use a paint that is safe for the environment and for small children.
Setting up kids to paint rocks
Acrylic Kids Paint – We use Nature of Art For Kids® Earth Friendly Acrylic Paint
Palette
Paint Brushes
Napkins
Water Jar
Rocks
River rocks or any stone of any shape will work. I like river rocks because they seem to have the flattest surface to paint an image on.
Wipe your rocks clean by washing them in water.
Completely dry rock before painting.
Prepare a palette filled with a variety of colors children can choose from.
A paper plate, or recycled egg carton can also work as a palette to hold paints.
Having a tiny, medium, and large, wide paint brush available is perfect for all brush stroke desires.
If you don’t have all three that’s OK, one medium-sized paint brush works well with kids.
Tip: Paint each layer of color and set aside to dry.
Painting one layer coat of paint at a time gives better results.
Set your rock aside to dry for a few minutes before you add a new layer of color.
Rocks dry best when left in direct sunlight.
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