After a full on few days of Easter we all need a calm moment. These calm down bottles are the perfect activity to entertain and mesmerise to calm the soul!
A calm down sensory bottle/jar is a great tool for helping children (and adults alike) to self-regulate their emotions and to help create a moment of calm and relaxation.
With just a few materials you can whip up your own sensory bottle/calm down bottle in a matter of minutes!
To make your own glitter sensory bottle you will need:
- Clean clear bottle
- Clear glue
- Glitter
- Food colouring
- Warm water
- Hot glue gun or super glue or tape
Method:
Add clear glue to fill about 1/4 of the bottle, sprinkle in glitter, fill with warm water to the very brim and add a few drops of food colouring if you wish. Secure your lid with a hot glue gun, super glue or a hard wearing tape.
Shake your bottle to dislodge and dissolve the glue and be mesmerised by the slowly spinning and falling glitter. Perfect for a brain distraction, breathe work or calm moment.
Here are a few tips to making a perfect bottle!
- You can use any clear plastic bottle however I love the plastic Voss bottles for their shape and durability, they are sometimes hard to find. I usually grab mine instore at Woolworths (Australia).
- Food Colouring is optional - Personally I prefer the look of glitter on its own :) but definitely experiment with this!
- You can add anything in to your bottle, small toys, pom poms, buttons, sequins, lego etc. Housing small items in a safely secured bottle is a great way for little ones to explore them without the worry of mouthing.
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