Sensory Bottles

[sarah32]

I have collected about 6 nice plastic bottles and thought id fill them with items to make sensory bottles.

So far I have coloured rice.
Coloured Pasta
Water with glitter
coloured Water

Ive hit a brick wall with what else I could fill them with.

Any ideas please.:)

[mummyroysof3]

hi a toddler group i went to once had some and they had

sequins(mixture of shapes and sizes)
coloured beads
shells

you idea sounds great though, what sort of bottles are you using?

charlotte x

[maple]

Red lentils. Nie and bright and make a lovely sound.

[Annie_T]

how bout some type of gooy stuff?

[miffy]

Friend of mine puts tissue paper in them so they look like orange juice/blackcurrant juice/washing up liquid.

Children use them in the role play area - not quite what you're after I know but just another thought.

You could use coloured sand or natural materials like leaves/small stones/twigs

Miffy xx

[sarah32]

Just using juice bottles, not the really big ones.

[Hebs]

are you gluing the lids on??

it would just be my luck that they opened them :laughing:

[Pudding Girl]

get some glycerine from the chemist for the glittery /sequinned ones and they fall down nice and slowly like a snowstorm :) and yes, glue on the lids!!

[madasahatter]

Small bells, coloured feathers. One of the children's centres I occasionally go to has a set of sealed tubes (that probably cost a fortune from educational suppliers) tht I'm hoping to replicate somehow. Some have a coloured theme, each one has a variety of small objects in a specific colour. Others just contain lots of identical things (like bells, beads, sequins etc).
Have a look round for natural things...small conkers, beech nuts, dried flowers, sycamore seeds, small pine cones, pieces of bark.

Reminder to self...I MUST GET ROUND TO MAKING MY OWN!!!!

[childmind04]

Cooking oil and coloured water and it acts likea lava lamp:)

I can sit for ages mixing it :blush:

Susan

[Monkey1]

Cooking oil and coloured water and it acts likea lava lamp:)

I can sit for ages mixing it :blush:

Susan

OOOOOOOHHHHHHHHH, going to have to try that one! I guess my kids will all be drinking bottled water for a few weeks!;)

[sarah32]

the oil one sound sgood, will try that one.

Going to try some natural ones as well

And yes im gluing the lids on:)

[angeldelight]

Some great ideas here

http://www.childcarelounge.com/Caregivers/activitybottle.htm

Angel xx

[Pedagog]

We have one with water and dark oil and glitter in it.

[avril]

Ok, after finding this thread I searched the shops for the right bottles not too big or small etc.... and I'm ready to go fill them up with lots of exciting things :clapping:

Hubby thinks I'm going potty and I keep telling people about the idea because I think it is wonderful and so cheap to do. Roll on Tuesday when the mindees arrive :jump for joy:

[Nix]

Time to start saving small juice bottles me thinks:thumbsup: Some great ideas...

[Pedagog]

We now have a box full of all different shaped bottle with lots of different contents.

[Hebs]

i have 15 empty bottle now and need ideas to put in them :thumbsup:

[PixiePetal]

Great ideas here, I will start collecting. :thumbsup:

[Pedagog]

One of the favorites is a bottle with just a little bit of bubble bath in and some gold stars (table confetti).

[helenlc]

There's another thread on here that talks about these and have some fab ideas:

http://www.childmindinghelp.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=25880&highlight=bottles

I have done the marble in hair gel, gold stars in water, shells in sand, glitter in water etc. Still got a few to fill too.

[Trouble]

loveing this idea:clapping: :clapping:

[littletreasures]

I'm going to Sainsbury's tomorrow to stock up on bottles. The kids can have bottled water for a while!!!

These are a great idea.

[Marion7]

What a brill idea. Off to the shops for water bottles!

Can you tell me which ones you've found are the best?

thanks!

[PixiePetal]

I have some mini coke bottles. Good shape for little hands :thumbsup:

Will be trying those when I get a few more :)

[avril]

Started to fill them up before mindee arrived this morning bottle filled with water, black food colouring about to put gold glitter in when BOO:eek: my own little chap jumped out at me and yes over went the bottle all over me, the floor, the work top and the bottle of food colouring went over as well :angry:

It had to be the black one didn't it :rolleyes:

I managed to clean the floor before mindee arrived but me I looked a right mess :cool: The Dad laughed!!!

Might wait 'til children are in bed to do the rest;)

[louni]

I also use warm and ice cold water in mine, sometimes using food colouring to match(red for warm blue for cold).