If you can get your hands on one (or many) of these big glass wine jugs… I’d recommend you do!
Take a look at the five that my toddler and I have created.
Nature Jug
We loooove to collect little bits of nature when we’re out exploring in the forest. While Nature Tables are beautiful, we’ve had a hard time keeping the little bits of nature on the table and out of the babies mouth… so this works well for us! We can add to our Nature Jug after each and every outing. And then admire the collection through the glass!
*Keep paper and pencils near by so the children can record observations, predictions and questions. They’ll love to draw and take note of what they see!
Blizzard Jug
White feathers, styrofoam, buttons, beads, rocks, felt and sequins… Add water and stir for a fabulous snow storm effect! Throw in some ice cubes. How long will they take to melt?
Christmas Jug
Phoebe has noticed that everywhere she looks lately she sees the colours red, green and gold. She shouts ‘look it’s Christmas!’ over and over again. So she loves this Jug that looks like a big Christmas Celebration. Ribbon, glitter, pipe cleaners, buttons and sparkles swirling and whirling around in water. We also added a few ‘search and find’ items!
Coin Jug
Phoebe loves coins and has a cute way of convincing people to give her change for her piggy bank. So here’s a nice way to collect and save small change!
Party Jug
Colourful feathers, yarn, pompoms, glitter and buttons. And something really cool? We added little metal chips that you can pick up and drag around with a magnetic wand on the outside of the jug!
Additional Ideas
- Letters and Numbers
- Laminated Photos of Students
- Bells
- Sand and Plastic Animals
- Colourful Lights
- Sink or Float Experiment
- Exploring the Ocean
…. how would you use this jug in your classroom?
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Brandon..Your creations are amazing, beautiful and so inspiring. Thankyou for sharing
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Thank you so much Marda. I was always very inspired by you as well. You have such an amazing energy and way with children. 💕
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Neat!
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Thanks 🙂
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These are very clever! Since this is an older post and you’ve had some time and experience with them, I’m wondering about how long they keep before they need to be cleaned out. And how hard were they to clean out? It seems like all of those bits would get stuck inside.
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Thanks!
Clean out was easier than I’d thought it would be. I just dumped/strained into the tub.
The ‘nature jar’ still lives out on our porch.
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Thanks for your feedback! My husband has a couple of these jars for making wine. He is not currently using them, but I know he will want them back clean. I would love to try this, but have to plan for the cleaning, too.
I recently found your blog and have really enjoyed it and been inspired. Thank you for sharing all of these great ideas.
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