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Ocean Sensory Bottle

By Sharla Kostelyk

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After several years of creating sensory bins, bags, bottles, and activities, my brain sees possibilities for sensory play everywhere I go! This ocean sensory bottle came about as a result of me seeing a bottle of blue body wash at the grocery store and thinking “I bet I could make a really cool sensory activity with that.” It worked out exactly as I was hoping it would, with the items staying suspended within the blue gel that looks like water.

Ocean Discovery Bottle that keeps items suspended including the glow in the dark jellyfish and starfishOcean Sensory Bottle:

Materials needed:

  • water bottle (I used a small Voss bottle)
  • blue body wash (I used Softsoap Citrus Splash & Berry Fusion Body Wash)
  • sea glass
  • glass beads
  • Good Luck Minis glow-in-the-dark pufferfish, jellyfish and starfish
  • seashells

VOSS Water BottleVOSS Water BottleSoftsoap Body Wash Citrus Splash & Berry FusionSoftsoap Body Wash Citrus Splash & Berry FusionGood Luck Minis Glow-in-the-Dark Pufferfish, Jellyfish, StarfishGood Luck Minis Glow-in-the-Dark Pufferfish, Jellyfish, Starfish

Squeeze some of the body wash into the water bottle and add the sea glass. Fill a bit more of the body wash and add the glass beads. After adding another layer of body wash, add the mini glow-in-the-dark ocean creatures. When adding sea shells, you will need to choose smaller ones that will fit through the opening of the water bottle.

Ocean Sensory Bottle squareBy layering the body wash and the other items, you are able to suspend the lighter items such as the sea creatures in the blue “water”. The heavier items will eventually sink to the bottom, but when flipped over, they will move slowly through the gel.

If you have young children who may choke on the smaller items or try to eat the body wash, you can seal the lid on the ocean sensory bottle with a hot glue gun.

My kids really enjoyed this ocean discovery bottle, especially the glow in the dark bits and how slowly the items moved through the gel. It also looks really neat when shining a light into it.

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This Space sensory bottle is naturally weighted. Kids can also use it as an I-Spy activity.

Weighted Space Sensory Bottle

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Filed Under: Sensory Tagged With: sensory bottles, sensory play

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  1. Traci says

    October 19, 2016 at 7:33 pm

    Do u remove all the water from this bottle?

    • Sharla says

      October 24, 2016 at 7:55 am

      Yes, remove the water before filling.

  2. Jesseca Antonio says

    July 25, 2018 at 6:59 pm

    Does the liquid move at all? or is it and the objects stationary?

    • Sharla Kostelyk says

      July 30, 2018 at 10:55 am

      As long as you leave a bit of air at the top of the bottle, the objects will move slowly because an air bubble will be created even though the liquid is quite thick. This makes it a great calm down bottle!

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