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creativesocialworker:

Calming Wave Machine (Sensory Bottle)

– Supplies:

• Clear plastic bottle
• Water
• Blue food coloring
• Cooking oil (ex. vegetable, sun seed, canola, etc.)
• Small seashells/stones, glitter, plastic fish/shells, sea themed beads, coarse sand, etc.
• Super glue or duct tape
• Alka seltzer (optional)

– Directions

• Fill 1/3 of the bottle with water, and the rest with oil.
• Add 1 drop of blue food coloring and the small sea items
• Since the oil and water do not mix, the oil creates slow waves in the water when you turn it back and forth. 
• By adding Alka Seltzer tablets, you can create a cool lava lamp effect (click here)
• The cap can be secured with superglue or duct tape

Other ideas for “calm bottles” can be found here, here and here.  Goes well with deep breathing exercises (here).