Estimation Jars
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| Decorated Estimation Jars |
WHY I DID THIS:
I work with the Young Women at church and our group had just done the "Estimation Jars" activity for our church Harvest Festival. As part of that, I got to help by decorating one jar and a couple of buckets. Since I provided the buckets I got to take them home. :) [Yes, I actually had that many ice cream buckets around the house and in my garage. I love milk shakes and we tend to go through a LOT of vanilla ice cream - especially in the summer. The buckets come in handy for so many things that I often keep a few around, but every now and then they all get recycled and we start over.]
My son's school was having a Halloween Party and I thought it would be fun to decorate the jars for the "Estimation Jar" activity AND, thanks to our activity, I had 5 beautifully decorated buckets ready to use!
See bottom of post for HOW-TO RUN AN "ESTIMATION JAR" ACTIVITY
WHAT I DID:
Sticking with the themes the girls and I came up with for the buckets, I came up with five more jars to match. (shown above) Below are some pictures of the jars and their coordinating buckets. I've added "How-To" pictures for a few pieces of the project.
Candy Corn Jar
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| Top and close up of Jar #1 |
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| Jar and bucket #1 |
Paper Crafted "Flowery Jar Topper" How-To:
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| "Flowery Jar Topper" Supplies |
Use the Stampin'Up (R) punch shown to punch out 5 or more flowers of your desired color of paper. Use a bit of sponge dipped into black ink (or other color) and gently brush along the edges of each punched flower to tint. (I tinted both sides.) Fold the flower in half, then in half again three petals away from the first fold, forming an X. Flip the flower over and fold the section with four petals in half two on each side of fold. as shown. There should now be three folds in the flower. Carefully fold it all together, folding along all folds at the same time as shown. Glue one flat side of the folded flower to the top of the jar with a glue dot.
Cute Cube Jar
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| Jar #2 |
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| Jar and bucket #2 |
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| "Paper Cube" Front |
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| "Paper Cube" Back |
"Paper Cube" How-To
To make this cube I used the Stampin'Up (R) punch that looks like a postage stamp, however, you could just use identically cut squares to do the same thing. Cut 6 squares and lightly tint the edges with black ink using the sponging technique. Using an adhesive runner, apply a strip of adhesive across the back of each square of paper and carefully line each square up with the one next to it sticking them in place along a 1/2" strip of paper in the format shown. (NOTE: The 1/2" strip: Be sure to leave about 1/2" extra off one end of the 1/2" strip running along the 4 squares, and 1/2" extra on both ends along the 3 squares for finishing off the cube.) Carefully fold the 1/2" strip of paper between each square, being sure to keep it straight. Form the box with the four squares first, securing the tab in place with a glue dot. (A glue dot will hold better than the adhesive runner) Finish by securing the other two tabs in place with glue dots. The final tab is the most difficult. (HINT: You can use the flat side of a scissor blade to reach inside the cube to have something to press against to secure the tab.)
Star and Curly Ribbon Jar
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| Jar 3 |
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| Jar and bucket #3 |
Black and Yellow Flower Jar
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| Jar #4 |
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| Jar and bucket #4 |
Paper Crafted "Flat Flower Accent" How-To
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| Close up of flower |
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| Close up of stem |
To make this "Flat Flower Accent" I used a Stampin'Up (R) flower punch. For each flower: Punch 1 each of three different colors of paper. (I used black, white and yellow). With a black marker (I used a fat permanent marker) run a thin line around the edges of each petal for the top color. With a thin black marker draw the accent line down the center of each petal. (HINT: If you curve the line just slightly, it gives the impression of the petal having some shape.)
Next, line all three punched flowers up in the order you want them stacked and punch a hole through the center with a tiny hole punch. From the back side of the stack, insert a pipe cleaner. Draw it back through the hole until there is only about 1/8' sticking through the front. Bend this little piece down across the front of the flower. Fan out the three paper flowers to fill it out as shown in the picture then bend the pipe cleaner sticking out the back down flat against the back of the flower. Once that is secure, bend the pipe cleaner on the back of the flower again about 1/8" from the hole to create the stem of the flower. Press the front and the back 1/8" pieces tightly together to hold flower in place. (may still shift a little - could use a spot of glue to secure in place before you flatten the pipe cleaner)
Rainbow and Circles Jar
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| Jar #5 |
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| Jar and bucket #5 |
HOW-TO RUN AN "ESTIMATION JAR" ACTIVITY
This is not the end-all-be-all way to run an "Estimation Jar" activity, just one way I've found to successfully pull it off while attempting to keep the playing field even.
RULES:
1. One guess per jar per person (hand stamped at each jar)
2. Write your name and guess on the paper and put it in the slot in the bucket
3. The closest guess -higher or lower- wins. WINNER TAKES THE JAR HOME!!
Materials:
-Cut up pieces of paper - about 1"x2" works great (large enough for a person to write their name and guess on but not too big)
-A pen for each jar's station
-A small stamp and ink pad for each jar's station (When a guess is made, stamp the back of the guesser's hand.)
Have fun!!
-Jill
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