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Halloween Rocks

Learn how to make these cute Halloween rocks that look like little jack o' lanterns! This is a great craft for kids or adults.
Prep Time5 minutes
Active Time1 hour
Total Time1 hour 5 minutes
Yield: 3 rocks
Cost: $0

Materials

  • Apple Barrel paint Outrageous Orange, Candy Apple, White, Black
  • Rocks
  • Pom-poms

Instructions

  • Select 3 - 5 small rocks that will stand by themselves. Broken rocks work well.
  • To prep the rocks for painting, wash with warm, soapy water and let dry.
  • Paint each rock with two coats of orange using a paintbrush. Let dry.
  • Mix one part orange to one part candy apple - this creates a dark orange. Paint stripes on each rock using a smaller detail brush.
  • Paint round black eyes and a black stripe for a mouth using the detail brush. Let dry.
  • Paint white dot pupils in each black eye using the smallest detail brush.
  • Paint white teeth underneath the black mouth line.
  • Attach tiny green pom-poms to the top of the dried pumpkin rocks using hot glue.

Video

Notes

Tip: it's easy to make the dots in eyes using the end of a small paintbrush. Just dip the end of your paintbrush in the paint and use it to dot.