Rock Witch and Pumpkin

If you're looking for a fun Halloween activity and craft for your children, as well as yourself, this is for you!

Rock Witch

Materials Needed:                                                                       

Rocks

Strong glue, like Tacky glue,

Acrylic paints in assorted colors, to your needs

Newspaper

Paint brushes

Yarn or string for hair

Step One:

Go Rock Hunting

Since the craft is made from rocks, this is the key activity and depending on the rocks that you choose, will give your finished product it's own personality. If you're making a witch, decide what you want her to look like and then look for rocks that will accomplish the idea. First find the rock for her body and follow with the rocks for the hands, feet and head. You will be gluing them together but you still want the rocks to fit together well. You can even make the hat with rocks if you want, or use felt. I made my witch hat with felt and made the hair out of string.

                                                                                                                                                                              Witch Hat Pattern

Step Two:

Wash the Rocks                                                                                                               

Wash and scrub the rocks completely and allow them to dry completely.

Step Three:

Glue the rocks together

When you have your rocks exactly as you want them, glue them into place. It may be necessary to prop them up with something to hold them into place during the drying process. Allow the glue to dry completely before proceeding. If when the glue is dry, it won't stand up, find a thick piece of cardboard or wood to glue the witch to, to stabilize it.

Step Four:

Paint your witch

After placing newspaper on the surface for protection, paint the witch with the acrylic paints. This may have to be done in stages by letting one paint color dry before moving on to another color.

Step Five:

Add the final details

Glue on hair and added accessories.

Pumpkin

The Pumpkin is much easier to make. When looking for rocks, choose a rock the size and shape you want your pumpkin to be. Next, find a rock for the stem.

Follow the directions above for the creation of your rock pumpkin.

I made these with my oldest children, about 30 years ago and they are still just as nice as when we made them. The witch does have to be re-glued ever few years but the pumpkin has been dropped and it still looking good.

It makes for a fun craft that will bring back memories of working together, as the years go on.