Making sensory bottles for babies and toddlers is so much easier than you would think! Kids love shaking and moving these discovery bottles around as they watch (or listen!) to the objects inside move around. Below I have listed some of our favourite sensory bottle activities.
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There are so many benefits to sensory bottles for babies, toddlers and preschoolers. Sensory play helps young children learn about the world around them through visual perception, auditory discrimination, and more.
Sensory bottles are also a great way to learn about subjects such as - math, reading, science, social skills, and language. Sensory bottles also make great calm down jars for older kids. Read our article on the importance of sensory play to find out more.
If you're new to sensory bottles, you will love these sensory bottle ideas below!
Scroll down below to see the full list of sensory bottles for kids!
Making sensory bottles is so easy. Here is a link to our favourite voss water bottles that you will see use in lots of the sensory bottle ideas below.
20 Sensory Bottles for Babies, Toddlers and Preschoolers
Ocean Themed Sensory Bottles
Ocean Sensory Bottle : This ocean themed sensory bottle is so fun! Kids will love pointing out all the fish as they move around the bottle.
Shamrock Sensory Bottle
Shamrock Sensory Bottle: If you are planning on celebrating St Patricks Day then this sensory bottle with shamrock confetti is perfect!
Spider Sensory Bottle
Spider Sensory Bottle : Celebrate Halloween with this spooky spider sensory bottle. It looks so creepy! Will your little one love it or hate it!
Rainbow Bear Sensory Bottle
Rainbow Bear Sensory Bottle by Preschool Inspirations: This is such a fun sensory bottle for toddlers and preschoolers! This one is great for counting and identifying colors.
Galaxy Calm Down Bottle
Galaxy Calm Down Bottleby Preschool Inspirations: A cool sensory bottle in the theme of space! Watch the stars and glitter float as you move it around.
Foolproof Calm Down Bottle
Foolproof Calm Down Bottleby Mama Instincts: Great sensory bottle for beginners! It's so simple but so fun to play with.
Star Wars Sensory Bottles
Star Wars Sensory Bottlesby Little Bins for Little Hands: PERFECT for any star wars fans out there! it looks just like a cool light saber.
Pokemon Sensory Bottle
Pokemon Sensory Bottleby Parenting Chaos: Gotta catch em all! Kids will love pretending they've caught their own pokemon in this cool sensory bottle.
Dinosaur Sensory Bottle
Dinosaur Sensory Bottleby 730 Sage Street: Not much is cooler than dinosaurs! Dinosaur fans everyone will beam with excitement when they see this one.
Minion Sensory Bottle
Minion Sensory Bottleby Little Bins for Little Hands: If you have despicable me fans, this is a must. So easy to put together with endless hours of fun!
Glow in the Dark Sensory Bottle
Glow in the Dark Sensory Bottleby Preschool Inspirations: This is possibly my favourite on this list! Water beads and glow sticks makes for a really fun sensory bottle.
ABC Sensory Bottle
ABC Sensory Bottleby Parenting Chaos: Practice letter recognition with preschoolers! If you can get the letters to line up right, you could even practice some simple spelling.
Snowflake Sensory Bottle
Snowflake Sensory Bottleby Mommy Evolution: Pretend the snow is falling in this fun snowflake sensory bottle! Kids will love this one during the winter season.
Seashell Sensory Bottle
Seashell Sensory Bottleby Arty Crafty Kids: This one is technically a shaker bottle, but so fun nonetheless. Shake it up and see what happens!
Fall Sensory Bottle
Fall Sensory Bottleby Kids Craft Room: This fall sensory bottle is pretty cool during the fall season. Kids will love watching the different plants float around.
Monster Sensory Bottle
Monster Sensory Bottleby Fantastic Fun and Learning: Kids of all ages will love helping put this one together! It's a monster themed bottle they get to decorate, afterall.
Water Bead Sensory Bottles
Water Bead Sensory Bottlesby Parenting Chaos: Water beads are a fun item inside sensory bottles and this is no exception. Get kids involved and it doubles as a great colour sorting activity!
Acorn Sensory Bottles
Acorn Sensory Bottlesby The Educators' Spin on it: This is a fun game that doubles as a sensory bottle! See how many letters you can find between the acorns.
Lego Sensory Bottles
Lego Sensory Bottlesby Little Bins for Little Hands: You'd be surprised how many activities you can do with legos - sensory bottles included. This is a fun one to watch float around.
Magic Color Discovery Bottles
Magic Color Discovery Bottlesby Nerdy Mama: The colours in this bottle are pretty cool! I think it looks like a fun princess theme too.
Button Sensory Bottle
Button Sensory Bottleby Frogs, Snails, and Puppy Dog Tails: This one is great for younger kids as they identify all the different colors of the buttons. A very simple one to put together, too!
Rice Sensory Bottle
Rice Sensory Bottleby Mama Instincts: Lastly is a fun rice sensory bottle! Great for babies and toddlers - they'll love shaking up the bottle to make sounds.
Related post: Sensory Bins - Ideas and how to get started
We hope you found some great sensory bottle ideas to try! Kids will have so much fun with any number of these sensory bottles for babies, toddlers or preschoolers. Don't forget they make great calm down jars too!
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