Moving to a new state can be stressful for the whole family and can be particularly tough on the kids who tend to thrive on routine and familiarity. Besides the frightening prospect of starting over in a new place there is the packing and, more specifically, the paring down that takes place before the move. Here is a great solution to satisfy a young collector's need to take a piece of their old home with them to the new one.
When faced with a substantial rock collection while preparing for a move, one of the craft wizards at Little Birdie Secrets had a great idea--have the budding geologist choose his favorite rocks and then turn them into a display piece. Using a standard picture frame, decorative paper and some strong adhesive, she and her son created a handsome and highly personal piece of artwork.
This project hits on many cylinders. It encourages the child to be part of the paring down process while at the same time allowing them to bring a piece of their old home with them, it is a chance to work collaboratively with a kid who might otherwise not want to craft with his parents, and the final product looks great.
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I love this!
Lovely. Didn't AT showcase a rock poster recently, or was that another site? Either way, why not the real thing?
They're not rocks, they are minerals!
My mom made one of these when she was a little kid. In the 50s. She still has it.
Okay, I really like this. I collected rocks as a child and I still have most of them in glass jars sitting on my bookcase. A good number of mine are not just any old "rocks" but actually polished semi-precious stones. This would be a cool new way to display them. The only thing I'm thinking about is dust (my jars have lids), but I guess a little air in a can would take care of that. Nifty.
This idea works well for all those other natural things kids (and elderly kids) love to collect-- feathers, snakeskins, leaves and moss, etc. You can also mount those extra-special finds like turtle shells, bones, claws, insect shells, seeds and nuts, eggshells, bark, dead butterflies, etc. Riker specimen mounts work great and are easy to find.
I just found out about these fairly recently, and am amazed that more of us don't have them all over our walls. They're display cases with acetate covers, and you can display so many things. If you attached some hangers to the back, they'd look great on walls - especially en masse!
http://www.rikermounts.net/catalog.cgi?dmt=on&mt=3640&tt=2112
@subwayslim: +1 to Hank.