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October Sensory Bottle

by Angela Thayer 6 Comments

My baby is 2.5 months old now and I just did my first official activity with him! We made a fall sensory bottle for him to look at. Now it may seem silly to do an activity with an infant, but it was a great first sensory activity and I could tell that he really liked it! He kept staring at it and would follow it with his eyes. If you are new to sensory bottles, you may want to check out my post all about sensory bottles. Sensory bottles are a great first baby activity!

Fall Sensory Bottle

I used a Voss water bottle and put the following inside of it:

  • jack-o-lantern erasers (Target)
  • faux candy corn (Hobby Lobby)
  • spider table scatter (Hobby Lobby)
  • glitter (Hobby Lobby)

Supplies

I had my preschooler make the bottle. Making sensory bottles is one of his favorite things to do. In fact, in the background of the next picture, you can see a red sensory bottle he made a month ago. He still plays with it!

After he placed the materials in the bottle, I used a hot glue gun to seal the bottle. No one wants an accidental mess!

Filling the Bottle

making the bottle

Here is our October sensory bottle!

Fall Sensory Bottle

October Sensory Bottle

To introduce the sensory bottle to my baby, I placed him in my lap and moved the bottle back and forth. He just watched and didn’t want to take his eyes off of the bottle! If he was an older baby, I would let him shake the bottle himself.

Troy actually took this picture of us! Because it’s pretty hard to take a picture of myself! 🙂

Baby Sensory Bottle with Mom

And big brother took a turn showing the sensory bottle to baby!

Baby Sensory Bottle

During tummy time, he enjoyed lifting his head up to look at the sensory bottle! He even started reaching for the bottle with his hands and even touched it a few times. I love seeing him discover how his hands work and watching him explore the world around him.

Fall Baby Sensory Bottle

I think my favorite material inside the bottle were the black spiders, because they would float around instead of just sinking to the bottom.

Exploring a Sensory Bottle

He really loved the sensory bottle! I can’t wait to  make more for him. I’ve decided to create a new sensory bottle each month and share them with you in a series called 12 months of sensory bottles!

This is a great sensory activity for babies, but also toddlers and preschoolers! All of my kids like them and we have quite a few now! They love to shake them, roll them, and display them in their room.

Do you make sensory bottles?

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  1. Brooke says

    September 6, 2016 at 3:09 am

    I tried to make one of these today but the glitter clumped up in the water. Do you not have this issue?

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    • Angela Thayer says

      September 6, 2016 at 11:56 am

      I’m so sorry to hear this! Mine did not clump together. I’m wondering if it has to do with the consistency of the glitter. The kind I used was fine glitter. When you shake the bottle do the clumps go away?

      Reply
  2. Alena says

    October 3, 2015 at 5:55 pm

    Is it just water inside with all the stuff? Or is it some sort of thicker liquid?

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    • Angela Thayer says

      October 4, 2015 at 1:29 pm

      Yes, it’s just plain water. 🙂

      Reply
  3. Katie says

    September 2, 2015 at 8:13 pm

    Hi! Do you re-use the same plastic bottle every month or save the different bottles you make and rotate them at different times? Thank you!

    Reply
    • Angela Thayer says

      September 3, 2015 at 3:08 am

      I use a new one each month and save all the ones we make! We have quite a few now! 🙂

      Reply
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