DIY discovery bottles
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A glue gun opens up a world of possibilities. Now that I own one, I’m kicking myself for waiting this long to have one. For my first glue gun project, I made some discovery bottles.
It’s so simple. All I needed to do was fill up empty drink bottles with whatever I could think of and find, then glue the lid on.
The first bottle is filled with blue car wash, some cooking oil and some marbles. I was curious to see how the car wash and cooking oil would react to each other. They do mix and the resulting liquid is very thick and sluggish. The marbles are hard to spot through the opaque liquid but that makes it all the more fun to play with. N & M think that the marbles are sharks eggs.
The second discovery bottle is filled with green water, (coloured with green food dye). I popped some googly eyes, marbles and beads in there and the combination makes for a rattly bottle. This bottle is E’s favourite because he can shake things up and make a ruckus. M is convinced that the marbles are frogs eggs. He loves this bottle.
The last discovery bottle is filled with the left over glue from our bird in the cage craft. There wasn’t enough glue to fill the bottle so I added some water to the mix and the resulting liquid is fascinating. The glitter, sequins and beads I placed in the bottle clumps with the glue and if you leave the bottle untouched for awhile it settles in one spot. Then when you tip it around the glitter, beads and sequins move around like the coloured bits of a lava lamp. If you shake it around profusely it becomes a bottle of glittery goodness.
N takes the bottles and brings another element of play to it. He pretends they are light sabres.
They are the right colours for it afterall.
N & M: 3 years, 4 months
E: 15 months
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Pauline LessonsLearntJournal; because #playmatters. On Lessons Learnt Journal you'll find activities for children, play, parenting, maths games, handwriting, reading and much more.
Pauline is a Christian, Wife, Mother of 4, Primary School Teacher. When not blogging, she may be found virtually hoarding on Pinterest, trying to decide which Instagram filter to apply, or compulsively refreshing her Facebook feed. Most days you'll find her chasing her kids and that much needed nap.
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Those look like they would provide hours of fun for kiddos. Thanks for linking up to Living Life Intentionally Linky Party!
~Beth
Visiting from Afterschool. I think Discovery bottles are a lot of fun, even for adults. I missed making them while daughter was younger, I guess I’ll have a second chance when she is old enough to make her own.
Hi Natalie,
Thanks for popping by. I agree, discovery bottles are fun even for adults. It’ll be interesting to see what creations my boys come up with when they’re old enough to make their own
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i love the bottle with the eyes in it!
You know what the funny thing is? The boys don’t seem that impressed by the eyes. They’re more interested in the marbles and beads inside the bottle. I didn’t expect that.
Popping by from Its Playtime. I love this idea so creative and easy.
Hi Kristina. Welcome and thanks for visiting. The wonders of a glue gun – can’t wait to make more.
I love discovery bottles – we use them now that my girls are older for sight words, number recognition and alphabet fun and more… so many possibilities.
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Bern
Hi Bern,
Thanks for dropping by and inviting me to share on the Sunday Showcase. Will link up this Sat
Ta,
Pauline
I love this idea, so much fun. I must get my glue gun out and give it a go.