These animal topped mason jars have been on my hit list for months now. I think they make the perfect kid gift idea. Or baby shower gift idea. Or addition to a kid’s room. Only problem with last one is my youngest kid is a soon-to-be-teen girl …
Try as I might to convince her that zoo animals glued to the tops of mason jars and spray painted fun colors is totally in. And hip. And too cool for school, she wasn’t buying it.
Ah well …
So I resorted to Plan B. The great nieces. Two little tow-headed sweeties. The perfect age for some fun animal-topped mason jars to store crayons and art supplies and hair clips …
And since there are two of them, I made two versions. Zoo animals brightly colored for the bold little one …
And horses painted in soft, pastel girly colors for the girly girl …
These were super simple to make …
HOW TO MAKE ANIMAL TOPPED MASON JARS
1. Glue Mason Jar Lids to Bands
Using crazy glue, I glued the lids of the mason jars to the bands …
Let dry completely …
2. Glue Animals to Tops of Lids
Using crazy glue, I glued the animal feet to the tops of the lids. Let dry completely.
3. Spray Paint
Spray paint animals and lids …
I gave each of mine two coats …
All that’s left is to screw the tops onto your jars …
And enjoy your amazing handiwork!
P.S. I have a great nephew too. And don’t worry, he hasn’t been forgotten. I made him dinosaur topped jars that I’ll be sharing on my other blog on Monday …
Sharing:
* Between Naps on the Porch * Cozy Little House * Under the Table and Dreaming * The DIY Showoff *
I do believe these are my favorite mason jar craft! I have some with little dachshunds (big surprise) on the top filled with doggie treats…love them and I love these…they are the perfect gift for ALL ages!!!! Thanks for sharing your mason jar awesomeness with us every day…it’s tons of fun and inspiring! Hugs…
Amazing… just amazing… Is there is any way to buy this from You ?
Sorry but I don’t sell these! My apologies!
Where do u buy the safari animals from? The giraffe and rhino and elephants?
I don’t remember the exact source (I made that project years ago!) but here are some links: https://www.walmart.com/c/kp/kids-plastic-animals and https://www.amazon.com/s?k=small+plastic+animals&ref=nb_sb_noss_1
This is so cute! I’m going to try it in primary colors with matchbox cars to match my best friend’s little boy’s room!
Super cute, the only thing that would worry me is that being glass, kids would want to have them and to play with them, but it could be a bad idea in that regard….
You could always use plastic mayo jars.
Use plastic mason jars; available at many stores, even Dollar General (small animals available too)!
Fabulous idea! Especially for kid’s rooms.
Hi Linda,
My wife, who grew up in Mt Prospect, and I planned this activity for a summer day camp called High Five at Harvest Bible Chapel in Elgin (there is one in Rolling Meadows too). Thank you for sharing it. We are uber excited to teach the campers how to make these THEN use them to store other things they are making like deodorant and toothpaste. Doesn’t that sound like fun? The name of our elective is called Handcrafted Hipsters. Woop woop!
Cheers,
Cameron, the not as crafty as my wife hipster
That sounds like such a great crafty camp idea!!! How fun – and I’m so glad I was able to help out! :)Linda
Hi, which brand of spray paint did you use? 🙂
A mix of rustoleum and valspar.
I love this idea!! Can’t wait to try it myself!!! Have you ever used the Krazy Glue brand glue to adhere the animals to the lid? If not, do you think it will work well? What type of glue did you use in the tutorial?
Crazy glue would absolutely work! I just used what I had on hand, which was a Loctite brand fast dry adhesive. You could also use a glue gun too.
Hey! Can you please tell me what the first step is for? What bands? And why do we have to glue them?
You don’t have to glue the lids to the bands. I just wanted them to be one piece vs. the two that they are (the mason jar tops are two separate pieces and the bands are the ones that screw onto the jar and the lids sit on top of the jar.
I love these and can totally use the idea for my daughter’s Woodland Animal theme 1st birthday party using different animals such as owls, deer, etc. instead 🙂 Thanks!
I tried these with dinosaurs and 5 days later the paint was still tacky and would touch and leave finger prints. What kind of paint did you use? I don’t understand what I did wrong. Ended up having to peel animal off repaint lids and just glued a dinosaur to lid. But was not all one color like yours. Please help
Sorry about that! I’m not sure why it wouldn’t dry completely. I just used spray paint for the jars.
I love this so much! Exactly what I needed. 🙂 I will use it to store my kid’s Legos and other little toys. (Yes, because it drives me bananas when I step on the pieces on the floor.) Thank you for sharing!