Baby sensory play - Music shaker bottle

Lennox (like most babies i think) loves to grab rattles and shake toys especially those that make a sound. He is intrigued by the fact that he is the maker of the sound; the look on his face is priceless!

I filled our bottle with uncooked penne pasta and rounded up
all the (unmatching) ribbons i could get

I rounded up a couple of things i found easily at home and made this music shaker bottle. He plays with it almost daily! On top of making the sound he looks at the contents and pulls at the ribbons. Although it keeps him entertained only for awhile most times, I feel pretty accomplished that it's a toy i made from scraps! haha

I have a cute video of him shaking the bottle on Facebook / Instagram as well.

I adapted the instructions from this awesome craft website - Kids Craftroom. The possibilities with this are endless! Enjoy!

He loved tugging at the ribbons as well!

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