Explore DIY sensory bottles for kids! These easy-to-make bottles are filled with visually stimulating materials that encourage sensory exploration, calming, and focus. Perfect for hands-on learning and development!
Every December my kids turn into Whos from Whoville: loud, excited and sure anything green is the Grinch. This glowing Grinch sensory bottle was a hit. It swirls bright green, glows in the dark and has a tiny red heart inside. My kids wanted to know if it would grow three sizes if they shook … Read more
This spider sensory bottle happened by accident. My kids were trying to “trap” creatures in a water bottle with yarn, so we turned their idea into something a little less wild. Glowing yarn webs, plastic spiders and colorful chickpeas make a creepy-cute bottle you can’t stop staring at once the lights go out. Ages 3 … Read more
This blood model sensory bottle lets kids see what’s floating around inside their bodies, with squishy red beads, “white blood cells” and glittery “plasma.” It’s the perfect mix of “eww!” and “wow!” It takes about five minutes to make, and somehow turns into half an hour of everyone arguing over who gets to shake it … Read more
There’s something magical about catching a ghost, especially one that glows. This ghost sensory bottle is part glittery calm-down bottle, part Halloween mischief. It looks way more complicated than it is. When the lights go out and that green shimmer starts, kids can’t stop staring. Ages 3 and up Time 15 minutes Glows After charging … Read more
This glowing pumpkin sensory bottle is equal parts calming and spooky, and ridiculously satisfying to shake. Whether your kids are winding down after a sugar rush or just love anything that glows, it’s pure October fun. Fair warning: one turns into a whole glowing pumpkin army fast. Ages 3 and up Time 10 minutes Glows … Read more