I call this a Toddler Sensory Activity because I made it for George [who's 18 months].
But don’t limit it to your toddlers. Babies and even preschoolers will enjoy this as well.
I filled up some old peanut butter jars halfway with water. [Yay! More upcycling!]
Add a few drops of food coloring. And a squirt of dish soap.
Hand to your toddler for the day.
Let them shake it up.
Spin it.
Whatever they please.
[If you're worried about spills, glue the lid on!]
We ended up adding glitter to the jars as well.
George loved the glitter and watched it settle.
But most of all, he wanted to stack the jars, making towers.
Over and over again.
These would make great time-out [or clam down] jars as well.
All Henry wanted to do was to make the bubbles go away. So no one could touch them.
He waited and waited.
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What a great idea! Jewel would love this!
What a great activity and so simple as well. I’m pinning it onto the baby and toddler play ideas board on pinterest
Thanks Cerys!
Love it!
Love these simple ideas!! Add some oil and its fun to watch the two layers separate…
Watching the glitter settle down is very calming too:)
That would be a great addition!
Great idea, my little one will love this but I will have to glue that id on.
I almost decided to. So, yes, I recommend it. Especially if they know to unscrew. Henry about took them off.
Your ideas are awesome!!! What fun you must have with your boys!!!!! Keep sending the wonderful play ideas. We all even adults need to play more!!!!
Oh thanks so much! You just made my day!
Wow! Very cute and very easy. Just love it! I know my toddler would love it! And I just pinned it too
Hey love this idea of glitter jars
I tried it as I work in a nursery with children aged 2-3 years but when I did the glitter jars I put half water then the glitter and then food colour and look at them in the morning and they have gone cloudy do you know why this might be ??? Would I have to do them again because they looked so good before 
I love these!! We are going to make them for our preschool class this week. Thanks for the inspiration and for sharing!!
I love that you included glitter, think I’m going to try that in their outdoor water play activity centre, just for variety!
Thanks!! This is great! I didnt have any jars so used a empty cola bottle. My son loves rolling it about