Unicorns are having a moment again, and we’re loving every second! We’ve tried a bunch of unicorn activities and this time, we mixed unicorn fun with color mixing science! Preschoolers and young kids will have a blast learning how to make a unicorn bottle that changes colors! Use this bottle to practice color mixing, math, science, or just for fun! If you have unicorn lovers in your house or classroom, you can’t pass up this super simple and incredibly fun unicorn sensory bottle.
The color mixing discovery bottle is a fun way to learn about the science of color mixing!
How to Make a Unicorn Bottle
Here is how to make a color changing sensory bottle!
Supplies to make a unicorn discovery bottle:
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- Unicorn erasers (ours came from Target, but these are similar)
- Plastic bottle (we used a Smart Water bottle)
- Baby oil
- Water
- Red food coloring
- Blue oil coloring (we used candy dye)
- White glitter
More Unicorn Activities
Try these other fun unicorn themed activities!
You can also make a color changing sensory bottle in place of messier ideas for any St. Patrick’s Day STEM sensory bins.
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Homer Technology App for Kids 4-6
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Primary Sorting Classroom Bundle
Specimen Viewers Classroom Set
Step-by-Step Directions for How to Make a Unicorn Bottle
Making this color mixing discovery bottle is a lot of fun for little ones. First, you’ll need to add dye to your water and baby oil. We dyed our water red and our oil blue.
Remove the label from the Smart Water bottle by peeling it off, then coating the bottle in baby oil. After a few minutes, the adhesive will wash right off with soap.
Add the water to the bottle first, then follow it with the oil.
Drop in your unicorn erasers and the glitter.
Seal the cap tightly, and give the bottle a shake!
The colors will mix, forming purple!
Once the discovery bottle colors mix, it will be harder to see the unicorns inside the bottle.
Your kids will love moving and shaking the bottle to see if they can catch a glimpse of the unicorns hidden inside!
My preschooler spent about an hour playing with the bottle.
She shook it to mix the colors, waited for the colors to separate again, and tried to see and count the unicorn erasers.
Try making several bottles to mix other colors!
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