Glow in the Dark Sensory Bottle

Woot woot! 

Glow in the dark bottles are all the rage in our home! 

We recycled a plastic voss bottle but they can be made in a glow in the dark jar if you’d like. 

Glow bottles are so much fun and perfect for a camping trip or a night out in the backyard for some family fun! 

I’ll elaborate more on how easy these were to make and how you can make a glowing water bottle too (without the water).

Related: Here is a fun rainbow themed sensory bottle we made a few years back that was SO much fun! 

Materials: 

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• Glow sticks

• Clear water beads

• Recycled Voss Bottle or Craft Bottle

• Hot glue gun

• Funnel

So easy peasy! 

How to make a Glow in the Dark bottle Video below: 

How do you make a glow in the dark sensory bottle? 

Making sensory bottles is so much fun especially if you make them glow bottles!

So, How do you make glow jars? Easy peasy. All you will need is glow sticks and a recycled bottle (plastic). 

How do you make a sensory bottle? 

• Insert water beads into a recycled craft bottle or voss bottle.

• You can use a funnel to make it easier to insert them into the sensory bottles. 

• Then, add your glow sticks. You can add these in first if you would like. Either way works. 

• Then, close the lid and secure it tight with a hot glue gun. 

• Let it cool down before handing it over to your child and voila! 

• You’ve made glow in the dark jars or a glow in the dark water bottle! 

Yippee! 

So, how to make water glow? By adding in glow sticks! 

How to make glow in dark water is as easy as adding – glow sticks. 🙂

How do you make a sensory bottle gel? 

Sensory bottles using hair gel are so much fun! 

Here’s one we made using hair gel and I cannot tell you enough how awesome these are! 

The addition of hair gel allows for the water beads to flow smoothly almost like a lava lamp. 

Glow in the dark glue bottles and glow in the dark glitter bottles are also all the rage and can work just as well too! 

The glue acts like the gel and allows the glitter to flow easier. 

Related: Looking for a sensory bottle made with glue and glitter? You can check out our glitter glue bottles here! 

What do you put inside a sensory bottle? 

Sensory bottles can incorporate many fun items within them: 

Here are some ideas for what you can add into a sensory bottle:

• Pom poms

• Beads

• Water beads

• Glow sticks

• Uncooked alphabet pasta letters 

• Water

• Water and glitter

• Erasers

• Water and food coloring

• Magnet letters

These are just some ideas of what you can include in your sensory bottles. 

Oh, and how to make water glow? 

By using glow sticks. 🙂 

What liquid do you put in sensory bottles? 

• Water

• Hair gel

• Water and glitter

• Water and food coloring

• Water and glue

Have you made a glow jar before? How did it go? Leave me a comment below letting me know! 🙂