Stone Craft: Build Towers
What do you do with all of those rocks your child brings home? Try this simple stone craft. Stone towers are sure to spark the imagination and are perfect for pretend play.
Stone Towers
Aiden loves to collect rocks from everywhere and anywhere. He loves to paint them or use them in play. Whenever he sees rocks at the store, he always asks for those, too. I bought him a bag of nice flat rocks so we could stack them and make towers.
Creating the Stone Craft
The stone towers were super easy to make. Here’s how:
- Gather some flat rocks {the flatter the better}.
- Stack the rocks one on top of another to see how well they will balance.
- Glue the rocks together.
If the rocks balance well without glue, you could use white glue to hold them together.
If the rocks do not balance very well, use hot glue to attach the rocks together.
If you try white glue and the rocks start to slip off, rinse the glue off of the rocks, dry them, and use a faster drying glue {like hot glue}.
Using the Stone Towers for Play
What could these little piles of rocks become? Only your child’s imagination will tell.
Aiden builds walls with them and then has other friends join in the fun.
Here he added the owls we made for Little Hoot. Did they make a nest? Or is it their house?
The craft stick people made an appearance as well. Does she have a scarf, or are those her hands?
The stone towers become creatures themselves. They can dance around and talk to each other.
More Pretend Play Ideas
Pretend play is so important for children. Here are a few of our favorite ideas:
- Are You My Mother? Storytelling Using Props – Recreate the story from a favorite book using a few props from around the house.
- Make a race track with Legos. How else could a rectangle inspire pretend play?
- Create a cardboard box maze and play tunnel. You’re sure to spark some imaginations with this one.
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