Smelling Jars
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Smelling Jars | |
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Sensorial - Sense of Smell | |
Level | Primary |
Age | 4+ |
Prerequisites | Practical Life activities |
Also called Smelling Bottles, Smelling Cylinders, Smell Matching, or Scent Cylinders.
This activity helps to refine the child's olfactory sense.
Presentation
- step one
- step two, etc.
Points of Interest
Control of Error
Variations and Extensions
Material
Make Your Own
Fill pairs of bottles with spices, dried flower petals, or coffee grounds. You can also use cotton balls with drops of essential oils, cooking extracts, cooking oils, pickle juice, or perfume.
- "Powder bottles" work well for this material.
- Container & Packaging Supply (3 oz)(plastic) $0.27 each, lid sold separately $0.25
- SKS Bottle & Packaging (30 cc)(plastic) $8.64/12, $16.80/48
- SKS Bottle & Packaging (3 oz)(plastic) $10.80/12, $21.60/48
- For Soapmakers (5 oz) (cardboard) $1.50 each, 12+ $0.84 each
- Elements Bath and Body (3 oz)(plastic) $0.68 each
- Bramble Berry (1.2 oz)(plastic) $1.75 each, $15.00/10
- Mountain Rose Herb (4 oz)(cardboard) $1.50 each
- From Nature with Love (5 oz)(cardboard) $1.50 each
- These are made from wedding bubbles bottles. They were emptied and the bubble wands were removed.
- (For a detailed description of how these were made, see Little Schoolhouse in the Suburbs.)
- These were made from spice jars:
- (For a detailed description of how these were made, see Counting Coconuts
Where to Buy
6 Pairs of Bottles
Adena $24.19
Affordable Montessori $19.00
Alison's $58.00
Bruins $60.00
Caliber $19.99
Creative Learning $25.63
E & O $45.00
ETC Press $60.00
Kid Advance $23.99
Montessori Land $34.00
Montessori Outlet $18.95
Montessori Services $56.00
Montessori Services $11.95 (no tray)
Nienhuis $79.00
4 Pairs of Bottles
Absorbent Montessori $12.99
Affordable Montessori $19.00
Alison's $24.00
Cabdev $22.00
Jump Start $14.95
Materials Company of Boston $75.00
Montessori N' Such $34.50