Oil Water Glitter Sensory Bottle

My daughter can shake up the bottle to mix the contents but the water and oil always separate again.

Oil water glitter sensory bottle. You can create lovely diy sensory bottles with a variety of liquid solutions like water liquid hand wash shampoo baby oil or glue. Fill the bottles with water and add the appropriate food coloring to each bottle. You only need a small quantity. To make our glitter bottles we decided to use it as a mini science experiment for color mixing.

The glitter gets caught in the oil. If the glitter or confetti does not move around easily add more warm water. If the glitter or confetti moves to quickly add additional glue to slow it down. The label peels off with no residue and the water is delish.

Remove all labels from the bottle. Then mix up those secondary colors. The first sensory bottles i made for them 1yr old 3 yr old and 2 5 year olds were in plastic voss water bottles. A sensory bottle or a calm down jar is a bottle or jar container usually filled with a liquid solution where different materials can float and flow creating a visually soothing and pleasant experience.

Add water to a glass i. Babies and toddlers love to shake them up and watch the objects and glitter float around as it settles to the bottom. Of all the sensory bottles that i have made with my daughter so far the glitter and oil bottle is my new favorite. Fill the bottom 1 2 of the bottle with baby oil.

The food coloring mixes with the water but not the oil. Changing the viscosity or consistency of the mixture will change the movement of the glitter or confetti. There s a bit of science for you too. 1 cup of baby oil smooth surface water bottle we used a voss water bottle food coloring oil based food coloring for candy we used wilton s brand glitter.

Supplies needed for oil and water sensory bottles 1 cup of water 8 oz. After letting the bottles dry i fill halfway with white craft sand some silver glitter and shells i ve scooped up at the beach. Empty the plastic bottle if it contained a non water beverage rinse out the bottle. Top the baby oil with a decent amount of silver glitter covering the surface of the oil.

That s why they re so easy to make because you can usually find things around the house or inexpensive items to throw in.