Description
Create a colorful and engaging sensory bottle using basic ingredients for fun learning and sensory play.
Ingredients
- Clear plastic jar or bottle (preferably with a tight-fitting lid)
- Water
- Vegetable oil or baby oil
- Food coloring (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple)
- Glitter (optional, for added sparkle)
- Funnel (optional, for easy pouring)
- Spoon or craft stick (optional, for stirring)
Instructions
- Prepare the Bottle: Start by cleaning and drying your clear plastic jar or bottle to ensure it’s ready for your sensory project.
- Add the Water: Fill the jar about 1/3 of the way with clean water, leaving enough space for the oil.
- Add Food Coloring: Using a few drops of food coloring, add one color at a time to the water to create a rainbow. Start with red, then orange, yellow, green, blue, and finish with purple. Stir gently with a spoon or craft stick to mix the colors evenly into the water.
- Add the Oil: Carefully pour vegetable oil or baby oil into the jar until it is almost full. You’ll observe that the oil floats on top of the water due to its lower density.
- Add Glitter (Optional): For extra visual interest, sprinkle a small amount of glitter into the bottle. It will float and add a beautiful sparkle as it moves through the oil.
- Seal and Shake: Firmly seal the lid on the jar to prevent any spills. Gently shake the jar to see the colors swirl together, creating a captivating display.
- Enjoy the Sensory Experience: Hold the jar and shake it lightly to observe how the colors mix and separate, providing a relaxing and enjoyable sensory experience.
Notes
- Try using different sizes and shapes of jars to create a variety of visual effects with your rainbow-in-a-jar.
- For an educational twist, discuss the concept of density with kids, explaining why the oil doesn’t mix with water, as well as the visual representation of the rainbow colors.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Craft
- Method: Mixing
- Cuisine: N/A
Nutrition
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- Sugar: N/A
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- Saturated Fat: N/A
- Unsaturated Fat: N/A
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