How to make pet rocks

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I always have a stash of craft ideas to hand for the kids. These cute pet rocks made from painting or drawing on stone are always a hit.

Read how to create a diy dog, cat, rabbit and dinosaur cute characters inspired by Coding Critters from Learning Resources. See how I made Ranger, Scamper, Rumble and Bopper in this step by step guide.

Pet rocks supplies

You will need:

• Smooth white or lightly coloured rocks / pebbles
• Either posca pens, sharpies or acrylic paint
• Optional - varnish to seal the rocks

Pet rock - Ranger dog

To make the dog

• Start by drawing or painting the nose central on the rock
• Then add eyes, remembering to keep the white dots.
• Add rounded triangles for the ears
• Finally add a smile and a tiny dot for the tongue
• Optional - you could leave the dog the colour of your pebble or colour a light brown.

Pet rock - Rumble dinosaur

To make the dinosaur pet rock

• Choose a pebble that has a flat wide surface
• Colour in blue leaving the area of the eyes untouched
• Add in the eyes and nose shape in black
• Then add the green horns
• Finally add in a smile in black

Pet rock - Bopper rabbit

To make the rabbit

• Choose a pebble that is oval in shape
• Draw the ears on in blue
• Then outline in yellow
• Add a pink nose
• Finally finish with the eyes and smile

How to make Scamper the cat

To make Scamper the cat pebble design

• Colour the pebble in grey, leaving the areas for the nose and eyes.
• Add the eye detail in black
• Then colour in the nose pink
• Finally add ears and a cheeky smile

What are Coding Critters?

'Screen-free, interactive coding pets. Each Coding Critter will introduce basic coding and programming skills in an engaging and hands-on way.'