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Finishing Touch

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It's been a few days, and Damian is still absolutely enthralled by his I Spy bottle. Today he was sitting at Brick's desk, still looking at all the objects inside, trying to find all of them. "There's the playing card," Damian mumbled to himself. "Hey, buddy," Atlas came into the room and leaned on the back of the desk. "What're you doing?" "I'm doing my I Spy bottle again," Damian grinned. "I just found the playing card, but, honestly, that one's pretty easy." "I see," Atlas chuckled. "Hey, you remember that promise I made you?" "Yeah?" Damian looked eagerly at Damian. "You said you might have something special for my bottle." "Right," Atlas reached into his pocket. "Actually, I have three special things for your bottle." Atlas laid a die and a marble on the desk. Then he held a Lego microfigure out to Damian. "Cool!...

Damian's I Spy Bottle

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Hi! I know it's been a looooonnngggg time since I last posted. I got busy, but that's really no excuse. I apologize to anyone reading this. All right. So, lately my mom, my sister, and I have been working on some kids' crafts that we're going to need this summer. One of these is "treasure" bottles, or I Spy sensory bottles. We've been gathering all the materials for a week or so now, and have just about collected everything we need to make them, and, while we were at it, Damian had the idea that he wanted to make one too. With that in mind, today I'm going to explain how to make your very own doll-sized, or pocket, I Spy Jar. Materials: 1 miniature jar (I found mine at Michaels. It is 2.5" x 3.5" in size) Scale objects (the number of these items can be to your taste. I used 33 objects for this post, but intend to add 3 more objects to finish it completely) Crushed Walnut (this can often be found in the reptile section of pet stores)...