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Smart Art and Craft I SPY BOTTLES |
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If you notice it's someone's birthday coming up but you don't have anything to give them, I Spy Bottles are a simple but fantastic gift.
If you would like a print-out instructions sheet, which includes a check list, click here.
You will need: 1 plastic bottle or jar with large mouth, screw on lid, and with the sticker off 5 - 15 charms 2-3 cups rice Glue Scrap paper Pencil Coloured card Small length of ribbon Hole-puncher
Method: 1. Get bottle/jar ready by making sure it is clean and dry inside, and out. 2. Decide which charms and other items to go in bottle. 3.
Write
down the ones you chose on a piece of scrap paper. 4. Fill bottle third of the way with rice – add some charms/items, while ticking them off on the piece of paper. 5. Fill up to halfway and add more charms/items. 6. Fill up to about 3cm from top. 7. Check list to see if you added all the charms before sealing your bottle. 8. To seal bottle: Make sure the bottle is completely dry, otherwise the rice could germinate in the bottle. 9. Spread a THIN layer of glue around outside of top of bottle (on screw-top lines) and leave for a few minutes. 10. Screw top tightly onto bottle and leave to set. 11.
To
make tag: type up a list of the charms that are in the bottles on you
computer, with the heading "Can you find these charms?" or
"I Spy these charms. Can you find them too?" or make up your
own heading. I found to make a table in Word was the easiest way. Once
you're done, print them out. 12.
Get
some pieces of coloured card and cut them to size, so the print-out
lists can just fit on them with a little bit of coloured border sticking
out from the sides. Make a hole in the corner with your hole-puncher. 13. Finally, cut a piece of ribbon to size, and tie the tag around the neck of the bottle with the ribbon.
Your I Spy Bottle is now ready to be given away, or kept in your home, for whenever you need something to keep yourself busy.
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