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January 5, 2017 By Nicole Franklin · 2 Comments

Snowmen in a Snowstorm Sensory Bottle

Do you find yourself walking through the seasonal aisles at your favorite dollar spot needing to buy everything you see?  Well, I have a thing for mini erasers.  I cannot walk past without purchasing them.  The snowmen erasers that I found recently were no exception — they were too cute to pass by.  The erasers worked perfectly for our snowmen in a snowstorm sensory bottle too!

Snowstorm sensory bottle full of snowmen mini erasers! Sensory bottles are perfect for toddlers and preschoolers in circle time and for calm down areas.

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Snowmen in a Snowstorm Sensory Bottle

 

My 6 year-old was a huge help with putting this snowstorm sensory bottle together.  She could do it all, but I did help her with the corn syrup to avoid a sticky mess.

Here’s what you need:

  • clear plastic bottle (VOSS is my favorite!)
  • water
  • light corn syrup
  • glitter
  • snowmen erasers

Snowstorm sensory bottle full of snowmen mini erasers! Sensory bottles are perfect for toddlers and preschoolers in circle time and for calm down areas.

We poured a little over half of the water out of the bottle and added glitter and the snowmen erasers.  I thought we should put 10 snowmen into the bottle so my preschoolers could work on counting to 10.  My 6  year-old thought it was a better idea to add 20, so that my preschoolers could count past 10.  We settled on 15!

Snowstorm sensory bottle full of snowmen mini erasers! Sensory bottles are perfect for toddlers and preschoolers in circle time and for calm down areas.

Then we used the light corn syrup to fill the bottle back up.  The corn syrup thickens the liquid inside the bottle and helps slow down the movement of the glitter and the snowmen erasers.

It makes it seem more magical when the glitter completely surrounds the snowmen during the swirling snowstorm.

Seal the top.  You’re done!

Snowstorm sensory bottle full of snowmen mini erasers! Sensory bottles are perfect for toddlers and preschoolers in circle time and for calm down areas.

Now it’s time to give the bottle a swirl.  As the glittery snowstorm intensifies, the snowmen are harder and harder to see.  It’s hard to take your eyes off of the snowstorm!

Snowstorm sensory bottle full of snowmen mini erasers! Sensory bottles are perfect for toddlers and preschoolers in circle time and for calm down areas.

I use sensory bottles in my classroom all the time!  My preschoolers love to share them at circle time while I’m reading a story or we’re singing.  Then I have them available throughout the day.

After you make your own snowmen in a snowstorm sensory bottle, check out some of our other favorites!

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Comments

  1. 1

    Danielle says

    November 15, 2017 at 11:04 am

    Would baby oil work instead of corn syrup?

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      Nicole Franklin says

      January 13, 2018 at 9:54 am

      It should! It won’t be as thick as the corn syrup, so play around with the amount you use! 🙂

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