I Spy Purim Grogger

Today in Sunday School we made I Spy Purim Grogger which we then shook and booed as we read our Look & See DIY Megillah! So very easy and so much fun!

What You’ll Need

plastic or glass container
rice (dyed if you want)
symbols for different characters in the Purim story: can use clip art images and print them out like on this PDF (cut out the symbols and use it as a key if you want) or can purchase like I did for the jewels and crown

Putting It Together

Alternate putting rice and your symbols in the container. Close container and seal if you’re worried about little hands opening it.
Shake shake shake!
That’s it!

For extension activities you can create a key that matches the symbols you used. Discuss each symbol and who/what it might represent.

Finished & Loving It!

This I Spy Purim Grogger is so easy and the kids (my students and my own kids) loved it!

All you need is a plastic or glass (but eek, careful with that around kids!) container, rice (dyed if you wish), and symbols for different characters in the Purim story. Since I have to make 22 activity kits for each Sunday school class and like most synagogues we are on a tight budget, I made most of my symbols from clip art printed on cardstock. Totally easy and cheap!

I was able to find a good deal on jewels and crown confetti so bought those. If you’re able to find or make the other symbols, that’s awesome but just know printed images always work for these kind of crafts too.

I made a symbol key so the kids knew which symbols to look for. We used this as our guide in class to discuss each symbol and who/what it might represent after we read the story. It’s not only a fun and engaging way to review but also a great way for kids to practice making connections between symbols of Purim practices or parts of the story.

Looking for a kid-friendly telling of the story? Check out JTeach.org’s telling here. This is the version I used when I created the Look & See Megillah that I read with my students each year.