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== Material ==
== Material ==
===Make Your Own===
===Make Your Own===
Search for "powder bottles" online.  Fill pairs of bottles with spices or cotton balls with drops of scented oils or cooking extracts (such as vanilla).
Fill pairs of bottles with spices. You can also use cotton balls with drops of scented oils, cooking extracts, rubbing alcohol, or perfume.
* "Powder bottles" work well for this work.<br>
* These are made from wedding bubbles bottles.  They were emptied and the bubble wands were removed.
* These are made from wedding bubbles bottles.  They were emptied and the bubble wands were removed.
*:[[File:LSITS smelling bottles.JPG|300px]]
*:[[File:LSITS smelling bottles.JPG|300px]]
*:(For a detailed description of how these were made, see [http://www.littleschoolhouseinthesuburbs.com/2011/12/easy-smelling-jars.html Little Schoolhouse in the Suburbs].)
*:(For a detailed description of how these were made, see [http://www.littleschoolhouseinthesuburbs.com/2011/12/easy-smelling-jars.html Little Schoolhouse in the Suburbs].)

Revision as of 18:46, 26 February 2012

Smelling Jars
Sensorial - Sense of Smell
LevelPrimary
Age4+
PrerequisitesPractical Life activities

This activity helps to refine the child's olfactory sense.

Presentation

  1. step one
  2. step two, etc.

Points of Interest

Control of Error

Variations and Extensions

Material

Make Your Own

Fill pairs of bottles with spices. You can also use cotton balls with drops of scented oils, cooking extracts, rubbing alcohol, or perfume.

  • "Powder bottles" work well for this work.
  • These are made from wedding bubbles bottles. They were emptied and the bubble wands were removed.
    LSITS smelling bottles.JPG
    (For a detailed description of how these were made, see Little Schoolhouse in the Suburbs.)