A simple and beautiful ocean discovery bottle you can make even if you have never been to the ocean! We LOVE the ocean and visit it faithfully every year. Last year we put together a beach discovery bottle {that included the ocean} with materials from our favorite beach, and we also have a wave bottle as part of our Ocean Science series. This ocean discovery bottle can be made with easy to find items without a trip to the beach.

OCEAN DISCOVERY BOTTLE FOR KIDS

We have been hooked on discovery bottles or sensory bottles for quite awhile now because they are so easy to make for any occasion! So far we have made backyard nature discovery bottles, fresh flower discovery bottle, water cycle discovery bottle, and simple science discovery bottles to name a few. Plus we have our beach and wave discovery bottles to compliment an ocean theme!

SUPPLIES: 

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VOSS Water Bottles {you can use others but these are our favorites and can be reused easily}

Blue Glitter Glue {6 bottle set of multiple colors for 6 different bottles!}

Silver Glitter {use the other colors for more bottles!}

Craft Shells {or shells from a local beach!}

Water

Green Food Coloring {optional}

TO MAKE AN OCEAN DISCOVERY BOTTLE

Our glitter bottles are so simple and easy plus frugal! You can buy very inexpensive glitter glue and they will come out just fine. Check out our first post using inexpensive glitter glue when we made our Valentine’s Day sensory bottle. These silver and gold glitter bottles are also made with the same type of glue and they are stunning.

You will want to empty out some of the water. Personally I like to drink the pricey water I paid for anyway and then use tap water to refill it part way. The labels are pretty easy to peel off and rubbing alcohol easily removes any leftover residue.

Squeeze glue into water, add glitter, cap, and shake well! It will take a few minutes for the glue to thoroughly mix and it may appear clumpy for a bit, but it will un-clump.

Uncap and add seashells.  Add water until the water level reaches the top and re-cap your ocean discovery bottle.

Shake and enjoy.

NOTE: We needed up adding a small drop of green food coloring. When the glitter settles to the bottom, the bottle will still have a wonderful ocean colored hue.

 

Add this ocean discovery bottle to your ocean themed learning unit or simply use as a fun activity. Discovery bottles or sensory bottles are often know as calm down bottles for their stress relieving properties. They make a great time out for kids and grownups. Shake and watch the glitter completely fall to the bottom. You should feel a bit calmer!

You can see below how all the glitter has fallen to the bottom but because of the green food coloring we still have a pretty hue left for our ocean. Give it a shake and it will quickly become a sparkling swirl.

Bring the ocean right into the house this season with a simple to make ocean sensory bottle.

 OCEAN DISCOVERY BOTTLE FOR SUMMER

MORE OCEAN THEMED IDEAS TO TRY. Click on link or picture to check out crystal seashells, ocean ice melt, beach sand slime, seashell math, and more ideas!