"Mum! I found one! I found a rock! "
I heard those words again and again last summer as I sat by the window, which faces a park. I know the voice was from Harry.
The Kindness Rocks Project started by a mom called Megan in Massachusetts, is becoming popular around the world. Kids, families and people of all ages are joining in painting rocks, hiding rocks, and finding painted rocks everywhere. Some post photos of the rocks on social media, and others just move the rocks in easy-to-find places for others to find. Some take the rocks home and share with their families.
Nine-year-old twins Harry and Hannah have painted over one hundred rocks with their parents. Most evenings the family and their small dog walk around with a basket full of rocks that they hide as they walk.
"It's a fun family activity, " Hannah says.
"We will do it in the winter too," Hannah adds.
"My twins loved finding and hiding the rocks in this park," their mother, Judy says. "I love how something so small can bring a smile to my children's faces. In return, they learn how to give back to others."
Kavin, age thirteen, and his ten-year-old brother, Jayce, have also painted many rocks. They love to hide rocks and look for rocks with their mom and dad. When their grandmother visited, they gave her painted rocks to take hone and hide in the town where she lives. When asked how many rocks he painted, Jayce says," Believe in me! I had more than 30. "
92-year-old Georgia, Kavin's grandmother also says, "7here are many ways to reach out and help. These rocks are so magic to light up one's day and they will pass you the same in return."