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Home » Preschool Learning » “I Spy” Busy Box

“I Spy” Busy Box

Post by Rebecca Reid 1 Comment

Set up a busy box to search for letters or words, and make a rice bag I spy activity bag.
I have seen the rice “I spy” packages before on Pinterest, so since my son has become interested in word searches and daughter has become interested in the “I Spy” books we have, I thought it was time to make an “I Spy” busy box. Some of these activities work for the toddler, others are more appropriate for the older child, and some are games they can both play (albeit, a bit differently with a toddler involved). The look and find busy bag lets the kids search for familiar items in the midst of a few cups of rice. The entire I Spy busy box encourages visual discrimination, an important pre-reading skill.

First, I made an “I Spy” search bag with rice and small trinkets I found around the house.

Use rice and old toys or trinkets to make an "I Spy" bag! Perfect for waiting rooms and quiet time.

 

This look and find activity was simple to create! I had a clear-cover pencil case, and then I took a picture of the random items I had found. I poured a few cups of rice into the pencil case and sealed it up with tape. The front of the pencil case has a second pocket that I can put the “key” in. My kids take the “key” out and search for the 12 items in the bag!

Here are some of the items in the bag:

  • a domino
  • a lock
  • a screw
  • a mini pencil sharpener
  • a rubber band
  • a marble
  • an eraser
  • a plastic seahorse
  • a coin
  • a puff ball

The other things I included in our busy box are things I have already had on hand. This is the full “I Spy” Busy Box:

  • Rice “I Spy” busy bag search
  • I spy book
  • Spot It! game
  • ABC Find It pages (for my younger child)
  • A word search booklet (for my older child)
  • Busytown Eye Found It! Game. This is a perfect game for Richard Scarry fans and for those who enjoy searching for the hidden things in the midst of an amusing scene. I highly recommend this game!
  • I Spy Game. My preschooler especially likes this one.

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This turned out to be a lot of fun! It’s something we each can enjoy, because I’ve included games for more than one person, but also because I’ve included different levels of games.

What would you add to an “I Spy” Workbox? 

Here are some more fun quiet busy box activities:

  • Instruments Busy Box
  • Beads and Pipe Cleaners
  • Sticker Words
  • Feed the ABC Monster

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Filed Under: Preschool Learning Tagged With: busy bag, busy box, i spy, Indoor, play, pre-reading, visual discrimination

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