I pretty much have a love/hate relationship with our backyard.
I love that its such a beautiful open area that backs up to a natural city green space with park trails and a creek. I hate that the trails lead directly to our backyard and we have had issues with teenagers steeling our lawn furniture and doing illegal things (drugs, pipe bombs, sex) in the woods next to our house. Also, I’m not sure whether or not to blame it on the creek, but our lawn is a soupy mess every month of the year except end of August and early September. We attempted to put in a better drainage system complete with underground pipes and small rockery along the perimeter. It didn’t work… but we do have an abundance of really cool rocks.
I saw a really neat article from Martha Stewart featuring rock crafts. Rock Dominoes was one of her brilliant ideas, so I made our own set.
I used black acrylic paint to paint the rocks and then white acrylic paint to make the lines and dots. I covered them with a layer of Mod Podge for a little glossiness. I only collected enough rocks for the game to go up to 4 but you could do combinations up to six if you can find enough small flat rocks. I think they turned out great and you could store them in a mason jar or small felt or crocheted bag for multiple plays.
I have slowly been decorating the kids bathroom in a whale theme so I also made a little family of whales that may have to get a home on a shelf in their bathroom :o)

What a fun idea!
Thanks Yvette! You've got a new follower 🙂
Score! Those are great rocks. I love the whales 🙂
Thanks! Glad you like the whales as much as Ido :o)
I love the rock dominoes!! I think my little girl would love to paint some rocks. She has been collecting from our yard. : )
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You and your daughter should totally paint some rocks today! I feel like I could have painted a whole farm full of rock animals if I had the time :o)
I love the concept of making games out of painted stones, and the whales are adorable. This is a great idea. Thanks for sharing, and I have pinned the post to my "Crafts inspired by nature" board!
It is definitely a craft project that you can keep around 🙂 Thanks for pinning!!
Aww, these are so adorable! Would never have thought of this but it looks like a blast! Thanks for sharing this at Drab to Fab!
Thanks for giving me the chance to share!
Great project, even if it was martha's idea first…….thanks so much for sharing on Craft Schooling Sunday, I hope to see more great posts from you!
Thank you for giving me the opportunity to share! Ironically, I am currently on your blog following your gelt bag crochet pattern (but making valentines day bags). I love everything you do! I could spend hours on your blog looking at all your creative crafts and ideas. Have a happy Tu B'shevat!
That's so cool!!! Love it…
~MiaB
Thanks :o)
Those are a great idea! So much neater than plastic dominoes.
Thanks Michelle!
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