If you want to focus your kids pebble hunting on the beach get them to look for pebbles to make some stunning yet simple Pebble Art. It’s great fun, can be made by all ages and you get to have some seriously cool art to hang on your walls (note: the pebbles need to be stuck on with a glue gun so an adult/big person will have to do the sticking).
The simplicity of pebble art pictures is mesmerising and love how easy it is for children to be involved in all stages including the initial trip out to collect the stones (talking about the shape & texture), followed by hands on placing and design through to to framing the finished piece.
Materials Needed To Make Pebble Art
To create pebble art pictures you will need
- ‘Flattish’ pebbles, sticks,
- HB pencils,
- erasure,
- pens,
- hot glue gun
- picture frames.
Demonstrate How to Make a Pebble Art Picture
Begin by taking the back and any glass or plastic away from the picture frame, so you are left with just the frame. Lay this down on a sketchbook and play with the pebbles. Encourage your kids to look at, touch, and move the pebbles around the page. Draw some simple lines or add twigs, string, etc., to see how they look. Keep experimenting until you have a rough design of your picture.
Before we went out looking for pebbles I made a cat pebble art picture as an example.
The idea of the demonstration is to look at the shape, colour & texture of pebbles to see how you can use them to represent objects within a picture. Small flatter pebbles work best as the rounder lumpier pebbles stick out to far. You can also add bits of string, wood, leaves etc (even a few marks with a pen) but remember less is more.
‘Wishful Thinking’ by Mumma Aged ??
Step-by-Step Guide to Creating Pebble Art
Next cut a piece of card that will fit into your picture frame and put the back on so that the frame is complete. Now reposition the pebbles, twigs, string on to the card in the picture frame and carefully draw in your lines. Next secure all the loose pieces (pebbles, string, wooed etc) to the card using a glue gun.
Pink Spikey Man by RoRo aged 6
‘Pink Spikey Man’ and the ‘Bird On A Rock’ were made by my 6 year old twins. All their own work. I was particularly impressed wit RaRa’s patience as she searched through the pebbles looking for pebbles of the same colour that would fit together to make her rock shape.
Bird On A Rock by RaRa aged 6
Simply GORGEOUS! I love your stone pictures and we will definitely make some!
Cute! I am inspired to try this with my kiddos.
These are adorable. We’ll try this sometime!
These look like fun ideas. I like your wishful thinking picture.
Great idea, I love art with natural materials. Plus, what a nice way to highlight some pebbles from my children’s large rock collection.
What a fun idea! My kids love rocks so they would have a blast for sure!!
I’m going to show this to my boys tomorrow I’m sure it will inspire them to get creative. They love stones and often have pockets full that I find in the washing machine grrr! A lovely idea.
Oh, these are so much fun! I love them!! We will definitely be giving these a try. Thank you for sharing at Sharing Saturday!
I really do love these. Thanks for linking up at the Sunday Showcase so I can feature them tomorrow. 🙂
oh my gosh, these are amazing! I LOVE the top one. xx
I love pebble art and have bags of stones I found on a recent holiday to Canada. I am semi-retiring next year and can’t wait to have the time to make my own pictures. I love how you can make a beautiful picture from just a few pebbles etc.
I love pebble art and have bags of stones I found on a recent holiday to Canada. I am semi-retiring next year and can’t wait to have the time to make my own pictures. I love how you can make a beautiful picture from just a few pebbles etc.
Really fun Ideas!! can I know what type of glue is best for pebble art?
Really fun Ideas!! can I know what type of glue is best for pebble art?
This is a good idea. I collected some pebbles on the river beach recently and didn’t know what to do with them. Then I found this idea online and made my own pebble art to hang on my wall ☺