"Dad Rocks" is the project Judah did for Father's day this year. It turned out to be so much fun, so I thought I would pass it on to those who needed something for upcoming birthdays and the such.
First, we collected small stones of all shapes, colors, and sizes around the house, putting them into our plastic sand buckets. At first we soaked the rocks in the bucket to rid of some of the excess dirt. Next, Judah especially had fun using a sand box strainer to wash off the rocks freeing some of the mud with the hose.
Staying outside, we dried the rocks by patting them down with rags. We then laid them out on our little table, admiring the shapes and colors, and even talking about similarities and differences. Meanwhile, I took a marker and wrote "Dad Rocks" onto a piece of blue construction paper. I then squeezed a line of Elmer's (washable) glue onto the line for Judah to put the rocks. Judah took different rocks (and tree seeds), gluing them to the paper.
Daddy was so surprised to see the "gift" Judah had made. In fact he likes it so much, that it is going into a shadow box frame to be displayed in his office at work. And Judah had so much fun collecting rocks (our favorite pastime), washing them, and learning to glue onto paper.
This activity certainly helped pass the morning. It was easy too. Clean up was kept to a minimal being outside on a mild summer day.
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