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Easter Cross Painted Rocks – Enjoy Easter Rock Painting

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Make cross painted rocks during Passion Week to help your family focus on the sacrifice God’s son made. One of the most important Christian holidays for families is Easter Sunday. Easter commemorates the resurrection of Jesus.

Without a resurrection, there would be no redemption, no Gospel message, no salvation story. Sharing the incredible message of God’s love and the gift of salvation with our kids should be the top priority for this holiday. Your family will also enjoy making our stained glass LEGO® cross.

Start a New Tradition This Year!

Easter rock painting is a wonderful tradition to start with your family. Use the symbols of the holiday to help your family keep focused on Christ during this special time of celebration. Over the years you can develop a nice collection of painted Easter rocks to treasure. Easter cross painted rocks also make a wonderful gift for teachers and friends, and it’s easy to make several to share.

Painting rocks is fun! Finding special rocks in random places connects us to each other in spite of distance. It has the magic of a message in the bottle, with a higher probability of being found. Lots of friendly people are decorating rocks and placing them on hiking trails, in geocaches, in parks and playgrounds, and in other high traffic areas.

Finding a special rock is always a treat. Cross painted rocks are a beautiful way to brighten someone’s day. At the same time, these rocks are a non-threatening way to share your faith and hopefully inspire someone to look at the true message of Easter more closely.

cross painted rock with yellow color on green background.

How to Make Painted Easter Rocks

Making Easter painted rocks is pretty easy. You’ll need small stones. Look in these places or purchase if you don’t have access to any at home. In addition to the rocks, you’ll need acrylic paints or acrylic paint pens, a little dish soap, and a finishing spray of clear acrylic to seal the paint.

Pick paint for your Easter cross painted rocks according to the colors you love. You definitely do not have to follow our color themes to make beautiful story stones. Choose the paint colors that speak to you and make you happy. If you are giving the rocks as gifts, you could tailor the colors to the recipient if you know what they like.

Materials for the Easter Cross Painted Rocks.

supplies to make Easter painted rocks. Pictured: markers and flat blank rocks.
  • Acrylic Paints and Brushes or Acrylic Paint Pens
  • Rocks
  • Clear Acrylic Finishing Spray
  • Dish Soap or gentle cleaning agent

Instructions for the Cross Painted Rocks.

  1. Brush any loose dirt or debris off rocks.
  2. For dirtier rocks, wash with a tiny bit of dish detergent and allow to thoroughly dry.
  3. Decorate rocks using acrylic paint pens.
  4. Allow the paint to dry completely.
  5. Display the rocks or hide them in public places for others to find. Painted rocks also make wonderful gifts!

If religious easter rock painting is not your thing, you might enjoy making our Thing One and Thing Two painted rocks or this fun Christian Easter LEGO cross.

Here’s a print version of the instructions for your convenience.

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Easter Cross Painted Rocks

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Ingredients

  • Acrylic Paints and Brushes or Acrylic Paint Pens
  • Rocks
  • Clear Acrylic Finishing Spray
  • Dish Soap or gentle cleaning agent

Instructions

  1. Brush any loose dirt or debris off rocks.
  2. For dirtier rocks, wash with a tiny bit of dish detergent and allow to thoroughly dry.
  3. Decorate rocks using acrylic paint pens.
  4. Allow the paint to dry completely.
  5. Display the rocks or hide them in public places for others to find. Painted rocks also make wonderful gifts!

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Three rocks decorated with cross images for Easter.
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