Sensory1½–3½ yrsAt home

Sound bottles

Three bottles, three noises, one small scientist.

Prep

5 min

Mess

Low

How to play

Fill each bottle with something different and seal the lids tight. Shake them and listen — which is loud, which is soft, which rattles? Then he shakes to a rhythm you clap.

  1. three bottles beside rice, pasta and caps
    1

    Get a few bottles and things to fill them with.

  2. rice, a cap and pasta going into three bottles
    2

    Fill each one with something different, then seal it tight.

  3. two bottles being shaken, loud and soft sound marks
    3

    Shake and listen — which is loud, which is soft?

What you need

Two or three small bottles with tight lids, and rice, pasta, or coins.

What it secretly builds

Sensory

Telling one sound from another is the same discrimination he'll need to hear the difference between similar words — the ear part of learning to talk.

Safety first
Glue or tape the lids shut. Loose contents are a choking hazard.
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