I love the idea of making and using story stones and thought it would be a fun project for my pre-k class to make…
We started by taking a little nature walk and collecting stones. Ideally, you want to find stones that are going to be large enough for decent sized pictures but not so big that it is too heavy for the children to easily carry and explore…
Once the stones are collected, they need a good washing…
Then they need to be dried…
While the stones were drying, we cut out pictures from a variety of magazines…
We didn’t worry about trying to find any particular types of pictures but the size of the pictures mattered. The pictures can’t be too big or they wont fit on the stone…
Once the pictures were all cut out and the rocks were dry, we brushed some Mod-Podge on the tops of the stones…
Then added a picture from our pile..
And brushed more Modge Podge on top of the pictures. You can put the Modge Podge on generously because it will dry clear…
After the Modge Podge dried, we added Mod-Podge to the other side of the stones. And after they all dried, we saved them in a baggie…
And the rest of this story (what to do with the story stones) will be coming up soon…
In the meantime, check out…
“Table Top Rock Art” by the Chocolate Muffin Tree…
“Rock with Chalk” by Almost Unschoolers
Melted Hot Rocks by Irresistible Ideas for Play Based Learning