How to Make Sensory Bottles for Quiet Play Time

Published:
April 12, 2016

Sarah Shelton

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Sarah Shelton

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Are you looking for some fun and different activities to use for quiet play time in your homeschool?
sensorybottles

Sensory bottles are an amazing quiet time toy! Kids are so fascinated by them and it can keep them quiet and calm. These are great to bring to places where you will have to wait awhile, like doctors appts, or waiting for older sibling’s classes to end. They also work great for when you need to spend some one on one time helping an older child. The sky is the limit with what you can put inside of a sensory bottle. These are so much fun to customize.

There are so many fun ideas for sensory bottles! Here are some of our favorite bottles with lots of how-tos!
Star Wars Light Saber Sensory Bottles 
Star Wars Activity Light Saber Sensory Bottles Glow Dark

Frozen Inspired Snow Storm Sensory Bottle 
Inside Out Emotions Discovery Bottle Emotions Discovery Bottles Tutorial
Weather Sensory Bottles
Loom Band Sensory Bottles
Lego Calm Down Jar
Ocean Creature Discovery Bottle
Sea in a Bottle for Crawling and Sitting Babies
Galaxy in a Jar Sensory Bottle
Calm Down Bottles with Sensory Beads
Rainbow Counting Bear Sensory Bottle
Alphabet Discovery Bottle

 

How to Make a Magic Sparkles Calming Jar
Magic Sparkles Calming Jar

Spring Flower Sensory Bottle
SPRING FLOWER SENSORY BOTTLES -  Babies and toddlers will love this educational activity that explores the natural world and brings the outside inside!

Zoology Sensory Bottles


If you like to come up with your own ideas for sensory bottles you will want to check out this materials list for more ideas!
Ultimate List of Sensory Bottle Materials FREE Printable
from Lemon Lime Adventures

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