Wednesday, November 11, 2009

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.

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