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Slow-Falling Beads Sensory Bottle

by Angela Thayer 27 Comments

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!

Slow-Falling Beads Sensory Bottle

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

supplies

Since I want to give credit to the original idea, you can pop over here to see the exact directions.

Slow-Falling Beads

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.

close up

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.

upside down

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!

still

Hope you’ll try this sensory bottle out! To see all of our sensory bottles, visit here.

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  1. Pure Vedic Gems says

    July 1, 2022 at 5:24 am

    can we use different type of liquid in the bottle?

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    • Angela Thayer says

      July 7, 2022 at 6:53 pm

      Sure!

      Reply
  2. Nrampuria says

    June 3, 2020 at 3:07 am

    Which Liquid you have used in this bottle.

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    • Angela Thayer says

      June 17, 2020 at 8:20 am

      I put in dish soap and hand soap.

      Reply
  3. Courtney says

    February 10, 2020 at 2:03 pm

    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!

    Reply
  4. Crystal says

    April 19, 2018 at 12:14 pm

    Did you use water at all in this one?

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    • Angela Thayer says

      April 22, 2018 at 8:47 pm

      No I didn’t.

      Reply
  5. Fashionista says

    February 3, 2018 at 7:44 am

    Where do you get them?
    Thanks for your idea!

    Reply
    • Angela Thayer says

      February 3, 2018 at 3:11 pm

      I got the beads from hobby lobby.

      Reply
  6. Aelomart says

    February 2, 2018 at 1:10 pm

    Crazy Creativity! Love your Idea

    Reply
  7. Lisa says

    September 19, 2017 at 5:55 pm

    How did you get the lettering off of the bottles?

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    • Angela Thayer says

      September 20, 2017 at 3:15 pm

      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.

      Reply
  8. Barbara says

    August 25, 2017 at 1:12 pm

    Can you tell me where you purchased your voss bottles from??

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    • Angela Thayer says

      August 29, 2017 at 1:42 am

      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!

      Reply
      • Gigi says

        September 21, 2018 at 5:50 pm

        .99 cents Store has the VOSS bottles in half the size

        Reply
  9. Tracy says

    November 5, 2016 at 1:57 am

    Love this idea do you have those particular beads?or any other kind of beads?

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    • Angela Thayer says

      November 5, 2016 at 3:03 pm

      You can use any beads!

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      • Tracy says

        November 5, 2016 at 4:10 pm

        Ok great. What are measurements for the soap?

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        • JPA says

          June 19, 2019 at 8:07 am

          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.

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          • Angela Thayer says

            June 22, 2019 at 2:16 pm

            Great suggestion. Thank you!

  10. Missy Pea says

    August 30, 2016 at 2:31 am

    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.

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  11. Link says

    June 10, 2016 at 11:00 am

    hi,

    I am trying to make this in my home but can’t make like this

    Reply
  12. Senior Activities says

    January 27, 2016 at 7:30 pm

    Great idea! This could be adapted for people living with dementia also.

    Reply
  13. Ana M Herrera says

    August 28, 2015 at 11:31 pm

    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!

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    • Rachel says

      March 10, 2019 at 10:06 pm

      U can get them at Walmart or any craft store

      Reply
  14. Asia Citro says

    August 2, 2015 at 4:58 am

    Thanks for linking! 🙂

    Reply

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