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Christmas I Spy Bottles

December 3, 2015 by Maureen Spell Leave a Comment

I have been setting aside games, puzzles, craft ideas and recipes that I would like to do with my children, or have available for my kids to use during the Christmas season. One activity that I have on hand are Christmas I Spy Bottles. I have several versions made ahead of time that I can pull out on those snowy days when we need a fun activity to occupy our time. Here’s how to make your own Christmas I Spy bottles:

Making Christmas I Spy Bottles

Christmas I Spy Bottle

Supplies:

Christmas I Spy

  • clean plastic bottles
  • 10-20 small Christmas objects for each bottle (I used Christmas buttons and miniature Christmas ornaments)
  • plastic craft pellets, bird seed, sand (choose one)
  • Super Glue or other strong-holding glue
  • ribbon(optional)

Steps:

1. Make sure you have a clean, dry bottle with the label removed.

I Spy Bottles
2. (optional) Take a photo of the items that will be placed in the bottle. This can be printed as a reference card and attached to the bottle as a reference card.

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3. Pour some of the filler material in the bottle. Then drop some of the objects. Repeat until all objects are in the bottle. Only fill the bottle about 3/4 full The objects need room to mix around and move.
4. Glue the lid in place with a strong glue.

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5. Decorate with a ribbon (optional) or if you didn’t take a photo of the objects, type a list and attach it with ribbon or string around the neck of the bottle.

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I Spy bottles can be made to coordinate with any theme or holiday —or can be totally random. Here is just a sample of what could be put in the bottles:

  • Mini Erasers
  • small items from the junk drawer
  • Sea Shell
  • different types of nails, screws, washers, nuts and bolts
  • speciality buttons
  • regular buttons
  • miniature ornaments–they come in all types of themes
  • letter tiles
  • beads

and the list goes on!

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