Hello this is Deanne from Small But Kinda Mighty
and i'm continuing my quest to help you
discover
awesome space-themed activities that can
also be helpful
for teaching kids about self-regulation.
Today i'm going to share with you how i
make an easy
nebula in a bottle. If you love the idea
of
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Mindy Douglas is a mother of seven and a
homeschooler
her youngest daughter has Fragile X
syndrome and
is autistic. Mindy has reviewed my
Regulate Your Universe Playset
and you can read her full review in the
blog post i'll link to
in the description box below. Mindy says
"one of my very favorite activities in
the resource pdf
is the planetary sensory walk. Because my
daughter has been a sensory seeker from
a very young age I
love tying in sensory related activities
as much as possible.
Below is a photo of us experimenting
with the Jupiter magic milk activity.
We ran out of milk and had to use cream
so we'll have to repeat it later to
compare milk with cream.
Another experiment! My daughter loved
dipping the q-tip and watching the
colors.
When we were done she used the q-tip and
food coloring solution to paint pictures.
Even more fun!" The planetary sensory walk
is a FREE digital handout
that can be downloaded from my website.
All the links you need are in the
description box below
Let's go through how to make a nebula in
a bottle.
Step 1: Gather your ingredients
Now don't panic about writing stuff down,
everything is listed
in the blog post i've linked to below.
You'll need a bottle, sufficient hair gel
to fill the bottle,
liquid watercolors, optional glitter,
ziploc bags, some scissors,
and i find these bamboo skewers really
handy,
Next you'll need to decide on the bands
of colours that you want
in your nebula bottle. Red and blue are
the most common colours in the universe
so
I went with five colour combinations.
Red, red/purple, purple,
blue/purple, and blue.
You'll need a separate ziploc bag
for each band of color you want to use
in your nebula bottle. In each bag,
shake in a little glitter (if you're
using it),
add the hair gel and then I used
the flat end of the bamboo skewer
to add in a little bit of liquid
watercolor.
At that point seal the bag
and massage all the ingredients together
to mix them up. My goal in creating this
nebula in a bottle
was to offer an alternative to the ones
that use cotton wool.
They look great but take ages to make
whereas this one is quick and easy.
I also wanted to create a jar that
could catch the light and encourage
still, quiet, peaceful contemplation.
Now there are also the bottles that you
can
shake and mix and watch as they swoosh
and swirl,
kind of like a snow globe. Comment below
if you'd like me to show you how to make
one of those.
Once your bags of coloured gel
are ready, then snip the bottom
corner of each bag and squeeze
the contents into the bottle in the
colour layers that you decided on back in
step two.
Make sure you fill the bottle up and
then close the lid.
Please do take a look at my latest blog
post that is linked in the description
box below.
Not only does it have a summary of
everything you need to make your own
nebula in a bottle,
I've also indicated where I bought
each of the materials I used
and why I chose the ones I chose
over other options
that you often see people use when
making these types of sensory bottles.
As a nebula is the birthplace of stars
it pairs perfectly with my Stef the
star toy,
and a book called "Twinkle Twinkle Little
Star
I know exactly what you are" which is
written by an
astrophysicist. Please remember to let me
know in the comments
if you want me to show you how to make a
shakeable galaxy in a jar
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much for watching and speak with you
soon.
