halloween rocks

Halloween is full of stories.

And story stones are great for creating stories.



Once upon a time, a skeleton rattled his way out of the haunted house ...

The pumpkin rolled down the hill and just about squashed the spider ...

"I think I am big enough to ride the broom now," said the little witch ...

During the summer, a former student painted some alphabet stones and a fabulous rock family for me. I managed to create some strawberries and monsters.  But I don't have the artistic ability to make Halloween pictures - but I can buy stickers and paint modge podge on top.  

I bought a bag of black rocks from Walmart and some Halloween stickers from a dollar store.  Two coats of modge podge and a three coats of spray varnish and they are ready for story telling.


Let the story telling begin!


I am linked up with Tara's Monday Made It - it's a month long party.
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13 comments

  1. These would be cute in a sensory bin too! Love them. I have some black rocks, maybe I will try to make some Christmas ones.

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  2. I might just put them in a sensory bin. Great idea!.
    A whole bunch of Christmas elves would be fun.

    sandi

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  3. Those are adorable! I never would have thought those were stickers! I definitely will be making some! Thank you for the great idea!

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  4. OMG, Sandi!! Those are seriously amazing! I'm going to make those tomorrow. I love them. Thank you so much for sharing this.
    Barbara
    Grade ONEderful
    Ruby Slippers

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    1. quick and easy, Barb.
      Post a picture - I'd love to see your rocks.

      sandi

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  5. So cute! Can you tell me more about how you use them for storytelling? Do you have the kids choose a rock and come up with a story? Or are they supposed to use multiple rocks for one story? I am imagining lots of possibilities, which is wonderful! I am just wondering how you use them.

    Karen
    Visit Teaching Ace!

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    1. I am going to model some stories with the stones (I made 5 pumpkins on purpose so that I could do 5 Little Pumpkins), and put them out and see what the kids create with them. I find that the kids bring ideas to materials that I put out that I never would have thought of.

      sandi

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  6. Great idea to use stickers, makes it very easy, colourful and a lot less work.

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    1. If I had painted the Halloween pictures, the kids might not be able to identify them!!

      sandi

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  7. I was so close to being completely jealous of you until I read the midge lodge part. Genius! I haven't used it before but I'm so going to try it. Thanks. These are awesome.

    Kimberley
    1stinmaine.blogspot.com

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    1. Um, auto correct problem--modge podge

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    2. no artistic ability here - but I can attach a mean sticker!

      sandi

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  8. Those are just adorable! Love them:) I have story stones for Work on Writing but they are just "general" ones. Love the themed ones:) Will have to make some of those:)

    4th Grade Frolics

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