Colorful Non Toxic Water Beads (15 Pack of 0.35oz Each)- Multi Color Water Beads in 12 Colors - Large Water Beads Grows Many Times Original Size - Water Beads for Plants or Vases- Sensory Play Fun, 3+

The media could not be loaded.  I purchased these for my 3 year old. He loves them. From the picture I thought the container would be much bigger, but when it came it was smaller than expected. However a little bit goes a long way! One tablespoon of beads turns into about 2 cups of beads once fully absorbed. It took about 3 hours for them to get to size. We have had the same bowl full of them for about a week. I suggest adding some water with them when not in use to preserve them for longer. I am very happy with this purchase.

I got this for my daughters birthday. I wanted to fill a small pool with them so she could “swim” in them. Or at least be able to cover her legs. I used the whole jar. The jar is small but the beads are small until they absorb the water. So what I did was put the whole jar of beads into a 20 gallon tote. I added about 5 gallons of water. We were busy with birthday things so they ended up soaking for about 5 hours.(The package says 2-4 hours) The beads had absorbed most of the water and filled the tote about 1/4 to 1/3 of the way. We used a strainer to take off the excess water.(there wasn’t much left) We had a 2 ring baby pool that was 4 feet wide. There was enough beads to just barely cover the bottom of the pool.The beads were bouncy and squishy and all very uniform. They held up very well. My kids had a lot of fun with them. With kids rolling around and playing in the pool with the beads we did end up with a smashed ones but that is to be expected when they are used the way we did. The kids sat on them. The kids did find about 6 odd shaped ones while they were playing. They made it a game and saved them because they were “cool”.Over all they worked Great. I would use them outside or inside but maybe the kitchen or bathroom. I think it would suck if these got smushed in the carpet. They are VERY bouncy. I would just call them mini bouncy balls, but bouncier… I am still finding get away beads around the house. If I were to do this again for the size of pool we had, I would get one more jar of the beads. My daughter is 12 so I think that would be plenty to fill the pool a bit more and still give her room without having a bunch spill out as she is playing. 3 jars might be too many.It has been 3 days and we are still trying to dry them out. It is still cold enough to snow here so drying them in the sun outside is kind of hard. We put them all back in the tote the 1st night because my daughter still wanted to mess with them. The next day we put a fan over the top of the tote and let it go for that day and most of the night. They did not shrink much so the past 2 days we have had them on a mesh drying rack I have for clothes. It has a fan connected to it. I covered the mesh with paper towels so that the beads would not fall though after they were back down to size. I shut it off at night and turn it on in the morning, but some of the beads are back down to their original size. I knew going in shrinking them back down would be the hard part so I am not surprised at this.Photos that I hope are in order :) : 1. Tote and jar 2. Dry beads in tote. 3. Dry beads in hand 4. Dry bead next to full bead 5. Same as 4 6. Beads and water 7.Beads after a 5-10 minutes soak 8. Beads after about a 2 hours soak 9. Beads in tote after 5 hours10. Beads in pool11. Fully formed beads in hand12. One of the odd shaped beads

Makes so much for this small container granddaughter loved it

First, quick delivery. Provide amazing fun. I use them for fun sensory touching as well as decorative purpose. People coming to my house always noticed these big bowls of colorful beads first. One tablespoonful of these sesame-seed like beans became, after 20 minutes of soaking, a big bowl of colorful soft pearls. I put them in open, round crystal flower vases. The translucent green glass of the vases is an stunning background for these full, moist pearls of vivid colors.They last forever. Just remember to wash them every so often. I wash them every week to make sure no mold growth.One last thing. If you have pets, these magic beans might not be a good idea to lie around in your house, dry or soaked. Dry magic beans expand in pets' digestive systems if they accidentally eat the dropped ones on the floor, and these beans when dry are tiny. You probably wouldn't know that you've dropped them. Though non-toxic, these beads might obstruct the digestive systems of small pets like cats and birds when expand. Same as the soaked ones.I have four cats. I watched them intensely the first week, making sure no cat was even remotely interested in tasting the beads. They pawed at the beads at first, but got tired of them and just left the beads alone after a few days.I howevery am very wary about handling the dry beans again. My cats eat raw meats. They drag the meat out of the plates to eat on the floor all the time. One dry bean gets in their stomach and there is a sick pet waiting to happen. You need to be careful with these beads if you have pets. Ever with small dogs, you need to be vigilant.

My kids and I absolutely love these! I use these at home with my daughters (11 & 4) and at work with kids 2-6 with parental supervision. These beads are just like Orbeez. You soak them in water and they grow. Plus you can let them dry out and then reuse them again.I really liked the container these came in and appreciate that they have a screw on lid instead of just coming in a ziploc like bag.The first time I used these I stored them in a rubbermaid container and covered them with a lid when my kids were finished playing with them. After a day or two they opened the container and it smelled like a swamp. So I don't recommend storing soaked beads in a tightly sealed container for more than a day if even that.Now I just leave them uncovered or with a towel draped on top of the container so air can still circulate in the container but they stay dust free.We use these by themselves, with shaving cream, with construction trucks, and with kitchen utensils that scoop and pour.Also be aware that these do bounce and they can be swished. If I use them in a carpeted area I put down a tarp to cover the floor just in case.