Painted Rocks

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We may have rocks for brains but we are painting rocks!
I love any art or craft with a community aspect to it. 
People all over the world are painting rocks then hiding them somewhere in a public place where someone else might find them. 
Making a surprise discovery of a little painted gem is sometimes all it takes to brighten someone's day. The idea is that people can leave the pebble where they found it, keep it or re-hide it!

Some rocks I painted
A fun afternoon painting with my 10 year old niece!

   
Some people like to follow their rock's journey. There are many facebook pages to help them do this.
I like the fb page NSW ROCKS. If you join the group and check out their "files", you will find many resources about how to paint rocks. I like their emphasis on not ruining the environment you place them in. For example, no goggly eyes or stickers that could come off. If you want to track your rock, you write fb NSW ROCKS on the back and the postcode where you first hid the rock.Check it out and be inspired to play rock Hide-and-Seek!

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