Smelling Jars
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| Smelling Jars | |
|---|---|
| Sensorial - Sense of Smell | |
| Level | Primary |
| Age | 4+ |
| Prerequisites | Practical Life activities |
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. You can also use cotton balls with drops of scented oils, cooking extracts, rubbing alcohol, or perfume.
- "Powder bottles" work well for this material.
- 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
