Slow-Falling Beads Sensory Bottle
Today I’m sharing our sensory bottle of the month, which is our slow-falling beads sensory bottle. I had a hard time figuring out what to name this bottle, but I decided to name it ‘slow-falling’ because the substance inside makes the beads slowly move around the bottle. This is different than our other sensory bottles and I loved creating this one for my baby to play with!
I have to admit that this was not my original idea. I first saw the idea for a suspended bead sensory bottle at Fun at Home with Kids and knew I had to try it out!
Here’s what we used for the bottle:
- Voss plastic water bottle
- Clear Dish Soap
- Clear Hand Soap
- Pearler Beads
Since I want to give credit to the original idea, you can pop over here to see the exact directions.
We used a little more dish soap to make the beads move more quickly. At first, I put too much hand soap in the bottle and they weren’t moving around very well. So I dumped some out and added in more dish soap.
My other sensory bottles that I’ve made have liquid inside that made the objects move around quickly, so this one is different since we can watch the beads move around slowly.
When you let it sit for a while, the beads float to the top and the bubbles fade away. Don’t forget to superglue the lid down so your little one won’t unscrew it!
Hope you’ll try this sensory bottle out! To see all of our sensory bottles, visit here.
can we use different type of liquid in the bottle?
Sure!
Which Liquid you have used in this bottle.
I put in dish soap and hand soap.
Just made this with my 18 month old and 8 month old – I was definitely way more into it than they were LOL. We had some bubble issues that made the contents of the bottle pretty cloudy, but otherwise we (I mean, I) had a lot of fun making this!
Did you use water at all in this one?
No I didn’t.
Where do you get them?
Thanks for your idea!
I got the beads from hobby lobby.
Crazy Creativity! Love your Idea
How did you get the lettering off of the bottles?
This bottle had a sticker, so I just removed it by peeling it off. Sometimes it’s sticky and I wash it with warm water and soap.
Can you tell me where you purchased your voss bottles from??
Sure! I got them from our local gas station. I’ve also found them at TJ Maxx (sometimes), Walgreens, and grocery stores. Or you can also try Amazon. Hope that helps!
.99 cents Store has the VOSS bottles in half the size
Love this idea do you have those particular beads?or any other kind of beads?
You can use any beads!
Ok great. What are measurements for the soap?
3 bottles of clear Softsoap (handwashing soap)
Few tablespoons of clear dish soap
If you use more dish soap, your beads will fall more rapidly; if you use more of the thick Softsoap, your beads will spend a longer time hanging suspended.
Great suggestion. Thank you!
If you use corn syrup instead of soap (add water until you get the right viscosity for the objects), you won’t have problems with bubbles.
hi,
I am trying to make this in my home but can’t make like this
Great idea! This could be adapted for people living with dementia also.
Have you tried the lava lamps? That’s done in the same fashion but with water, canola oil and food coloring ( a few drops ). Mixed in that order. Makes beautiful ocean like waves. I wonder if you can add those pearls too!?! Where do you get them? Thanks for your idea!
U can get them at Walmart or any craft store
Thanks for linking! 🙂