Smelly discovery bottles

[Sweetpea]

One of my Mindees love smelling things and I wondered if anyone has experience of making smelly discovery bottles?

Thanks Sweetpea x

[Glitter]

I have some of these.

I put holes in plastic bottles. Either heat a large nail and melt holes in or fill bottle with water, freeze and use a drill, the ice stops the bottle collapsing when you drill into it.

Fill with smelly things. The things I have found that work well are strong smelling herbs (lavender, rosemary), dried herbs, fruit tea bags, lemon peel, and pine needles.

Some children love the different smells.

[samb]

I was going to do this but in the hols we went to a national trust place that had set up a sensory tent. They had used those mini organza bags for smelly things. They put drops of essential oils on cotton wool in the bag and then tied the top. What a fab idea! I am definitely going to do this but I was wondering how you store them? Or maybe you just make up for a week and throw the inside away?

[perkins90]

Not smelly bottles but I keep all the lids from different cooking sauces, jams etc and keep them all in a box. The lo's love playing with them and smelling them. Even when washed they keep their smell.

[kellyskidz!]

I have some of these.

I put holes in plastic bottles. Either heat a large nail and melt holes in or fill bottle with water, freeze and use a drill, the ice stops the bottle collapsing when you drill into it.

Fill with smelly things. The things I have found that work well are strong smelling herbs (lavender, rosemary), dried herbs, fruit tea bags, lemon peel, and pine needles.

Some children love the different smells.

Just wizzed off to the supermarket after reading this post to buy 'smelly things' lol. The kids faces were a picture when i used that expression!
I got mint, chives, lemons. Oranges, and fruit tea bags so you could say I'm copying you, I call it inspiration lol xx

[amyp]

I'm copying too!! Love the fruit tea idea!! X

[KAZBAZ55]

oohhh what a fab idea....another copycat here....thanks x

[littlemiss60561]

How about those cheap glitter shaker pots? Pound land do a few in a pack I think? We used to use film pots, but don't know if any one uses them nowadays!!

[Sweetpea]

Genius!!!! Thank you ever so much

[blue bear]

We have smelly socks, new born socks filled with cotton wool with smells on (lavender, coffee etc) and sewn up

[Sweetpea]

Lol loving the smelly socks idea too!!

[SammySplodger]

Fab ideas!

I would keep them in ziplock plastic bags in between sessions to keep 'fresh'.
Will be using the sock idea but using my stash of odd socks (I have many!)

[dette]

I made a set of sensory bottles using small lucozade bottles.in one of them I melted some tiny holes with a hot skewer and ive hung a fruit tea bag so it dangles on its string that I trapped into the lid.The kids love sniffing at the little holes