I Spy "Flip" Board Game: Arts & Crafts

Colorful arts and crafts I Spy board game with game board and image cards featuring crayons, glue, scissors, paint, and children creating art projects. Fun preschool and kindergarten activity for vocabulary, visual discrimination, and fine motor skills.

Set of 10 arts and crafts I Spy game boards filled with crayons, glue, markers, scissors, paint brushes, craft supplies, and children painting. Classroom and therapy game for preschool and kindergarten.

Arts and crafts I Spy game showing 40 image cards with craft supplies such as paint, glue, scissors, crayons, beads, and children holding artwork. Matching game encourages visual scanning, vocabulary, and attention skills.

Arts and crafts I Spy board game instructions showing how to play. Players choose a board, deal the cards face down, and flip cards to find pictures of crayons, beads, paint, glue, and other craft items.

Arts and crafts I Spy game directions showing two players flipping cards to spy matching images of craft supplies. Bright board filled with crayons, paint, glue, scissors, and kids painting.

I Spy “Flip” Board Game: Arts & Crafts

Recommended Grade Level:

Preschool kindergarten early elementary

Type of Resource: PDF

Number of Pages: 22

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What’s Included in the Arts & Crafts I Spy Game Set

10 full-color I Spy game boards – Each board is packed with arts and crafts theme details like glue bottles, crayons, water cups, scissors, and easels. The variety keeps play fresh while giving kids repeated practice with visual scanning and attention to detail.
40 arts & crafts image cards – Players flip these bright cards to spy the matching picture on their board. Perfect for strengthening vocabulary, articulation, and ELL word recognition in a fun, interactive way.
20 printable art tokens – Use the included tokens, or swap in mini erasers, buttons, or bingo chips for an extra sensory activity and fine motor challenge.
Easy-to-follow teacher instructions – Clear directions mean this I Spy game is ready for centers, small groups, speech therapy sessions, or independent play with very little prep.

Required Materials:

Laminator
Paper Cutter
Paper, Printer, Ink

Standards Alignment

✔ Texas Pre-K Guidelines: Supports vocabulary growth, communication skills, and phonological awareness through playful repetition.

✔ Virginia ELDS: Builds cooperative play, attention, and early literacy through interactive group games.

✔ Common Core ELA Standards:

SL.K.1: Participate in collaborative conversations with peers and adults.
L.K.6: Use new vocabulary through guided play.
RF.K.4: Connect spoken words to visuals to strengthen comprehension.

Skills Strengthened with the Arts & Crafts I Spy Board Game

Language and Literacy Skills

Expand vocabulary with repeated exposure to craft supply words like paintbrush, glue, crayon, and beads.
Encourage articulation practice as children say the words aloud when they find each picture... ideal for speech therapy goals.
Support ELL students with meaningful image-to-word connections in a low-stress, engaging format.

Cognitive and Visual Skills

Strengthen visual discrimination by asking students to scan and locate small details among busy boards.
Improve attention and focus with highly motivating arts and crafts theme scenes.
Encourage flexible thinking and problem-solving as students use strategies to locate images quickly.

Social-Emotional and Fine Motor Skills

Build turn-taking, patience, and cooperation during small group play.
Use tokens, counters, or mini erasers for fine motor practice and a hands-on sensory activity.
Increase confidence as students experience success in a game that feels fun, not like work.

I Spy "Flip" Board Game: Arts & Crafts

Make your classroom feel like an art studio with this Arts & Crafts I Spy Board Game!

Filled with bright paintbrushes, scissors, glue, beads, and all the favorite craft supplies, this playful I Spy game is a must-have for your art theme, school theme, or indoor recess time.

Kids won’t even realize they’re building important academic and social skills because they’ll be too busy racing to “spy” the right picture first!

This versatile I Spy board game works beautifully in preschool, kindergarten, speech therapy, occupational therapy, ELL lessons, and even as a grab-and-go activity for sub plans.

Whether you’re focusing on articulation practice, vocabulary development, or visual discrimination skills, this resource makes learning hands-on and exciting.

How to Play the Arts & Crafts I Spy Game

Select a board – Choose one of the art theme I Spy boards and place it where all players can see.
Deal the cards – Give each student a small pile of cards, or draw from a shared stack in group play.
Flip and spy – Players turn over their top card at the same time and race to find the matching craft supply image on the board.
Collect a token – The first player to spot the match earns a token. Use the included stars, or substitute with mini erasers for added sensory play.
Continue playing – Keep going until all cards are matched. The player with the most tokens at the end wins!

Perfect For:

Speech therapy articulation practice – Use the craft supply vocabulary cards to target specific sounds and repetition in a motivating game format.
ELL vocabulary development – Pair colorful visuals with spoken English words to help students expand both expressive and receptive vocabulary.
Occupational therapy activities – Strengthen visual discrimination, fine motor control, and attention in an engaging, hands-on way.
Sub plans and early finishers – Easy-to-follow instructions and minimal prep make this I Spy game perfect for subs or independent review activities.
Indoor recess or rainy day centers – Provide students with a fun, structured activity that keeps them moving, socializing, and learning indoors.
Homeschool and family game time – A quick-to-set-up, reusable game that supports siblings of different ages working together while practicing vocabulary and attention skills.