Sensory Bottles

This weekend my occupational therapist friend and I got together to make our boys sensory bottles.  Yes we realize this is dorky but what do you expect from a pediatric physical and occupational therapist  :).  We had two different types of bottles that we tried to make them with.  The first was the Voss Water bottles and the second Fred Water bottles.  We choose the Voss due to their ability to roll, sturdy plastic that was most importantly BPA free.  We went with the Fred's due to their flask like shape which we thought would be easier for smaller hands to grip.  The problem that we ran into with the Fred bottles is that they did not have a sticker with their name on them, the name Fred was printed directly onto the bottle.  We made a variety of bottles.  Here are some pics below.

Voss Water Bottles

Fred Water Bottles

We made bottles several different ways.  The bottles with water or oil were hot glued shut.  The bottles that had dry items were not yet glued shut so they can be interchanged with other items.  As Cade gets older I may have to hot glue them shut for safety but at this point he can't open them so I'm not worried.  

These are nice options for use with kids in the school setting!  They are easy to make and store.  Students can easily grab them and use them at most anytime during the day.
To see instructions on how to make each bottle visit: http://pinkoatmeal.blogspot.com.