Age Level 0 Years +

Mess Level
Low

Difficulty to Create
Easy

What This Activity Can Teach

• Discover cause & effect 
• Fine and gross motor skills
• Hand-eye coordination
• Sensory exploration
• Enhances focus and concentration
• Language development
• Social skills

Things you'll need for activity

• Rice
• Food coloring
• Vinegar
• Water
• Plastic bottles
• Funnel
• Large container to catch rice 
• Resin gems, small plastic animals or other small objects that easily fit in bottles
• Hot glue to seal bottles

How To Make

Step 1: dye the rice if using colored rice (How To Dye Rice Video HERE).  If not, skip step.

Step 2: fill bottles with colorful objects of choice. 

Step 3: fill 3/4 full with rice.

Step 4: glue lid.

Step 5: shake.

How To Play

There is no right or wrong way to play with I-Spy bottles. Getting baby intrested in the bottle is the objective and giving the I-spy bottle a good shake, will grab babies attention most easily. Depending on babies age, play can be done in any position that is safe. Lying on back, tummy or sitting up. Play to your babies strenghts and promote areas of improvment. 

I-spy bottles are great for encouraging babies to grab for the bottle. Strengthening a mutitule of things such as; hand-eye coordination, pincher grasps, and fine and gross motor skills. All of which are important steps in getting baby moving. 

Different Play Options based on babies skill level:

No Head Contorl: Lay baby on back or hold baby. Caregiver shakes and moves the I-spy bottle for baby, so that baby can watch and listen. Moving the bottle left to right, right to left. Up and down. Can be done at different speeds and intensity.

Full head control but unable to sit-up: Lay baby on their belly and place I-spy bottle in front of baby, close enough to reach. Allow baby to grab for the I-spy bottle and play freely. If baby is old enough to want to start crawling, bottle can be placed further and encourage baby to army crawl or pull to the bottle.

Full head control and able to sit-up: Sit baby upright (against a surface for safety). Place bottle arms reach away and allow baby to grab bottle. Allow exploration of the bottle. 

Again, no wrong way to play as long as done age appropriate & safe. Incorporate All ways if baby is able to.

Product Links

For a direct link to all products used, please head over to form, (LINK HERE) send us a message. Please include the activity name or names you're interested in. Happy to provide all information. Outside links, besides YouTube, are not permitted due to this being an app children can use. Don't need them buying things or going on sites they should not be on.