#sensory bottles

[glimmerstimmer]

[stimboardboy]

ocean sensory bottle

[starry-stims]

sensory bottle with water beads - credit me (link or tag) if using!

[guiltyidealist]

take this graphic I made for class

[blonde-fraumell]

Here comes the glitter do do do dooo

More pictures (pretty pictures) below the cut

Here's the rest. Not shaken, individual, and lit up

So! Who wants to make some???

Good, cuz they're easy.

First off, these are properly called "sensory bottles" and are used a means to help sooth those with anxiety or on the autism spectrum (special education teacher with autism myself, hi). They are incredibly easy to make, so even younger children can make them, with adult supervision.

Materials Required:

Clear glue (I used elmers)

Clear plastic bottle (dollar store or amazon)

GLITTER

Water

Super glue (have adult assist with this if you're young pls)

Optional Materials:

Food coloring

Beads (give extra clunk clunk)

Shaped glitter (like the stars I have in these)

Steps:

Fill the bottle with some glue then water (more glue = slower settle, less glue = fast settle. My bottles above are fast settles. I prefer slow settle, glitter drifts for longer)

Add glitter (as much or as little) and optional stuff

Put super glue in lid and seal that sucker (note, if you want to see the bottle BEFORE you seal it, you may need to wipe the lid and rim off so the super glue can adhere)

Let the super glue dry for at LEAST 15 minutes then shake it up and watch the glitter!

There ya go. If anyone has questions, hit me up! These are a ton of fun and my students adored them.

(Part of me was tempted to try and make and sell, but I'm lazy and fear etsy so yee)

Also got a couple of videos of the glitter swirling, but can't post those on phone.

[opalseedsy]

an attempt at making sensory bottles w glitter and then taking gifs of them!! i'm gonna use them for stimboards and others can do so w a link back to this post!! (-rylie)

[thewhimsicalnugget]

Everyone needs their very own collection of potions and elixirs.

Oh, and of course your girl, Whimsy, has just about anything you could ever need, want, or desire.

[clouds-space]

Glitter Bottles- A DIY Visual Stim Tool that is very simple to make ✨

If you want to know how to make these here’s how:

All you need is small glass bottles (I found mine at the dollar store), food dye, water, and glitter.

- 1st, get one of the bottles and fill it with 90%ish of water, don’t fill it all of the way though otherwise you won’t have any room to shake it. (The temperature of the water doesn’t matter)

- 2nd, add the food dye and put the cork/lid on shake it to have the water colored.

- 3rd,Take off the cork/lid and add the glitter, put the cork/lid back on and shake it. (Either the glitter will float to the top or sink to bottom, so you need to shake often to keep watching)

- 4th, Enjoy your new mini sensory bottle.! :D

Let me know if you try it, I want to see how other’s bottles will turn out. (Show pictures if comfortable)

(Note: I’m not sure why but sometime I notice water missing with no evidence of leaking anywhere. So I’m not sure if that could happen to you, if does just either remake completely or add just more water.)

[glimmerstimmer]

[stimboardboy]

alphabet sensory bottle

[starry-stims]

diy mini sensory bottles - credit me (link or tag) if using!

[blonde-fraumell]

Here is the video for the Sun and Moon themed Glitter Bottles!

[funlittlewonders]

I made some sensory bottles and I totally recommend making some they are amazing. I made each with a different theme (themes below the cut).

In the group photo from left to right is

Trans colors

Non-binary colors

Tangled themed

Blue and sliver (my favorite colors) and vaguely space themed.

The following photos are close-ups in the same order

[thewhimsicalnugget]

A small and simple self-love potion, for the days you need a little reminder of how special you truly are.