DIY Find the Things Bottle

My husband and I recently received a Find-It game/puzzle from his Aunt. We have been enjoying it immensely and our son (age 2) has also been having fun with it; but it's a little harder for him, so I decided to make him his own using a water bottle.

What you'll need:

• VOS Warerbottle (they come in glass and plastic, we went plastic and bought ours at Target for $2.50)
• 3 1/5 cups rice (we used a mix of brown and white, for more fun you can dye your white rice)
• 20-30 "things" (we used 1: marble, black bean, corn kernel, staple, sewing pin, paperclip, pom pom, button, penny, dime, letter "dice", screw, googly eye, 2 blocks (one red one black) and 4 different Eric Carle erasers (I found a 20 pack of the erasers at the Target dollar spot when I picked up the water bottle.)
• Gorilla Glue (basically the best glue ever- think, duct tape of glue!)
• Funnel (I used a piece from my son's stacking/ball toy, but I imagine a funnel would work much better.)

I started by pouring some of the rice into the bottom, adding pieces then more rice until all the things and rice filled the bottle. You want to make sure you leave room at the top for the rice to shift around so you can find the things. If it's for a smaller child you can probably use less rice to make it a bit easier (read less frustrating). For an older child you might consider more, smaller items. When you're sure you've added everything you want, apply Gorilla Glue to the outside screw bands of the water bottle, tighten the lid and you have your very own find the things bottle.

I am really looking forward to giving this to my son, and I may make another for my neighbor because they're amazing and awesome and my neighbors are the best.