Hi Katy, that’s a qreat question.

The answer depends on if you are planning to make them beforehand. Or, if you will be assisting the children in making them at your daughters birthday party.

They don’t take longer than about 20-30 minutes from start to finish. But if you have all the materials gathered beforehand they can be made even quicker than that.

If you have a limited supply of boiling water, or tempered glass to mix the frozen snowstorm winter sensory bottle solution in, they will take longer to make because you will need to boil water and mix each one. If that’s the case, add 5-10 minutes per bottle to the 20-30 minute estimate.

Once the solution is mixed, you can add room temperature water to cool it to be able to pour it into a plastic bottle faster, but make sure you add enough of the clear glue or liquid handsoap, and the glitter and snowflakes before you do this because it will dilute the solution.

I hope that makes sense. Please let me know if you need further assistance. Enjoy sensory bottle making!

Hello, I’m so sorry it did not come out as you expected. Did you heat the water and mix it with the glue before adding the other ingredients? It won’t work if everything is added all at once.

Hi I am new to making these but I wanted to make one for my grandson I have all the ingredients in and gave it a shake but everything just went straight to the bottom. So I poured out some water and added more soap and it still will not float just straight to the bottom like rocks! What did I do wrong? Help!

Great question, Pricilla!

Yes, blue food coloring would work perfectly. Put a drop or two in and see if you like the color and add more if needed!

Hi Laura. Any clear gel hand soap should work, yes. The one you use may have slightly different viscosity, so you may need a bit more, or a bit less than mentioned. Good luck!

Thanks for the vote of approval, Pam! We always appreciate hearing when people love our sensory bottles. <3