Ideas and project for painting on rocks.
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Browse through these creative rock painting ideas so you and your kids can have a fun crafting activity together.
Easy Peasy and Fun
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This page features a collection of ideas for painting rocks as decorations during the Christmas season.
Wreathbee on Hubpages
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These DIY back-to-school rock painting ideas are the perfect gift for a new teacher.
Color Made Happy
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Step-by-step instructions for creating color flower stones with an inspirational message underneath.
Mark Montano
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Here are instructions for a rock painted bunny for Easter.
Ruffles and Rainboots
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This adorable camper painted rock is the perfect addition to a potted plant.
The Country Chic Cottage
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Here’s a super easy tutorial on how to make candy corn painted rocks perfect as Halloween decor.
Rock Painting Guide
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To make this garden caterpillar, you'll need a few edging landscaping stones plus paint.
That's What Che Said
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Caterpillar painted rocks will add a whimsical touch to your garden. Click the above link to learn how to make one.
The Country Chic Cottage
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Here is a rock painting idea that even kids can create! The Christmas lights are made with cotton swabs.
Twitchetts
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Here are some simple Christmas-themed ideas for painting rocks and pebbles that can then be used for Christmas decorations, games and markers.
Child Play ABC
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On this page, you will find step-by-step instructions for painting a Christmas tree on a rock.
Rock Painting 101
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This kids' craft is perfect for Father's Day and takes so little time! Simply paint "Dad Rocks" onto a stone for a paperweight for Dad's desk or table.
Craft Bits
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Kids will love this DIY craft rock project that affixes temporary tattoos to colored rocks.
Kara Creates
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With black river stones and a white pen, you can create a fun gift for a child. It also has a link to a Domino template.
Paging Supermom
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For this easy kids rock painting project, a pencil eraser is used to make the painted dots. Super easy and perfect for kids and beginners to stone painting.
Twitchetts
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Perfect for spring and summer! This tutorial uses a few simple craft supplies to create flower stones. Kids will enjoy this activity.
Projects with Kids
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These Fall gnome rock painting cuties are a perfect autumn project using both acrylics and paint pens.
Ruffles and Rainboots
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On this post you will find an easy fish painted rock craft tutorial.
I Love Painted Rocks
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As an Olympic activity, teach the kids the flags of the participating countries by making flag rocks.
Non-Toy Gifts
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Capture the beauty of a flower on a flower painted rock, which will add a touch of cheer and color to your home or garden.
Sustain My Craft Habit
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This easy flower painting technique is perfect for beginning rock painters who want a flowered rock.
I Love Painted Rocks
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With this tutorial, follow along and paint an adorable frog with paint pens.
Rock Painting 101
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How to make a DIY Galaxy Painted Rock is a project that's meant to be done in 15 minutes or less, not including drying time. Check out this tutorial.
One Project Closer
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Want a way to create vegetable garden markers? Try these garden marker rocks!
Adventure In A Box
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For this project, start by gathering a variety of rocks.
You'll also need craft paint in several colors and paintbrushes.
Dukes and Duchesses
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If you love gnomes, you will definitely like this painted rock craft. It's quick! It's easy! It can be finished in 15 minutes or less.
The Country Chic Cottage
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This quick and simple rock painting tutorial takes 15 minutes and includes step-by-step instructions along with tips for supplies. It is perfect for beginners.
Country Hill Cottage
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For this tutorial, you'll need a couple of paint brushes, scrap vinyl and a Cricut machine to make Harry Potter inspired painted rocks.
Pineapple Paper Co
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Anyone love hedgehogs! Here is a tutorial for you! Paint cute hedgehogs on rocks.
Easy Peasy and Fun
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Want to learn how to paint rocks? Here is a rock painting 101 tutorial; plus, it has over 20 easy rock painting ideas.
Feeling Nifty
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Kids will have fun creating these super easy art activities using only a few simple supplies.
Projects with Kids
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Use rock painting art to share a positive message with others.
Inspire Kindness
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Create lions, tigers, monkeys, and more with stones to add eye-catching decorations to your home.
Creative Station
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Here are some easy stone painting inspirations and tips.
Mod Podge Rocks Blog
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A beginner painting project. Kids love this project also!
Plaid
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Learn how to paint adorable ladybug painted rocks to place in your garden.
Crafts by Amanda
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This project may look difficult to paint, but it's surprisingly simple with the help from some henna style temporary tattoos.
I Love Painted Rocks
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This rock painting technique is great! Creating marbled rocks is a simple and fun painting method for beginners that looks impressive when finished. Three different types.
Creative Green Living
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For Halloween, use this tutorial to paint a bunch of monster rocks to lay around the home.
Easy Peasy and Fun
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Motivational painted rock paperweights are an easy gift for anyone - teachers, coaches, mom, dad or anyone. Here are step-by-step instructions for creating a paper weight.
365 Days of Crafts
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With these instructions, create cute stone mushrooms that will be the perfect addition to your flower bed or potted plant.
The Country Chic Cottage
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With this tutorial, learn how to make a fun Christmas painted rock to display or gift.
Ruffles and Rainboots
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Learn how to create your very charming owl painted rock!
Frugal Fun for Boys and Girls
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At this blog, learn how to create a cute painted owl rock with the step-by-step painting tutorial.
I Love Painted Rocks
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To paint these adorable chicks, you'll need a smooth rock, acrylic craft paint and a fine black marker. Wonderful Easter craft!
Crafts by Amanda
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Making Painted Treasure Rocks is perfect activity to do with your kids on a spring or summer day!
What Can You Do With Paper and Glue
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Use this painted rock turkey as a cute addition to your Thanksgiving holiday tablescape.
I Love Painted Rocks
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Here are cute ideas for pet cactus rocks that kids will love.
The Best Ideas for Kids
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This fun and easy kids' rock craft only requires rocks and paint pens. These prayer rocks are a great way to remind kids to say their prayers.
Ginger Snap Crafts
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This is an easy fall rock painting idea! This blog teaches you how to paint a cute pumpkin rock step-by-step.
I Love Painted Rocks
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This tutorial is the perfect beginner's rock painting project - a rainbow. It's also a simple craft to do with kids for St. Patrick's Day.
I Love Painted Rocks
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Kids can make this super easy, cute rock reindeer with river rock, acrylic paint, paint pens, pipe cleaners and a few more supplies.
Projects with Kids
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There are no rules in rock painting. Here are some pointers on rock painting using Sharpies.
Sharpie
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This is a cute and simple DIY project. You can paint charming Santas on stones with acrylic paint and add details with a paint pen with this tutorial.
One Little Project
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Transform a smooth beach stone into an adorable Santa stone with acrylic craft paint.
Happy Hooligans
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Kids will have fun making these cute singing angels by painting rocks.
Ruffles and Rain Boots
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Children will enjoy creating these colorful snowflake-painted rocks this winter! Using paint pens will help them easily draw snowflake designs and add fun details.
Projects with Kids
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Rock painting is a popular craft for adults and kids. Learn how to paint a cute snowman on a rock with this free tutorial.
The Inspiration Edit
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This tic-tax-toe game doesn't use the boring X's and O's; it uses insect-inspired painted stones.
Chicken Scratch NY
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Lee Wismer
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Do you enjoy strawberries? Here’s a simple strawberry-painted rock tutorial that is sure to enhance your home decor.
Sustain My Craft Habit
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Create a graphic sunset using paint pens with this fun tutorial.
Rock Painting 101
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These painted rocks were made with stencils. Learn how here.
Doodle Craft
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On this blog, you will learn how to easily paint a turtle on a rock.
Rock Painting 101
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This adorable rock turtle craft is a fun activity once you have found the right stones.
Easy Peasy and Fun
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This step-by-step tutorial uses a stencil to create a painted unicorn.
I Love Painted Rocks
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This adorable and magical unicorn rock painting idea is easy to pull off with the video tutorial.
I Love Painted Rocks
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Here is a set of four ideas on painting rocks that are perfect as a gift to someone special in your life on Valentine's Day.
Ruffles and Rainboots
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Here are some fun designs that you and the kids can try as gifts for someone special.
Mother of Grom
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Kids will have fun making this summer craft idea - painting a watermelon rock. Great idea for an at-home, summer camp, a summer birthday party or picnic.
Projects with Kids
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These DIY stamped word stones can be completed in under 15 minutes and make excellent farmhouse home decor or paperweights.
Michelle's Party Plan It
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This blog shows you how to create really simple glitter word art painted rocks. It's quick! It's easy! And it can be done over and over again with different words and colors.
100 Directions
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Zombie painted rocks are a simple and fun activity for the kids to do during the Halloween season.
Simple Everyday Mom
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