Easy painted rock ideas for father’s day

Easy painted rock ideas for father’s day. Show dad just how much you love him with a painted rock or even a few painted rock. It is a great craft idea for little kids to make for their dads. You can put a protective coating on the rocks and keep them in the back yard to be admired year round. Very few supplies are needed if the kids are painting rocks.  I would suggest using a base coat and a sealer coat so the rocks can be stowed outside.

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Have the kids collect the rocks and wash the and dry them one day or one afternoon or you can do that and save a step. Base coat the rocks with sealer like. You will also want to apply a top coat of Mod Podge or Ceramcoat Exterior/Interior Varnish to keep paint from chipping. I speak from experience.

My seven-year old painted these for her father and the saying she chose makes my heart melt. I wish she knew the Air Supply – “Can’t Live” from the 91. I have always liked the song.

The smaller rocks are for him to take to work and place upon the shelf over his desk. They spell out the word MEEP from one of her favorite cartoons. The character is the alien from the TV show Phineas and Ferb. Some days the sound is so cute and other not so much after the 900th time.

Let your kids paint what ever they want on the rocks. I suggest having them use paint brushes you no longer care about or pick up some super cheap brushes. My daughter has her own set and is responsible with them. I also let her use my posca pen to write the phrase.  And she wants you all to notice she placed a heart above the “i” in live. 

Instructions for the easy painted rock for father’s day:

1. Find rocks from your yard, landscape store or purchase online.
2. Make sure the rocks are free of dirt and debris and are dry.
3. Rocks should be sealed I use the same supplies for the base coat and the top coat.
4. Paint the design and allow to dry in between coats.
5. Seal with Mod Podge or Ceramcoat Exterior/Interior Varnish to keep paint from chipping. I speak from experience.

If you want to purchase supplies and make it a rock painting party this is a list of supplies I have found to work well with rocks.

 

• Black rocks
• White Rocks
• Mod Podge or Ceramcoat Exterior/Interior Varnish
• posca paint marker
• white Uni-posca 3 pack
• 21 piece Uni-posca paint marker set.
• Sharpies
• Elmer’s Painters
• Martha Stewart Multi surface paint bold colors 8 piece set
• Martha Stewart Multi surface in pearl and metallic
• 10 Piece Paint Brush Set
• FolkArt Mini Stencils
• Delta Magic Stencil Adhesive
• Stecil Brush set

These are some other painted rock ideas you can use for Father’s Day.

• Motivational painted rock paper weights.
• Fun and easy painted rock ideas
• Easy rock painting idea for all ages
• How to paint a narwhal – because who does not love the unicorns of the sea?
• Marble Paint finish on rocks
• Father’s Day Painted rocks
• Decorative Garden Stones

I hope you let your kids get nice and messy and have some fun with easy painted rock ideas for father’s day.