Sensory Bottles

For a few months now I have been working on building a site for kids crafts (Quality-Kids-Crafts.com). Arts and crafts have always been a part of my life. I grew up in a family with four (very different) girls, and we each had and still do have our own way of expressing ourselves. We also have a brother, but he came along much later, so he is waaaaay cooler than we are!

When I first came across Sensory Bottles -or Discovery Bottles as they are sometimes called; I was working for a non-profit organization developing curriculum for a child care and preschool environment. A teacher workshop had a make it and take it craft night and from there many new ideas have managed to take root.

Until very recently I had not heard of Sensory Integration Dysfunction, or Sensory Integration Therapy. When I learned of this, I knew these bottles would make great sensory integration activities.

The bottle pictured here is the Calming Bottle. It is filled 1/3 to 1/2 of the way full with light corn syrup and has mylar confetti shapes added. While it is not as cool as a bubble tower, it is something you could make together at home, it will probably cost around $1.00 to make and is portable.

So, feel free to check out the page for other ideas.