Sparkle Bottles, Time Out Bottles or as We know them by MAGIC FAIRY BOTTLES!!

(please forgive the pictures! This bottle is well loved and hard to photograph...:))

One of my jobs at church is to be a sunbeam teacher. For those of you who don't know what this means, I am a primary teacher (Sunday school teacher) to the 3 and 4 year old children of our ward. I love these little ones so much! They have huge personalities which is on par with the huge energy and wiggles they come with too. Needless to say I am always searching for ways to help them be reverent and behaved. I came across these sparkle bottles and have been very impressed with how well they are working.  I have told my kids that the glitter is little fairies flying around in the jar and if we can hold them still long enough they will float to the bottle and go to sleep. It is their job to help them fall asleep.  It is awesome to watch them watch "the fairies" float to the bottle still and as quiet as ever.  Some people use them as a way to gauge time out times etc. The surprising thing is how my older kids can be found watching the glitter fall also.  They have been really fun to have around. After trying many times to make these just right this is finally the recipe we finally figured out to work great! 

PS stay tuned for busy bag ideas coming soon!!   

1 TBS Glitter Glue

1/2 TBS Clear School Glue

1-2 TBS Fine flake glitter (as much or as little as you like)

Hot water

Clear plastic bottle (I used a 16.9 oz water bottle)

Food Coloring (optional)

Instructions

Clean any labels or sticky glue off your bottle.

 Heat the water.  It doesn't have to boil, but it should be steaming.  You want it to be hot enough to melt the glue but not so hot it melts the bottle.

Put glitter glue into the bottom of the bottle.

 Add Clear School Glue.

 Fill the bottle about 2/3 to 3/4 of the way full with the hot water.

 Tighten the caps back onto the bottles and shake until the glues and water are thoroughly mixed.

 Remove the cap and pour in your glitter 

 Fill the remainder of the bottle with hot water and food coloring if desired for color.  

 Make sure the glue and water is well mixed.

 Put super glue in the threads of the cap and tighten it down.

 Shake and enjoy!

PS if you want the glitter to stay suspended for a longer time just add more glue.