Sensory Calming Bottles 

The mesmerizing effect of sensory bottles also helps children to focus and concentrate. As they watch the objects move and swirl inside the bottle, it can help to calm their minds and improve their attention span. This makes sensory bottles a great tool for kids who have trouble sitting still or paying attention for extended periods.

Sensory bottles are a fantastic way to stimulate a child's senses. The different materials, colors, and textures inside the bottle provide a multi-sensory experience for kids. They can see, hear, touch, and sometimes even smell and taste the different objects inside the bottle. This helps to improve their sensory processing skills and can also be beneficial for kids with sensory processing disorders.

19. Numbers beads
20. Glitter glue
21. Small glow in the dark toys
22. Pom poms
23. Stickers
24. Yarn
25. Foil pieces
26. Sand
27. Foam letters/numbers
28. Magnetic discs
29. Marbles
30. Googly eyes
31. Vegetable oil
32. Corn syrup
33. Sticks
34. Glass beads
35. Seeds
36. Grass

1. Glitter
2. Foil Confetti
3. Food coloring
4. Mini toy figures
5. Beads
6. Hair gel
7. Baby oil
8. Colored buttons
9. Colored elastics
10. Mini glow sticks
11. Pipe cleaners
12. Water beads
13. Dish soap
14. Rice
15. Beans
16. Lego blocks
17. Sea shells
18. Alphabet letter beads

How to make a sensory glitter calming bottle

Glitter Sensory Bottle 

1. Fill the Voss Bottle with warm water. (3/4 full) 
2. Add one bottle of Elmer's clear glue. 
3. Add a lot glitter. 
4. Add a few drops of food coloring.
5. Use super glue to glue the lid shut so it doesn't open. 
* You can add a few beads, lego blocks or small items and toys. 

How to make a hair gel sensory calming bottle

Hair Gel Sensory Bottle 

1. Add 1/2 cup of hair gel and then fill with warm water 3/4 full. 
2. Put the top on the bottle and shake well. 
3. Add some glitter and shake. 
4. If your beads or small items don't move well you may need to add a little more water.
5. Use super glue to glue the lid shut so it doesn't open. 
* You can add a few beads, lego blocks or small items and toys. 

How to make a baby oil sensory calming bottle

Oil & Water Sensory Bottle 

1. Fill the bottle 3/4 with warm water. 
2. Add a few drops of food coloring and shake. 
3. Pour in the baby oil mixture into the water mixture to the top. Shake! It won't mix! 
5. Use super glue to glue the lid shut so it doesn't open.

* You can add a few beads, lego blocks or small items and toys. 

How to make a glitter glue sensory calming bottle

Glitter Glue Sensory Bottle 

1. Fill the Voss water bottle with 20% glitter glue. 
2. Fill the bottle up with warm water. leave some space because you may want to add more glitter glue. 
3. Use super glue to glue the lid shut so it doesn't open.
* You can add a few beads, lego blocks or small items and toys. 

How to make a sensory eye spy bottle

Eye Spy Alphabet Sensory Bottle (dried sensory rice) 

1. Fill up the bottle using dyed colored rice or sand. (instructions for dry color rice below) 
2. Use a funnel to add small objects into the bottle to find. I used letters as an educational activity to learn the alphabet but you can add absolutley anything.
3. Finish adding dyed colored rice, beans or sand in the other half of the bottle. 
4. Make a list of objects for your child to find in the colored rice or sand. 
5. Use super glue to glue the lid shut so it doesn't open.

How to make a colored sensory rice for sensory calming bottle

Colored Sensory Rice For Sensory Bottle 

1. Fill the sensory bottle up 3/4 with rice. 
2. Pour it in a container with a lid
3. Use white vinegar to just get the rice a little damp. 
4. Add a few drops of food coloring to the rice
5. Close the lid and shake. 

6. Lay the rice out on a piece of paper towel and let it dry over night. 

How to make a sensory water beads calming bottle

Water Beads Sensory Bottle 

1. Soak your water beads until they are full size. 
2. Use a funnel and pour the water beads in the jar. 
3. You can pour in color by color or all together, that's your choice. I did by color. 
4. You can add some water or you can have the water beads in your sensory bottle without water too. 
5. Use super glue to glue the lid shut so it doesn't open.
* You can add a few beads, lego blocks or small items and toys. 

How to make a dish soap St. Patrick's Day calming bottle

Dish Soap St. Patrick's Day Themed Sensory Bottle 

1. Fill up the bottle 3/4 with warm water. 
2. Add a few squirts of dish soup liquid. 
3. Add a lot of glitter. I used green and gold for my St. Patrick's Day theme. 
4. Add a few drops of food coloring. 
5. I added gold coins from the dollar store and a lot of metallic confetti shaped shamrocks. 
6. Give it a shake. 
7. Use super glue to glue the lid shut so it doesn't open.

How to make a Eye Spy St. Patrick's Day Sensory Bottle 

(dried sensory rice) 

Eye Spy St. Patrick's Day Sensory Bottle (dried sensory rice) 

1. Fill up the bottle using dyed colored rice or sand. (instructions for dry color rice above) 
2. Use a funnel to add small shamrock clovers, gold coins or hidden treasures into the bottle to find. 
3. Finish adding dyed colored rice, beans or sand in the other half of the bottle. 
4. Make a list of objects for your child to find in the colored rice or sand. 
5. Use super glue to glue the lid shut so it doesn't open.

How to make a glow in the dark stars sensory bottle

Glow In The Dark Stars Sensory Bottle 

1. Fill the Voss water bottle with 20% glitter glue. I used silver so it wouldn't be too dark. 
2. Fill the bottle up with warm water. Leave some space because you may want to add more glitter glue and you need space for stars. 
3. Add glow in the dark stars. I bought my colorful glow in the dark stars from amazon. (link below) 

4. Use super glue to glue the lid shut so it doesn't open.

How to make a glow in the dark sensory bottle

Glow In The Dark Sensory Bottle 

1. Fill the Voss Bottle with warm water. (3/4 full) 
2. Add one bottle of Elmer's clear glue. 
3. Add a lot glitter. 
4. Add a several mini glow sticks. 
5. Use super glue to glue the lid shut so it doesn't open. 
* You can add a few beads, lego blocks or small items and toys.

How to make a glow in the dark water beads sensory bottle

Glow In The Dark Water Beads Sensory Bottle 

1. Soak your water beads until they are full size. 
2. Use a funnel and pour the water beads in the jar and as you are adding water beads, add mini glow sticks. 
3. You can add some water too or you can have the water beads in your sensory bottle without water. 
5. Use super glue to glue the lid shut so it doesn't open.
* You can add a few beads, lego blocks or small items and toys.