Sensory Bottle

I grew up playing with glitter wands. They would float gently towards the bottom end just to be flipped back over and glide back. Well, I found a cheap way to make my own version of this toy with clearance items from the craft store and up-cycling a pop bottle. Plus, it took 10 minuets to do and Monkey had fun picking out which goodies went in.

Supplies
 1 empty, cleaned bottle
 water
 confettie
 small, plastic beads
 strips of ribbon
 pom-poms
 glue

Step 1
 Cut small strips of ribbon

Step 2
 Set out supplies for toddler to place in bottle

Step 3
 Once all the goodies are in the bottle, fill with water and glue on the cap. Make sure to twist it tight and give about five minuets to dry.

Step 4
 Play! Shake, flip or roll the bottle. Watch the goodies float around and enjoy!

 These are super fun and so easy. They are great to have on hand and can be made in any empty bottle with a lid. Try adding glitter or food color to the water for more fun.

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Slim!

This one is super easy! It has two basic ingredients, glue and liquid starch. We did this on a cooler day and it was so easy and fun.

Supplies
 2 bottles of clear glue ( I used Elmer's Clear School Glue) You'll need about 1 1/2 cups so 2 bottles is pretty close
 1 1/2 cups of liquid starch
 food colors
 bowls for mixing and playing

Step 1
 Pour glue into bowl

"Hmm."

Step 2
 Add liquid starch

Step 3
 Mix. Start to squish together the ingredients. It may take awhile to get the right consistency of slime but just work it with your hands for awhile.

Step 4
 Divide the slime into however many different colors you want and add the food colors. A little goes a long way, so only use one or two drops.  I just made four different colors.

"Blue! Green!"

Step 5
 Mix some more.

Step 6
 Play!!

Plop!

 Granted this was messy, Monkey had fun. The slime got to a point where it was all about the same greenish color and she was covered in her new creation. Happy crafting!

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