We love creating new sensory bottles and today I'm excited to share with you our Floating Hearts Sensory Bottle. This one is perfect for Valentine's Day and it only needs a few ingredients!! Here's what you need: plastic water bottle (we use the VOSS ones) 1 bottle of glitter glue warm water food coloring heart stones (from Hobby Lobby) To start, pour about half of the bottle of glitter glue into the water bottle. Next, pour in the warm water. Also drop in some food … [Read more...]
Christmas Sensory Bottle
Here's a fun sensory bottle that your kids will LOVE to shake and watch! It's our Christmas sensory bottle and it has a special ingredient! Here's what we used in the bottle: plastic Voss water bottle liquid glycerine water Christmas confetti (found at Hobby Lobby) To put the sensory bottle together, I filled the bottle 3/4 full with tap water. Then I poured in a handful of confetti. Lastly, I poured in glycerine until it reached the top. Then I glued the lid on with a … [Read more...]
Penguin Sensory Bottle
Oh I'm so excited to share our new sensory bottle with you today! This one is so much fun and we tried something really different this time! If your child is learning about penguins or just loves them, then you'll have to try this one out! This post contains Amazon affiliate links. This one need a little prep work, but it's not too hard! Here's what you need for this sensory bottle: 1 plastic Voss water bottle (or any other water bottle) filled with water penguin figurines (we … [Read more...]
12 Sensory Bottle Ideas – One for Every Month!
Over the last year, I've shared a sensory bottle for every month. It was a fun challenge for me and my baby loved playing with them. We've kept them all and we still get them out to play with. Here they are!I always make our sensory bottles with plastic VOSS water bottles. You can find them at grocery stores, gas stations, and even TJ Maxx sometimes. If you can't find them local, you can also find them here on Amazon. Here are the links to all of the sensory bottle ideas: January - … [Read more...]
How to Make a Sensory Bottle
Have you ever made a sensory bottle for your little one? We made some last January and my kids still love playing with them. If you're new to sensory bottles, we'll start with the basics. What is a Sensory Bottle? It is a water bottle filled with materials that create a fun sensory experience for babies and toddlers. Little ones can shake the bottle to make the objects move around. Then they can discover what's inside the bottle by using their sense of sight. You can even play the game I-Spy … [Read more...]
Sensory Bottles
Have you heard of sensory bottles? I hadn't heard of them until I stumbled upon For the Love of Learning blog. Deborah has some neat ideas for little ones, including an array of sensory bottles. You should check out her blog! We decided to make our own version of a sensory bottle. Here's what we used: *Voss water bottles (found at TJMaxx for $1.79 each...the water tastes really good, too!) *glitter *beads *super glue First, we dumped glitter in the bottles. Then we added the … [Read more...]