Piggy backing off of my last post with babies, I came across this idea and thought it was GENIUS! I'm definitely going to do this when I start a family!
It's called a CALMING JAR. Here's how it works.
A calming jar is a glass jar filled with water, food coloring, and glitter. When your child acts up and earns him/herself a time-out, they shake up the jar and sit in their designated time-out place until all of the glitter settles back at the bottom of the jar, and they both “calm down.”
How to assemble:
- Find a large glass jar. I would recommend using at least a 15 oz jar (we used a recycled spaghetti sauce jar).
- Fill the jar ¾ full of water.
- Add a few drops of food coloring. I would suggest allowing your child to pick the color.
- Pour in a small packet of glitter. Be sure to use only very fine glitter (almost powder-like) as most large-piece heavy glitters will only take a few seconds to settle to the bottom (I made this mistake with my first jar–my daughter really lucked out that day!)
- Fill the remainder of the jar with water so that there is only about an inch of empty space on the top of the jar, and shake until the color and glitter blend.
- After the glitter has settled, put the jar on a flat surface and use as needed!
Please let me know how it's worked out for you!
This has been a guest post by Hillary from Lansing, MI, a contributor to The Krazy Coupon Lady Blog
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