Daily Activities — rocks
Making Rock Art for Free—an Easy Activity for Outdoor Play and Creativity
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You can use rocks for a free art activity for children! Go on a treasure hunt to collect rocks, then see how you can use them to create pictures or spell messages! Rock art has limitless possibilities, and the art supplies are free! Here are just three of the many different ways to play with rocks to create rock art.
Cairn Building—an Activity to Talk with Your Family about Balance and Slowing Down
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This activity helps your family focus on slowing down and finding the right balance in their lives. The activity is simple: gather some rocks from your yard and use them to create a cairn (often used as a landmark in hiking to help you and others know you’re on the right path). For added meaning, paint the rocks in a way that symbolically represents the landmark changes happening in your life right now.