I SPY books are Jack's absolute favorite! He loooooves to look at them over, and over, and over, and over again. I have seen people making their own I SPY books lately, and decided to give it it a try.
I grabbed a bunch of different toys, a white sheet of paper, and my camera phone. Jack was super excited and helped me through the whole process. It was a ton of fun coming up with new ideas!
We set up our pages two different ways. Either we threw the objects randomly onto the white paper, or we set them up to create little "scenes".
We set up our pages two different ways. Either we threw the objects randomly onto the white paper, or we set them up to create little "scenes".
Here are the pages we came up with..
Felt Shapes
Can you find a...Carrot, Tomato, Blue Fish, Three Yellow Stars, and the letters X, E, and D?
Baby Toys
Can you find a...Blue Polka Dot Elephant, puppy dog, horse, two butterflies, a bumble bee, the letter M, and a yellow bee on a ring
Batman's Cave
Can you find...Batman, Superman, The Hulk, Mr. Freeze, Dr. Doom, or The Joker
City of Blocks
Can you find...A Mouse, a Duck, a Lion, the letter Z, R, and o
Cars
Can you find...a Yellow Truck, Red Van, Yellow Taxi Cab, Blue Race Car, Blue Dune Buggy, and a Red
Superheros
Where is Spiderman and the Hulk?
Toy Story
Can you find...3 Aliens, Mr. Prickle Pants, Jessie, and Woody
Wooden Toys
Can you find...a Saw, a Pair of Pliers, Two Yellow Blocks, a Police Car, and a Red and Blue Bead
Wrestlemania
Can you find...The Undertaker, Rey Mysterio, Randy Orton, and Johnny Morrison?
(Yes...I know all their names...it is very sad! My husband is to blame.)
Barnyard Animals
Can you find...the Donkey, the little hen, the red rooster, the piglet, the owl, the dog, and the horse?
I even made a cover for it...
The possibilities are really endless. I still want to do...
kitchen theme
nature theme
craft supplies theme
movie case theme
color themed pages
bug theme
underwater theme
dinosaur theme
...the list could go on and on!
My plan is to print them off to a 5x8 size, laminate them, single hole punch them at the top, and add a clip. This will be the perfect size to throw in my purse and take with us to the doctor, or anywhere! For more of a "board book" feel, you could modge podge the pictures onto cardboard, then punch holes in them and clip them together.
So grab your little one, a camera, a sheet of white paper or a scenery prop, and take some pictures! You and your kiddo will have so much fun doing it, and end up with a one of kind book!
