December 2002

 

Holiday Happenings
Bottles of Fun!
 
 
GLITTER BOTTLE
Put 2 tsp. of glitter or sequins in the bottle and fill with water. Add food coloring if desired.

CONCEPT BOTTLE
Fill a bottle with objects
of like color, shape,
beginning sound, etc.

PICTURE! PICTURE!
Cut children's pictures from photographs. Roll to fit in the bottle. (Add the teacher's and principal's picture just for fun.) 		CAN YOU FIND?
Put small toys, trinkets, or odds and ends in a bottle.
Fill full with sand, salt, rice, or shredded paper. Children can name, draw, or write the objects they find!
"DIRT"Y BOTTLE
Put one or two spoonfuls of dirt in a bottle. Fill half way with water. Shake, then observe as it settles.
*Collect dirt sample from different states.

MYSTERY SOUND
Put rice, beans, water, etc. in a bottle and insert bottle in a sock.

Children shake and and try to determine the contents.

STORY BOTTLE
Children look at the objects in the bottle and make up a story integrating the items.

*Pass around for a group story, or have children write a story using the objects. **How about a book report in a bottle?
 
 
SMELL AND TELL
Poke holes in a bottle or use a sport bottle. Fill with potpourri. (Put cooking extracts or other aromas on cotton balls and put in bottles.) 		MATH BOTTLE
Put 1, 2, or 3 dice in a bottle. Add a little glitter, a drop of food coloring, and water. Children shake and add, multiply, etc.
 
FINGER FUN
Put pompoms or other items children have to extract using their small motor skills.

*Have children sort, count graph, or make a pattern with the objects.
(Don't glue the lid on this one!)		  
 

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