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32 comments on “hot rocks! painting with wax on rocks”

1. Kath on June 29, 2011 at 4:55 am said:

   Oh I just LOVE this idea! Thank you for sharing it! We’re coming up to winter on our side of the world, and this will be a brilliant activity for me and the kids to get in to. I’ve got a stash of crayons which I’d put away because they were a bit too hard to draw with when the kids were little, and they will be perfect for this craft. Hooray! Thanks again.
2. Regina on April 12, 2011 at 9:19 pm said:

   What a neat idea! I know that my girls would love to do this. Thanks for sharing.
3. Julie on April 11, 2011 at 11:11 am said:

   What a fun project! Thanks for sharing:)
4. melissa on April 6, 2011 at 6:28 am said:

   i just stumbled over here from simple mom and i’m super excited! my little girl is sitting with me while i look over your posts. she is SO excited about the crayon/hot rocks project!! i’ll totally be a daily reader!
5. Becky at Fakin It on April 5, 2011 at 9:50 am said:

   Hello from another Ohio blogger. My kids love to do this to and we also like to color our Easter eggs this way. I love the lizard looking rock. We normally just have smudges and blobs oozed together on ours. Have a great week and keep warm.
6. laura@art4littlehands on March 31, 2011 at 8:47 am said:

   that is such a great idea!
7. Kyle Sadleer on March 25, 2011 at 12:07 am said:

   This is such a creative idea. I have never seen this before! Thanks so much for sharing – my girls and boy will really enjoy this activity!
8. Rebecca--bending birches on March 22, 2011 at 8:23 am said:

   oh, I’m lovin’ it!
9. Luisa on March 19, 2011 at 10:13 am said:

   This awesome. I’ll have to try this with my kids.
10. Janee Lookerse on March 17, 2011 at 1:11 pm said:

    Hi Again!

    I did this fun little activity with the little guy I nanny for, and we had a great time! I posted about it today here: http://yellowbirdyellowbeard.blogspot.com/2011/03/ranunculus-and-rocks.html

    Thanks again for the idea!
    xoxo
    Janee
    yellowbirdyellowbeard.blogspot.com
11. Janee Lookerse on March 14, 2011 at 5:14 pm said:

    This is a great idea!!!!! I’m totally going to do this with my little charge tomorrow! Thanks for the idea

    xoxo
    Janee
    yellowbirdyellowbeard.blogspot.com
12. Kollene Carlsson on March 13, 2011 at 1:39 pm said:

    what a fantastic fun idea!
13. Ag ambroult on March 10, 2011 at 9:43 pm said:

    Wow! This is really cool. So easy, with things i already hace in the house (…and Yes, i have lots of rocks in my house)

    You are full of great ideas, Lisa. Thanks for always sharing them.
14. Rachel on March 10, 2011 at 8:03 pm said:

    That looks like so much fun! I want to do this! I’ll be linking as well.
15. Valarie on March 8, 2011 at 11:12 am said:

    This is so cool. We’re heading up to the cabin for spring break and this will most definately be one of our crafts.
16. Robin on March 6, 2011 at 6:18 pm said:

    So, where did you get the rocks from Lisa?
17. molly on March 6, 2011 at 7:57 am said:

    what a grand idea! we had all sorts of fun last week with an old thrifted hot plate (remember those trays, for buffets?!), paper, and old crayons — the heat transfers through the paper, and the crayons melt on impact. Washed out old crayons suddenly get jolted into majestic brightness. And yes, it is more like painting.

    I’m thinking pet rocks may be in our future…
18. Kerri on March 6, 2011 at 12:02 am said:

    Love this!! Very creative and fun! Kerri
19. Stephanie on March 5, 2011 at 1:58 pm said:

    ooh, wonderful idea!
    hot stones is brilliant.
    Madd would love this!
20. Cheryl on March 5, 2011 at 10:34 am said:

    Well we’ve painted stones and melted crayons, but never combined the two. I have the perfect stones at hand and a basket of crayons. Now all I need is a rainy day. Just not too soon, please! Thanks for the inspiration.
21. Rashmie Jaaju on March 5, 2011 at 5:10 am said:

    What a fun idea! I have to try this with my daughter. She’s five so I will take your advice and work with her on this rather than let her be. And, the stones – they are hard to find here in Delhi, for creeks are an alien sight here
22. Melissa on March 4, 2011 at 9:09 pm said:

    What a fun idea! We’ll have to do this tomorrow, the girls have their cousin over spending the night, so it will be perfect on this rainy weekend. Thanks!
23. Mandy on March 4, 2011 at 7:04 pm said:

    I was going to ask where we can find smooth rocks… but I see. The creek.
24. Becca on March 4, 2011 at 7:02 pm said:

    looks like so much fun. We’ll have to try it.
25. Lacey on March 4, 2011 at 6:25 pm said:

    oh I LOVE this project! Now we’ll have to find a creek for some of these smooth rocks. Most the ones around here aren’t smooth–maybe it’d still work?
    • 5 Orange Potatoes on March 4, 2011 at 9:43 pm said:

      It works on all textures of rocks, but the smooth ones are the very best. It would be very worthwhile to visit the creek for some.
26. Anna on March 4, 2011 at 5:16 pm said:

    What a fun idea! Afterward the girls should give mom a hot stone massage.
    • 5 Orange Potatoes on March 4, 2011 at 5:34 pm said:

      Great idea Anna!!!
27. Lisa Crowe on March 4, 2011 at 4:46 pm said:

    what a fun project! i love how they turned out!
    have a great weekend
    lisa
28. mandi@herbanhomestead on March 4, 2011 at 4:44 pm said:

    Wow. This is cool. We’re doing it!
29. melissa on March 4, 2011 at 4:39 pm said:

    I’ve always loved the idea of this craft. It’s a shame that we don’t have nice rocks around here. Just sandstone and limestone. :/
    • 5 Orange Potatoes on March 4, 2011 at 5:36 pm said:

      We always find smooth stones at the creek.