Let little hands sh-sh-shaking with our sensory bottles!

What you'll need...

  • plastic bottles of different shapes + sizes
  • blueberries, raspberries, peas or sweetcorn
  • Cooked pasta, grains or beans

what to do:

Fill your bottles with water so they're nearly full, then add some small berries such as blueberries or raspberries (cut in half), or green peas + yellow sweetcorn to make them bright and colourful. You could even try putting cooked pasta shapes, grains or beans into the bottles. You only need a small amount to capture your little ones interest.

Let all the ingredients settle at one end of the bottle, then turn the bottle upside down + let your little one watch the food slowly slide to the other end. Your little one might even enjoy watching the bottles roll across the floor making wooshy noises as they goooo!

Pssst! Check the container is safe for little ones + the lid is tight fitting and firmly on. Make sure little ones can’t access the foods in the containers as they can be a choking hazard, and remember to always supervise your child throughout.

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Helen Coulthard

Developmental psychologist / Makes Sense of Food Play