Sensory bottles for preschoolers

Try this easy peasy tutorial to make a calm down bottle the kids will love. Customize it with what you have available or make a themed one for hours of fun.

Make a color mixing sensory bottle for sensory play, learning about colors, or just for fun! These are perfect for all ages.

These sensory bottles are so pretty and mesmerizing! And best of all, they're SO EASY to make! Simply add baby oil, glitter, and any other add-ins (see a list of options below!) to an empty plastic bottle. Then turn the bottle upside-down or shake it back and forth, and watch as the glitter and other items swirl around and slowly fall to the bottom. It's such a fun and pretty calming tool that helps kids (and adults!) focus and relieve anxiety. And you can make one at home in just a few…

One of the most important things that we can teach our preschoolers is how to self-regulate when they get too excited, anxious, or overly stimulated. A strategy that works well to help preschoolers regulate their emotions is to provide a quiet corner or nook that is stocked with "Calm Down" bottles.

Are you sick of sensory bottles yet? 🙂 I hope not, because today I’m sharing one of our favorite bottles – an Oil & Water Galaxy Sensory Bottle! I love this bottle, because it truly shimmers and sparkles when each piece of glitter catches a ray of light (just like the millions of stars that […]

Make one of these homemade sensory bottles with these easy tips, tricks and ideas for the perfect sensory discovery bottle.

Weather is always a fun science topic to explore! Bring the weather inside with weather sensory bottles. Students can explore the different types of weather and how they look and sound using these weather sensory bottles. To make them even more amazing, tape a real photo of the weather to the top of the bottle (a freebie I made for you)! Now, let me share with you how I made each one.

Find out everything you need to know about making homemade sensory bottles—including which bottles to use and what to put in them.

Want to make some sensory bottles? Not sure where to start? Here is a great roundup of discovery bottles for almost any subject!

These oil and water sensory bottles are SO PRETTY!! Make a DIY sensory bottle with two different colors that combine into one when you shake it. Then watch as the bubbles (and colors!) slowly separate again! Sensory bottles are great for soothing and calming. But this color changing sensory bottle is also perfect for play and exploration. It's a fun science experiment, and a mesmerizing fidget toy! This post contains affiliate links. If you use these links to buy something we may earn a…