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Story stones for kids. Ideas for inspiration, how to use them and the benefits of story stones with kids. Great for use in the classroom or at home.


Making and playing with story stones are great ways to practice re-telling, or creating stories with kids. We have used story stones in these two ways, and my children love to play with them on a felt board setup, in sensory bins or just sitting around in a circle.

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Benefits of Using Story Stones with Kids

There are many benefits to using painted rocks as story stones in addition to being fun. Story stones:

  • build vocabulary
  • encourage imagination and creativity
  • help communication and listening skills
  • help the memorization of a story

How to Use Story Stones with Kids:

We use story stones in two ways: to re-tell previously learned stories and to create and imagine new stories. Here are more ideas for play:

  1. Add the story stones to a sensory bin.
  2. Place them face-down on a table. Children can begin a story and then flip over a story stone to incorporate that idea or prompt. 
  3. Read a book together with your child. After the book, tell the story again using the story stones. 
  4. Children can take turns making a story, each child chooses some story stones to use when it is their turn. 
  5. Practice sequencing stories by lining the story stones up in the order of a story. 

How many ways can you think of to play with story stones? 

Story Stone Ideas for Kids 

Here are some story stones that we have made and played with in our house. We like to create them by drawing with paint pens on flat river rocks. Seal with an acrylic spray to keep them lasting longer and looking nicer (plus, they can be cleaned easier this way if multiple children are playing with them).

Story Stones for Kids

Story stones sets for kids, how to make them and how to use them.

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Camping Story Stones for Kids

These camping story stones are great for kids to make and play with as a DIY toy or for rehearsing and preparing for an upcoming camping trip.

3 Little Pigs Story Stones

These 3 Little Pigs story stones are perfect for re-telling and reading comprehension. Using flat rocks and paint pens, these are simple to make! Story stones are an excellent tool to help with reading comprehension. Using story stones allows for kids to re-tell a story, a very important component in comprehension. It also provides opportunities

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Life Cycle of a Frog Painted Rocks

These life cycle of a frog painted rocks show how to paint frog eggs, a tadpole, a froglet, and a frog for sequencing in early learning.   We love using story stones in early learning. The tactile experience of holding and playing with an object as an aid to retell a story is incredible helpful

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Back to School Sensory Bin with Painted Rocks

This school sensory bin has everything you need to get your child emotionally ready to go back to school. Including painted rocks and emotion characters. Sensory bins are excellent for early learning, and great for children with sensory-seeking behaviors. They provide opportunities for rich learning for kids as children are engaged and using many of

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Thanksgiving Painted Rocks: Thanksgiving Dinner Feast

Thanksgiving painted rocks that represent the foods in a Thanksgiving dinner. A set of 6 rocks including: turkey, pie, corn, cranberries and more.   These Thanksgiving painted rocks are cute and simple to make! This set includes 6 rocks: turkey, pie, corn, cranberries, pumpkin, and bread. Check out just how easy they are to create,

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