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Stone Owls

June 19, 2013

Owl StonesWhat a Hoot! Can you tell that we rather LOVE owls? Such a fabulous creature to inspire us to get crafty and make these Stone Owls. We chose brightly coloured pens to make them cheerful and fun.We love collecting stones. And we love crafting with stones. The cool smooth surface is just irresistible to hold.

I came up with a way that even my preschooler could help make an adorable Stone Owl. We had four kids at our play date making some gorgeous stone crafts!

Materials: Round flat(ish) stones, white acrylic paint, (marker) pens

Though we used permanent rainbow marker pens for our owls, many ordinary felt tip pens will work just as well too. Try them out FIRST to see if they do. Some will smudge off, others won’t. Try out what you have BEFORE you sit down to craft with your kids.

1) Paint your stones in white acrylic paint – it is enough to paint just the one side – then let dry.

Stone crafts Owls

2) Once dry draw on your designs. If you are hesitant to start, try out a draft on a piece of paper first.

I made one owl as a “sample” for them to see what we were doing (not to copy!!).

N.B. If you make a “mistake” that really bothers you, you can always paint over the stone and start again. Though I would like to encourage the kids to take the “there are no mistake” approach and see if they incorporate any “errors”into their designs.

N.B. 2 – for our younger kids, I added a triangle (for the beak), circles (for the eyes, though Pip Squeak managed these herself) and the wing outline for them to colour in themselves.

 owl stoneI love the eye lashes that Pip Squeak added! And didn’t she do well with the circles for the eyes too? All her own doing?

Want more stone craft ideas? Check out our “stone hangout”! Lots of ideas for you there!

Stone Craft Ideas

 

Want more Owl Crafts? Take a peak at these!

15 Owl Crafts - What a Hoot

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Filed Under: Autumn, Kids Craft, Nature, Stones 24 Comments

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  1. dianaruth says

    June 19, 2013 at 9:50 am

    Hello there 😉
    Love the stone owls! and they way they look like they are lined up on a branch on the textured ground ;D Thank you so much for sharing.

    Also, I was inspired by your snowglobe post and made some with my kids for their dad on Fathers’ Day. Linked it up here. Hope you’ll like my snowglobes too =))

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    • Red Ted Art says

      June 19, 2013 at 9:58 am

      Ooh yes, we do love Snowglobes, off to check yours out ASAP! And so pleased you like the owls!

      Reply
  2. SusieQTpies says

    June 19, 2013 at 12:46 pm

    These are so ADORABLE!!! SusieQTpies

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  3. Susie @Bowdabra says

    June 19, 2013 at 12:47 pm

    These are great! Feel free to stop in and share them/your linky in our weekly Craft Showcase! http://www.bowdabrablog.com

    Have a super week!

    Reply
  4. Mary Catherine says

    June 19, 2013 at 8:33 pm

    Love, love these owls! I bet my son and my students would have a blast making them. As always, I really enjoy checking out what you’ve been up to!

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    • Red Ted Art says

      June 20, 2013 at 9:23 am

      Thank you, Mary, I am thinking these would be lovely for Red Ted’s class too!

      Reply
  5. Cerys @ Rainy Day Mum says

    June 20, 2013 at 8:30 am

    Fantastic will be making these this summer what a great craft

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    • Red Ted Art says

      June 20, 2013 at 9:23 am

      Wonderful, so pleased you like them!!

      Reply
  6. Kate @craftsonsea says

    June 21, 2013 at 6:58 pm

    I love these! Quite fancy making them myself and igoring the kids aspect…

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  7. Louise says

    June 21, 2013 at 11:16 pm

    Love these rock owls!
    I couldn’t help but share an owl craft we did a few weeks back :).
    Thank you for hosting the linky party.
    Louise x

    Reply
  8. Carin says

    June 24, 2013 at 9:13 pm

    These are so fun! Have bookmarked these to do with my two in the summer hols. Both my 6 year old and my two year old would love them!

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  9. Frog goose and bear says

    June 25, 2013 at 2:53 am

    My youngest would love this activity! You’re always an inspiration.

    Reply
  10. Kriss MacDonald says

    June 26, 2013 at 12:42 pm

    My son keeps collecting and bringing home stones – now I know what to do with them!

    Reply
  11. Helen Girling says

    June 29, 2013 at 6:01 am

    My friend, Michelle from The American Resident presented me with a signed copy of Red Ted Art. My sons and I have post it noted all the crafts they are really excited to make. We are currently making shell turtles which, according to my son are actually the babies of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, did you know that ? ha ha. Thanks, I highly recommend getting the hard/ paper copy of this beautiful, inspiring book to delve into.

    Reply
  12. Cindy deRosier says

    November 7, 2013 at 2:35 pm

    I’m the Editorial Assistant for Fun Family Crafts and I wanted to let you know that we have featured this project! You can see it here:

    http://funfamilycrafts.com/stone-owls-2/

    Thanks for a wonderful project idea!

    Reply
    • Red Ted Art says

      November 11, 2013 at 8:19 pm

      Lovely thanks!

      Reply

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