Creative Summer Craft

A creative way for kids to use the stones they stumble across is to turn them into animals, people, or objects.
With just a few supplies -- paint, glue, and clay -- children can try out their skills as rock artists. Like sculptors, they'll learn to judge proportion and form. Like painters, they will need to consider color and shape, along with such pleasant dilemmas as how to create a tapered wing on a rounded rock.

Both tempera and acrylic paints work well (though tempera washes MUCH easier).  Have kids sketch out their idea first before applying paint to their rocks.

Here are some great ideas to get you started.