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 tp roll too and write "My Moon Rock" with sparkle glue or a marker).
      
  • An adult may need to cut the tp roll down a bit if it is too wobbly (a shorter piece of tp roll will be more structurally sound).  Do this before decorating the roll.
      
  • If your rock is too big to sit on a tp roll, you can substitute a yogurt container, margarine container, ice cream pail... (just don't hurt yourself lifting boulders!)

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