Sensory bottles are super easy to make and lots of fun to play with, as well as being great for calming your child. This Butterfly Sensory Bottle is a fun, no-mess sensory play activity which can also be used in teaching about butterflies, used as a calm down tool or even a timer.

Sensory Bottles

Sensory bottles are made by adding different materials to a jar or bottle. These materials provide a variety of sensations and stimulate areas of the brain when in use. These bottles can be filled with a liquid or a solid material such as rice.

They can also contain objects of different sizes and textures, that make noises, or provide educational learning on a particular topic. These themed sensory bottles provide a wonderful opportunity for learning for children.

By providing sensory bottles for children to use, these discovery bottles provide:

Calming and relaxation for children
An opportunity to work on fine motor skills
Help children work on hand-eye coordination
A safe environment for children to explore and develop curiosity
Are helpful for those with ADHD, Autism, Sensory Processing Disorder and more

Butterfly Sensory Bottle

To make this gorgeous Sensory Bottle, you will need:

12 oz. Sensory Bottle (This is a VOSS bottle in the pictures)
1 x 5 oz. bottle of Elmer’s Clear Glue
1 package Butterfly gems
1 TBSP Iridescent Glitter
water

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Making this Bottle

First, gather all your supplies – an empty sensory bottle, the glue, the butterfly gems, glitter and water.

Take the lid off your bottle and pour in the glue.

Next, add glitter and butterfly gems.

Slowly, add water into the bottle until it is full.

Close the bottle well and shake the contents of the bottle until all contents are mixed together well.

You can glue the lid on with a hot glue gun if you wish.

Children will have fun tipping the bottom up and down, watching the butterflies floating around and sinking to the bottom.

This sensory bottle can be used as part of a butterfly study, a timer, a calm down tool and more.

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Butterfly Sensory Bottle

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This Butterfly Sensory Bottle is a fun, no-mess sensory play activity which can also be used in teaching about butterflies, a calm down tool or a timer.

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Ingredients

Instructions

First, gather all your supplies - an empty sensory bottle, the glue, the butterfly gems, glitter and water.
Take the lid off your bottle and pour in the glue.
Next, add glitter and butterfly gems.
Slowly, add water into the bottle until it is full.
Close the bottle well and shake the contents of the bottle until all contents are mixed together well.
You can glue the lid on with a hot glue gun if you wish.

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