Quiet Spray (Shhhhhh...)

This Idea was found and adapted from Pinterest.

I have 30+ 4-6 year old children on any given Sunday with few helpers.  (Thank you God for a patient heart!)
Anyways, as many of you might already know, when you get together that many children it is very hard to keep them in order, let alone quiet.  I don't mind the noise during play and craft times, but during story time, it makes it hard to actually teach the kiddos.

So.... I adapted this craft from a blog on Pinterest and it works out well for me, so I hope it works out for you too! All it is is a decorated spray bottle that the kids think has the ability to keep them quiet.  (younger kids really believe it too!)

Supplies:
-Empty Spray Bottle (could be used or bought new from the Dollar Tree for cheap)
-glitter, paint, sequins, sand, marble
-Paper
-Tape

(excuse the messy table, I was hard at work!)

Start with just the bottle you are using, and add the marble, sequins, sand and glitter into the bottle.
You can use any combination of these Items, basically they are to help move around the paint and cover the inside of the bottle with it.  The sand/glitter helps to have the paint stay on the sides and the marble helps to move it.  The sequins are good to make it "sound as if there is something actually in the bottle that makes the kids stay quiet.

Then you have to add the paint into the container, one color at a time.  If you add them all at once, the colors combine together and then you get a brown yucky color.  I used acrylic paints I already had, but I think tempra paint would work fine too. Any colors work, I just went with bright colors that popped!

Last, after it has dried and you can put the lid on it, you can create your sign for the bottle!

Just simply tape this to the bottle so that it looks like it is an actual label.

Finish product "sounds" like it has spray in it, and is really empty.  I suppose you could also use water in it after it dries to create a mist that you spray towards the students, if they need something more visual and you felt comfortable with that.

Once the child has "Quiet Spray" on them, they should no longer be able to "be loud"! I only use it during the story time so that the effect is stronger.  

Hope you get this to work out well!
If you have any questions or concerns please feel free to comment!

Thanks! (: