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Easy Kid’s Activities – Make Your Own Story Stones

First of all, I am sure that you are wondering what exactly these are for? Story stones can be used a few ways, but what most people use them for is to aid in telling stories with children. Hence the name story stones.Group of story stones

How To Use Story Stones

How we use them is we put them all in a container and one person picks the first stone. The picture that they pick is what they start telling the story about. When it’s the next persons turn they pick another stone and continue on with the story. The story goes on until the stones run out. It’s pretty easy, right?

Make Your Own Story Stones

It’s even easier to make story stones yourself. All you need are some rocks, pictures or stickers to put on the rocks, and mod podge to attach the pictures and to seal the top of the picture as well.

DIY Story Stones

After looking for stones to purchase I either found ones that were too small or way too big so we took a walk and went rock hunting. After finding a good amount we went home and washed them.

I used stickers that I purchased from Michaels for $1/book but pictures cut out from magazines, fabric, and even painting your own pictures on the rock would work as well. After placing all of the stickers on the rocks I put a coat of Mod Podge over top to seal and prevent the stickers from peeling.  After letting them dry for 24 hours they were good to use!

The story stones have provided countless hours of entertainment for the kids. We used them on our travels to Kelowna, we have taken them camping, and we have used them at home. The stories are funny and silly and the creativity is endless.

 

 

 


Filed Under: Activities & Resources During School Closures, DIY

Comments

  1. Hannah says

    at 7:06 pm

    I love love love this kind of thing!!! As a preschool teacher, this idea has me slightly giddy and I’m super psyched to give it a try! We use some story cards I bought, but everything is always so much more engaging when it’s been handmade and personalized. Thanks for sharing!

  2. Sarah @ Sarah on Purpose says

    at 9:08 pm

    What a fun idea! We have a game similar to this in our house.

  3. Uma says

    at 9:21 am

    Lov story stones..we use them in our kids yoga class to create stories while doing our poses. Great way to engage kids and their imagination

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