The Calm Down Jar

I am hooked on pinterest and find some amazing things to try! One of them was the "Calm Down Jar".
I have to admit I was intrigued by the pretty glitter picture. I found another blogger had read about them and made one. It was her picture that got me interested.

The idea behind the calm down jar is an alternative to a time out. When a child (or maybe even an adult hehehe) is upset, they shake the jar to stir up the glitter. Then they sit and watch the glitter fall down to the bottom. When the glitter is mostly fallen to the bottom (or all the glitter has fallen--you decide) the child is "calmed down".

Soo what do you need for this fabbity fab idea??

*a clear jar (I used an old pickle jar, but it could be mason jar or maybe to make it anger-proof plastic jar)
* two tubes of glitter glue (we used pink and purple)
*half a tube of glitter (about a 1.5 tablespoons) (we used pink)
*few drops of food coloring (we used red and blue to make purple)
*water to fill the jar.
*baby oil

Pink and purple "Calm Down Jar"

Blue and Silver "Calm Down Jar"

Mix all the ingredients and now you have a calm jar. For the baby oil just a few drops is needed. Adjust as needed depending on the size of your jar. You can dress it up as much as you want or make it as simple as you want. If you use a bigger jar, you may need more glitter glue and glitter to get the effect. I noticed for us the smaller jar works much better.

Finished jar!

Reminds me of snow.

We prettied this one up and gave it to Princess's teacher for her pre-school class. I think I need one for me.