Googly Eyes

Cleaning out the arts & crafts room at Summer Camp and I keep running across one craft supply that always bugs me... GOOGLY EYES.

What are these FOR?

I know that they are used in lots of cute-sy throwaway crafts, but I mean if you are trying to do a class project that won't just be headed for the trash. What would you use them for?

I'd love to have a brainstorm about this, so if you have ideas please share.

The one time I used googly eyes to great effect was in the Ocean Alphabet project when we did G is for Glass Squid. But we won't be learning about the Deep-sea Glass Squid if we're doing Place Based Education in the Midwest!

G is for Deep-sea Glass Squid

read deep-sea glass squid information on page 15 of Scary Creatures of the Deep by Jim Pipe

draw capital G on tracing paper and cut it out to look like a bubble-shaped glass squid with a tentacle curving down, attach to dark blue paper, add googly eyes for a Googly-eyed Glass Squid

tip: glue shows through tracing paper and can ruin the effect, so I attached my squid to the dark paper with just two dots of glue placed behind the eyes

More ideas?

Tiny Houses & Pebble Pets
I love this little coiled up snake!

Eggheads with Cress Hair

Blow Painting Monsters

Sensory Bag with Slimy Eyes

Colored Water Sensory Bin - Googly Eye Soup

Monster Ice Sensory Play
the colorful frozen spaghetti hair is a nice touch!

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