These are the instructions I pulled together for our Ostara rock painting activity. Be aware that many of the links have cookies, pop-ups, or other problems that I usually route around -- I ignored those this time because I was mainly interested in printing out the instructions and images, and didn't have enough choices to avoid the virtual fleas. Supplies You'll need some basic craft supplies to get started: rocks, paint, brushes, and sealer. Paint pens are awesome and we used ours a lot. Ideally, look for a kit of paints, but we also bought a big bottle of white and of green for backgrounds, which was a great idea. Guide to Supplies https://colormadehappy.com/best-painting-rocks-supplies-guide/ Michaels Craft Store https://www.michaels.com/trending-crafts/rock-painting/941330906 Methods Note that this is nothing new. It is popular now so a lot of people are discovering it for the first time. But it was also popular in the 1970s when I was little, and my grandmother was familiar with it because she could explain it to me. People have been painting rocks ever since humans invented paint . I have a very old piece of folk art with a rock-painted owl glued to a board. Rock Painting / Hiding / Hunting as a Hobby https://familyrelationships.org.uk/rock-hiding-how-to-join-in-with-the-latest-family-friendly-craze How Rock Painting Works https://paintedrocklife.com/index.php/2017/04/13/how-rock-painting-works/ How to Paint a River Rock https://www.wikihow.com/Paint-a-River-Rock Rock Painting with Kids https://rhythmsofplay.com/get-outside-connect-collect-and-paint-rocks/ Rock Painting Tutorials These are the instructions I printed out for people to use as inspiration. Spring Themed Rocks https://rockpainting101.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Spring-Rocks.jpg Spring Wreath Rock https://rockpainting101.com/spring-wreath-painted-rock/ Dot Painting Apple Tree Painting-on-Rocks.jpg https://rockpainting101.com/apple-blossom-dot-painting/ Seasonal Tree of Life Painted Rocks https://www.ilovepaintedrocks.com/2017/10/seasonal-dot-tree-of-life-painted-rocks.html Smiling Flower https://rockpainting101.com/happy-flower-rocks/ Flower Painted Rocks https://thedecoratedcookie.com/flower-painted-rocks/ Tulip Painted Rocks https://rockpainting101.com/tulip-painted-rocks/ Blue Grape Hyacinths https://sustainmycrafthabit.com/how-to-make-painted-rocks-flowers/ Flowering Vines https://rockpainting101.com/flower-vines-painted-rocks/ Colorful Fronds http://www.markmontano.com/2017/09/painted-love-stones.html African Daisies http://www.markmontano.com/2017/08/painted-inspiration-rocks.html Spring Zendangle https://rockpainting101.com/zendangle-spring-rocks/ Dot Painting Rocks https://twitchetts.com/2017/08/dot-painting-rocks.html/ Mandala Stones http://colorful-crafts.com/mandala-stones-diy/ Gradient Base Coat https://rockpainting101.com/gradient-base-coat/ Hand Lettering a Word https://rockpainting101.com/hand-lettering-a-single-word/ * * * Words and Phrases Among the easiest ways to decorate a rock is to paint the background and then write a word or phrase on it. These are some that I gathered for people to use. Spring Words: awake, birth, bloom, blossom, breeze, bud, bunny, butterfly, chick, crocus, daffodil, egg, flowers, grass, green, grow, hatch, hyacinth, jump, kindness, lamb, life, melt, nest, open, polliwog, puddle, quiet, rain, rainbow, rebirth, robin, season, showers, snowdrop, sprout, sunshine, thaw, tulip, umbrella, violets, warm, weather, windy, yellow, youth https://www.enchantedlearning.com/wordlist/spring.shtml Positive Words: acceptance, action, admire, agree, amazing, approve, awesome, beautiful, believe, bliss, bounty, brave, brilliant, calm, champion, charming, cheer, choice, courage, creative, cute, dazzling, delight, earnest, enchanting, encouragement, energy, enthusiasm, essence, excellent, excitement, exquisite, fabulous, fair, fantastic, fortunate, freedom, fresh, friendship, fun, generosity, genius, gorgeous, grace, happy, harmony, healing, health, honesty, honor, hugs, idea, imagine, impressive, independence, intelligent, intuitive, joy, knowledge, laugh, legendary, light, lively, lovely, lucky, luminous, marvelous, natural, now, nurturing, okay, optimistic, powerful, prepared, progress, quality, quick, ready, rejoice, reliable, respect, right, safe, smile, sparkling, special, spirited, success, superb, surprise, terrific, thriving, tranquility, transform, trust, truth, unwavering, upbeat, valued, vibrant, victory, vital, welcome, whole, wonderful, worthy, wow, yes, zeal https://www.enchantedlearning.com/wordlist/positivewords.shtml * * * Positive Affirmations: It's okay to take up space. Choose peace. Stand up for yourself. You deserve joy. Don't worry -- be happy! Take time to heal. You are unique. Do your best. Create change. Take pride in your work. You are enough. Be gentle with yourself. You are a child of the universe. You matter. Be here now. Live your own life. Embody hope. Embrace the unknown. Take small steps. Dream big. Reach for the stars. * * * Runes and Their Meanings https://d2gg9evh47fn9z.cloudfront.net/800px_COLOURBOX13330221.jpg * * * On the back of your rock, you can write the name of a painted rock club. People take pictures of these rocks and share them on Facebook.