Homemade I-Spy Jars: Rainy Day Projects

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My kids LOVE these I-Spy books and I am ashamed to say we may have them ALL. So, this morning started out with a scavenger hunt.

Harley and Jagger took a list of things they were to search to find 4 each of: buttons, paperclips, safety pins, googly eyes, etc.

I added in some things for good measure like charms I had intended to use for jewelry making…ladybugs, frogs, daisies, pretty buttons and thumbtacks…

I had originally thought to fill these jars with sand but realized I only had plaster and that wouldn’t do. So, guess who has an overabundance of beads??? Yeah, me. (Please don’t ask what’s in my craft closet…I think you may have the idea that there’s entirely too much and you would be correct.)

It wasn’t until after the jars were complete that I realized what a great idea the beads were as the younger two loved the ‘feel’ and ‘sound’ of the jar as they shook to find their items. So our finished products, complete with 15 items each, look like this:

If you click on the pictures they become gi-normous, I mention this especially for those who tend to have pancake batter on their bifocals…

The Lists have been affixed to the outside of the jar, much like a baby food label. This gives them a one-sided ‘window’ to find their items. Here are the final lists…

Jar 1

• Yellow pom pom
• Blue lego
• Red paperclip
• Red bead
• Orange leaf
• Penny
• Red button
• Googly eye
• Light blue ponytail
• Safety pin
• Green thumbtack
• Blue flower
• Pearl button
• Purple glass
• Green frog

Jar 2

• Purple flower
• Pink button
• Red thumbtack
• Safety pin
• White ponytail
• Purple pom pom
• Purple glass
• Yellow paperclip
• Ladybug on a leaf
• Red bead
• Blue lego
• Penny
• Gold leaf
• Red button
• Googly eye

Jar 3

• Red lego
• Light blue ponytail
• Red pom pom
• Red bead
• Purple button
• Blue thumbtack
• Safety pin
• Blue paperclip
• Red leaf
• Ladybug
• Penny
• Pink button
• Purple glass
• Pink flower
• Googly eye

Jar 4

• Orange pom pom
• Pink button
• Googly eye
• Pink paperclip
• Safety pin
• Yellow thumbtack
• Daisy
• Light blue ponytail
• Penny
• Red lego
• Red button
• Purple glass
• Red bead
• Purple flower
• Gold leaf

Angela DeRossett is military wife, homeschooling mother, and an advocate for autism research. Angela can be found blogging at Homeschooling the Chaotic Family and Memoirs of a Chaotic Mommy.