Do It Yourself Calming Bottle

This DIY calming bottle is perfect for calming your child down, easy to make and can help when “someone” needs to take a time-out. The colors shimmer as the light reflects off of the glitter as it settles down to the bottom. Everyone in the house will want one for their very own.

Supplies you will need:

• Clean bottle with a wide mouth and lid (we used a Voss water bottle)
• 1/4 bottle blue glitter glue
• 1/2 bottle of blue glitter (you choose the color)
• Superglue or other adhesive for permanently fastening the lid
• Water

Step One

Remove the label from the water bottle with goo gone.

Step Two

Add enough hot water to fill bottle a 1/2 inch from the top. {good to know} Hot water will help the glitter to melt better. Room temp or cold will cause it to stay separate.

Step Three

Add about V* bottle of glitter glue, and / bottle of glitter to water. {good to know} Play with the mixture until the glitter settles in about 5 min. Add more glitter glue to make it go slower or more water to make it settle faster.

Step Four

Using superglue or other adhesive, secure cap to bottle.

Step Five

Shake to combine everything and that’s it! Now you or your child will have a calming bottle to help with calming down

Pictured above in the first image is the beginning stages of settling, the second image is one of the bottle half settled at 2 1/2 minutes and the third image is the bottle completely settled.

Inspired by mycrazyblessedlife.com

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This post originally appeared on our September/October 2016 Magazine