Create discovery bottles with recycled water bottles to explore the sense of sounds with your early learner. Kids can help set up the activity with plastic bottles and small parts.

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Let's shake things up with this simple activity that's all about sound! 

Discovery bottles provide awesome fine motor and sensory play for toddlers and preschoolers. This activity - that explores the sense of sound - supports early developmental skills while kids have fun with noise makers.

Kids can learn about sounds with a DIY discovery bottle. And you'll be rescuing a few water bottles from the landfill!

Exploring sounds preschool activity

You will need

• recycled water bottles
• fillers (loose parts) such as feathers, clothes pegs, marker tops, craft eyes, pompoms

How to play

Add small parts to each bottle.

• Only a small amount of material is required, an inch or two (5 cm) should be enough.
  
  
• You'll want room in the bottle for the material to bounce around inside when you shake the bottle.
  
  
• Experimenting with the amount of material that is added is part of the play and learning.

Shake the bottle.

Shake the bottle upright in your hand(s) to hear sounds.

Roll the bottle on its side to hear sounds and see the contents.

Shake the bottle up close, then shake it far away.

Compare fillers.

• Which one is loudest? Which one softest?
  
  
• Which one is easiest to get into the bottle?
  
  
• Which one is heaviest?
  
  
• Which one takes up the most room in the bottle?

Explore sounds with an easy to make discovery bottle.

Shake. Look. Listen.

Shake the bottle some more just for fun!

Use these discovery bottles as instruments; to recognize and name colors, and to support scientific and sensory learning. You'll be engaging kids fine motor and sensory skills with this fun activity.

How many ways can you use the discovery bottle?

More fun with recycled water bottles! 

Discovery Bottle with Foam Letters of the Alphabet

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