There are so many ways that you can play and explore with Water Beads! I collected 32 ideas, but there are so many more if you keep searching. Water Beads are definitely a sensory experience, but I wanted to group the play activities into "6 categories of ideas" that seemed to be the most popular: (1)Exploring With Light, (2)Creative Sensory Bins, (3)Painting, (4)Shaving Cream, (5)Science, and (6)Plastic Eggs. So here are all 32 Ideas. Have Fun!
Exploring Water Beads and Light
Water Bead Exploration 0n a Light Table (photo above) TinkerLab
Exploring Color and Light with Water Beads Growing A Jeweled Rose
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Creative Sensory Bins with Water Beads
The Planet Earth Water Bead Sensory Bin Small Potatoes
Water Beads, Light and Feet Familylicious
Creep Crawly Water Beads Messy Kids
Space Play with Water Beads NurtureStore
Monster Sensory Tub I Can Teach My Child
Hidden Diamonds Sensory Bin Play Create Explore
Colour Sorting With Water Beads Rainy Day Mum
Bubblegum Scented Water Bead Play Cachey Mama's Classroom
Water Beads and Slime The Chocolate Muffin Tree
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Painting With Water Beads
No Mess Finger Painting with Water Beads Our Feminist {Play School}
Creative Painting-Water Beads Reclaimed Rubbish
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Water Beads and Shaving Cream
Water Beads and Shaving Cream (photo above) Dirt and Boogers
Water Beads ~ and Shaving Cream 3G=Growing Godly Girlz
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Water Bead Science
Understanding Growth -a toddler Science experiment (photo above) Rainy day Mum
Sensory Play- Rainbow Water Beads Puddles and Gumboots
Water Bead Science NurtureStore
Experiment: Growing and Shrinking Water Beads The Chocolate Muffin Tree
Dehydration of Water Beads Fit Kids Clubhouse
Preschool Science: Water Beads Raising Lifelong Learners
Water Bead Goop A Little Learning For Two
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Water Beads and Plastic Eggs
Green Eggs and Ham Water Bead Activity Reading Confetti
Easter Egg Water Bead Discovery Dabbler Mom
Do You Have More Ideas to Share?
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Frozen Water Beads
Do You Have More Ideas to Share?
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Frozen Water Beads
Love it! Another kid craft blogger (or was it you?) just expressed their joy at finding these at the Dollar Store and I was wondering what they were planning to do with them! I love the way they look and feel, and I always remember thinking they were pretty cool as a kid. Thanks for the ideas!
ReplyDeleteThanks! I've never seen them at the Dollar Store, so I guess I can add that to one of my resources. That is amazing that you played them with as a kid too....I never heard of them until recently.
DeleteWow! This is such a fantastic round up! Well done! So many great ideas here! Thanks so much for including our water bead playtimes. Sharing now :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Crystal and you've added quite a lot to the list. Can't wait to see more of your ideas. with water beads!
DeleteCool round up...thanks for including our shaving cream post! I had trouble with water beads at first, but now that I know how to control them a bit they are so much fun!
ReplyDeleteThanks Amanda. Your welcome. I love the water bead and shaving cream combination. We combined them with slime and that was pretty cool too.
DeleteAwesome collection, thanks for the gathering! ;-)
ReplyDeleteThanks and your welcome. It is amazing to find all the fabulous ideas!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for including our playtime activities to your list. I love this post, we will have to try some new water bead activities. Your blog is one of my absolute favorite resources so I am so excited that you even know about my blog! Thanks again!
ReplyDeleteI love the idea and I have used these in my floral designs. What age group do you recommend these for? I have 1.5 and 2.5 yr. I would love for them to play with these on their water table with the sand wheel but I am not sure they will stay out of their mouths.
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What a great list! Thanks for the link!!
ReplyDeleteMy kids love love love playing with those!! Thanks for so many interesting and creative ideas! I like the idea of painting with water beads, why didn't I think of it myself?
ReplyDeleteWhat a great list!! We love water beads over here, and we love collecting ideas on how to use them so thanks for sharing! If you wouldn't mind, link up to our water bead linky party at http://fitkidsclub.blogspot.com/p/clubhouse-adventures-in-water-beads.html with this post! I get a lot of messages regarding water beads and decided to try and compile all of the ideas in one place, this would be an awesome addition. Thanks! :)
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