Glitter Bottles

I found these on Pinterest and had to make them! We use them in normal play though and not for Time Out. Go here to get more detailed instructions on how to make them:

http://mycrazyblessedlife.com/2011/10/03/relax-bottletime-out-timer/

Here is the end result taken right after shaking:

The turquoise one was made with Clear Gel Tacky Glue, a turquoise glitter glue made by JoAnn and a similar turquoise fine glitter. And water, of course. I also added letter beads also found at JoAnn since my 3-year old son is quite obsessed with letters. I added one of each of A-Z.

The red one is made from Clear Gel Tacky Glue, red glitter glue found at the dollar tree, Red and Silver thick glitter found at the Dollar Tree, a small amount of purple/pastel multi-color glitter I already had, and water. The red one really sparkles a lot when it starts to settle down. Unfortunately, I couldn't capture a good picture of the sparkle.

Here is a picture of when the glitter stops swirling and starts settling:

And a picture of the letters in the turquoise bottle:

I find that dumping the bottle upside down after it has completely settled creates an even cooler effect than shaking it. Here is a couple pictures of that. Unfortunately, it is hard to capture a great picture of this effect, since much of the effect relies on movement.

This effect is even cooler in the turquoise bottle since the letters will cascade down, pulling the glitter with it. It's really hard to capture on camera though.

There you have it. Two glitter bottles complete. For the ummm... my kids. Right, my kids.  OK, OK, so maybe I play with it a little more than they do.