Thank you to Sophie Fletcher for this idea. Some of you with younger children/grandchildren may already know about painted rocks.

The idea is simple: gather a few supplies (flat, smooth rocks/stones, acrylic paint, sealer, paintbrushes), decorate your rock ideally as a tennis ball or tennis theme but really, anything you like and seal it. If you do not have acrylic paint, use normal paint or sharpies/felt tips/chalks but make sure you hide it where the snow and rain find it hard to go.

Write instructions on the bottom of the rock/stone that :

1. Asks the finder to send a photo to this group once it's found.

2. Put your initials and a number out of the number that you paint – e.g the first stone I paint will be SP 1/10 (if I paint 10 stones)

Then, go and hide it. You can also take photos of the rock and share on this group after it's hidden, giving clues about its location. Popular hiding spots include parks, playgrounds and family-friendly walking routes.

Please do not remove the stones but you can keep a list of all the initials and number of the stones you find and we will give a prize to the child who has found the most from Halfway to March Day to Easter Sunday.

It is a fun thing to do in the half-term holidays with children, but for those who are missing their grandchildren, maybe you could paint and hide some rocks to give more stones for children to find now and ready for you to find with your grandchildren when we can all meet up again.

Please email info@granthamtennisclub.co.uk and let us know how many you have painted.