This weekend when we were out of town, we got to play with Christopher’s cousin’s little girl Taylor! She is just the cutest kindergartner you ever saw! She has so much personality and a HUGE imagination!
So Christopher’s Aunt pulled out the coolest thing! They are called story stones! Have you heard of them?
They are little stones with a picture painted on one side. You put them in a pile, picture side down, and each person takes a turn flipping over a stone and adding to a story by using the picture on the stone that they chose.
Here are the stones that we were using:
Stones: Campfire, Ladybug, Sailboat, Tree, Car, Ice Cream Cone, Flowers, Mountain, Sun, Cactus, Balloon, House.
Even the adults had fun playing and we had some wacky stories!
I got to thinking that some of the kids on my Christmas list might really enjoy these. But instead of purchasing them from Etsy, like Christopher’s Aunt had, why not make a personal set for each kid on my list?
For instance, my friend Callie’s little boy Aiden loves baseball and rocket ships, so why not make stones with those pictures for him? He apparently loves to tell stories, so hopefully this is a Christmas gift that can spark his imagination!
The best part of this gift is, while it is a really nice and personal gift, it’s relatively inexpensive to make. I got a 3 lb pack of stones at Hobby Lobby $3.00! And everybody has paints around their house, right? If not each color is about .77 cents!
I got started last night, what do you think? Maybe not quite as good as the originals, but I think the kids will really enjoy them!
So Far I’ve Made: Balloon, Pizza, Egg, Mermaid, Snowman, Pumpkin, Baseball Flowers, Kite, Pencil, Gift, Rocket, Sun, Ice Cream, Ladybug, Bubbles, Mountain Snake, Tree, Apple, House, Sailboat |
Speaking of Christmas gifts, don’t forget to come back next Wednesday for the Christmas Countdown Linkup!
<3 Kelly
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Chrissy@SimpleJoysBlog says
Cute idea. My Kindergarten teacher put a painted stone like this with Raggedy Andy painted on with a adorable poem that went with it. I still have that stone and poem today!
Kelly Mock says
That is so sweet!
Sarita @ it's my girls' world says
Very cute! Now if only I could paint as well as you could 🙂
Kelly Mock says
Oh I'm sure you'd do great! They are just basic pictures!
Courtney [Sweet Turtle Soup] says
That is amazing! How creative and soooo simple. I love it. That is great idea. I'm pinning that for down the road.
Kelly Mock says
Enjoy! They are so fun!
Andrea @ The Pineapple Cake says
That's a great idea! I love how the stones really inspires imagination and creativity.
Kelly Mock says
They really do! The stories get so creative!
Danielle Siero says
That is so cool! I will have to remember this for when Annabelle is older! I will also be passing this along to my teacher friends… what a great way to help little ones tell full stories!
Kelly Mock says
Oh good! I hope they like them! So fun!
Courtney B says
This is the CUTEST idea!! Totally pinning this!
Kelly Mock says
Thank you! They are so fun!
Liz says
How cute!!! What a simple, yet wonderful, gift!!
Kelly Mock says
Thank you! I hope the kids enjoy them!
Kelley @LoveLikeCrazy says
These are so cute!! Olivia I'm sure would love playing with them! She loves rocks already. 🙂
Kelly Mock says
Oh yeah! Then later when she's older, she can use them for stories!
Ashley @ Second Chances says
That is so cute. Love it!! I nominated your for a Liebster Award. Details are on my blog.
http://secondchances-ash.blogspot.com/2014/11/liebster-award.html
Kelly Mock says
Aww thank you! I'll check it out soon!