SENSORY BOTTLES

Start with clean dry clear plastic bottles. Remove all labels and residual glue with Goo Gone.

SENSORY BOTTLES
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Wave Bottle

  • Fill bottle 2/3 full with water
  • Add several drops of blue food coloring to the water
  • Fill the bottle to the top with mineral or baby oil
  • Put a little E6000 glue inside the bottle cap rim before screwing it on
  • Wrap a strip of transparent duct tape around the bottle cap and neck of the bottle
  • The mineral oil doesn't mix with the water so it looks like pretty waves when you turn it on its side and rock it back and forth
I Spy Bottle
  • Fill bottle 2/3 full with colored rice
  • Drop in some small items -- fabric shapes, small buttons, tiles, alphabet letters, foam shapes, small beads, etc.
  • Put a little E6000 glue inside the bottle cap rim before screwing it on
  • Wrap a strip of transparent duct tape around the bottle cap and neck of the bottle
  • As the child turns the bottle or shakes it, new items will appear. "What do you see?"
Beach Bottle
  • Fill bottle 2/3 full of sand
  • Drop in some small sea shells (plastic or real)
  • Put a little E6000 glue inside the bottle cap rim before screwing it on
  • Wrap a strip of transparent duct tape around the bottle cap and neck of the bottle
Magnet Bottle
  • Fill bottle half full with salt
  • Add pins, paper clips, magnetic chips and marbles, and small metallic objects to the salt and shake
  • Put a little E6000 glue inside the bottle cap rim before screwing it on
  • Wrap a strip of transparent duct tape around the bottle cap and neck of the bottle
  • Let the children put a small magnet or magnetic wand on the side of the bottle and try to find hidden objects by slowly dragging the magnet
Glitter Bottle
  • Fill bottle with 1/2 corn syrup and 1/2 water. Then add one, two or three colors of glitter
  • Put a little E6000 glue inside the bottle cap rim before screwing it on
  • Wrap a strip of transparent duct tape around the bottle cap and neck of the bottle
  • The corn syrup will make the glitter fall slowly and sparkle on its way down
  • To make it better, add a couple of drops of food coloring for a brighter bottle
  • You can also include sequins and small, light beads for added effects...and to teach children about physics, as each item will fall differently