Sensory Bottles

LAVA BOTTLES
Materials:
clean, empty plastic bottle (water or soda)
water
food coloring
baby oil

Directions:
a. Fill the bottle halfway with water.
b. Add as many drops of food coloring as desired.
c. Fill the remainder of the bottle with baby oil.
d. Fill the lid with hot glue and twist it back onto the bottle. Give glue time to dry.
e. Tilt the bottle for a colorful homemade lava lamp!

DISCOVERY BOTTLES
Materials:
clean, empty plastic bottle (water or soda)
rice
small objects like dice, tiny toys, beads, paper clips...

Directions:
a. Place the small objects in the bottle. It should fill about a quarter of the bottle or less.
b. Add rice, leaving a few inches empty at the top of the bottle.
c. Fill the lid with hot glue and twist it back onto the bottle. Give glue time to dry.
e. As you move the bottle around, the rice will shift to reveal the different surprises inside!

SNOW GLOBES
Materials:
clean, empty plastic bottle (water or soda)
water
corn syrup
glitter or small beads

Directions:
a. Fill the bottle halfway with water.
b. Fill the remainder of the bottle with corn syrup.
c. Add glitter.
d. Fill the lid with hot glue and twist it back onto the bottle. Give glue time to dry.
e. Shake the bottle. The corn syrup will make the glitter fall slowly for a fun effect.

source: stepbystepcc.com

Egg Carton Pumpkins

Recycle your cardboard or paper egg cartons to make these bright and cheerful pumpkins.

What You Need:

cardboard egg carton
orange craft paint (or orange marker)
black or yellow craft paint (or black marker)
green twist tie or piece of chenille stem
newspaper
scissors
craft glue
rice, beans, or candy to place inside the pumpkin

optional: green silk sleeves, or leaves cut from felt or construction paper

Craft Project Instructions:

1. Cut two cups from the bottom of an egg carton, then trim around the top edge of each cup to make it even and tidy.

2. Spread newspaper on your work surface, then turn the two cups upside down on the newspaper. Paint the cups orange and let dry.

3. Turn the cups over and partially fill one with a little rice, beans or something similar to add weight and stability to the pumpkin.

4. Apply glue to the rim of the bottom cup and put the top cup in place. If necessary, touch up the orange paint around the center line.

5. Use the tip of the scissors, or a pencil point, to poke a small hole in the top of the pumpkin.

6. Cut a length of chenille stem, or a twist tie, to use as the pumpkin's stem. Dip the end of the stem in a little glue, then insert into the hole at the top of the pumpkin.

7. Paint a face on the pumpkin to look like a Halloween jack o'lantern.

Variation:

If you wish, replace the rice or beans with a few candies to use the pumpkin as a party favor, place setting, or Halloween treat

Idea from: www.allfreecrafts.com