That’s so pretty! I’ve never tried it, but if you do, let us know!

Hi Tiffany,
To be honest, calm down bottles are hard and stressful to do in large groups of children if they are making their own individual bottle. There’s just a lot that can go wrong. Even water beads are tricky because they are incredibly bouncy and go everywhere really quickly. If I were in your position, I might consider something like rice with cute mini erasers or other fun small objects as an I Spy sensory bottle. It won’t be mess-free, but it will be much easier to manage than the calm down bottle or water beads. I hope this helps!

Ah, good to know! This will be my second sensory bottle, first being oil and colored water. Do you have a favorite way to do water beads? Have you found any mixture to slow them at all?
Going to try you corn syrup and glitter bottle this weekend too!
Thank you!

Hi Liza,
We love waterbead sensory bottles! Since water beads are big and heavy, I haven’t figured out a way to slow them down much. We typically love looking at how pretty they are. If you figure out a way, we’d love to hear about it!

Hey Hannele, not sure if you still need this info three years later, but you can line a mesh strainer with a paper towel or coffee filter and then pour out your bottle. The paper towel/filter will trap the majority, if not all, of the glitter.

I haven’t but that sounds cool! Let us know if you try it!