Reduce, Reuse, Recycle!
This was a very fun simple craft to do and will help me when my daughter needs something quietly to play. I have been keeping it in my purse and it has gotten me out of a few tantrums all ready.
Take a plastic bottle–I found the Bolthouse Juice bottles work the best, they are the perfect size and have no ridges or indentations on them—clean and dry it out very well.
We collected anything we thought could fit in the bottle from bottle-caps to charms to stickers.
While adding the objects to the bottle we kept a list going. When we used a sticker we just rubbed whatever substance we were going to fill the bottle with (sand, rice, beans) on the back side so it would not stick to the edge of the bottle.
Then we added rice, beans, or sand (or a mixture to the bottle) to the bottle (fill it up just enough so that when you twirl the bottle around you can find the objects). Note: If using sand make sure the bottle is absolutely dry, I even took a blow dryer to it, or it will make a big mess for you.
I put some glue on the lid and screwed it shut. Then I typed up the list on the computer, laminated it, and attached it with a string.
What a perfect craft to do with any age!
You could also try these ideas for fillers:
A bottle with alphabet letters in it, to help the kiddos recognize their alphabet.
A bottle with numbers in it.
Bottles to go along with each season.
Bottles to go along with the upcoming holiday!
Vanessa loves learning how be more eco-friendly with her children at her blog I Never Grew Up.
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What a great idea. I was just looking at peekaboostuff.com which has a similar product, but this is a great make-your-pwn option. I think I'm going to try this for our trip at thanksgiving. Some of the button packs at the craft store have interesting buttons shaped like sunglasses, butterflies, etc.
Thanks!
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Awesome Thanks for the great craft!