Lucky Rocks

Lesson Summary

This week, students will be making Lucky Rocks. This activity gives young artists a chance to apply their design and typography skills in creative ways. Children will come up with meaningful phrases or sentences and paint them on their rocks. They can use it as a helpful reminder to guide them through their day.

When when your angry or stressed hold and sqeeeze rock. listen to your breath mindfully.

Turn yourself in if it’s better to than if you didn’t. For example you admit it you would get it less trouble than if you didn’t later. But if you world get into more trouble than if you didn’t, don’t.

Some of us keep a pebble in our pocket, a beautiful pebble we picked up in the front yard. We washed it very carefully and always carry it with us. Every time we put our hands in our pocket, we touch the small pebble, and hold it gently. We practice mindful breathing and we feel very peaceful. When anger arises, the pebble becomes the dharma. It reminds us of our three sentences. Just holding the pebble, breathing in and out calmly and smiling, can help you tremendously. It sounds a little bit childish, but this practice is very useful. When you are in school, at work, or out shopping, you have no reminders to bring you back to yourself. So the little pebble in your pocket serves as your teacher, as your fellow practitioner—it is a bell of mindfulness, allowing you to pause and return to your breathing.

This week, students will be making Lucky Rocks. This activity gives young artists a chance to apply their design and typography skills in creative ways. Children will come up with meaningful phrases or sentences and paint them on their rocks. They can use it as a helpful reminder to guide them through their day.

What you need

• sketchbook, markers, pencil and eraser for planning

• rocks: plain or with a gesso coat

• acrylic paint

• paintbrushes

• deco pens

• metallic markers

• newsprint

What you do

1. Brain storm some meaningful words or phrases for your rocks. The words can inspire you or make you laugh. It should have an important message for you to look back on as a helpful reminder. 

2. Design your ideas on a piece of paper and color them. Put effort in choosing the appropriate font for your word phrases. Think about the colors you want to use and other design elements you want to include such as flowers, fish or animals. Make two to three designs.  

3. Find a suitable rock with or without a gesso coating. *Choose a rock with a gesso coating if you want to paint the entire rock. Outline your design on the rock with a pencil. 

4. Paint the base of your entire rock with the color in your design. 

5. Paint your text you using pens and acrylic paint. 

6. Once your rock has dried, coat your rock with a gloss varnish.