This is the first time we have explored using water beads in play and until they hit the blogging world I had never heard of them before. Water beads are normally used by florists to decorate vases and keep flowers in place. Now creative parents and practitioners have discovered them water beads have been given a wide range purpose.
Even though the rain has continued to come down out side we have continued to explore our current topic of 'The garden' any way we can. In the morning we filled our Tuff Spot with 20g of green and black water beads. Then we poured 2 litres of water on top and left it for 6 hours. Every so often we would pop back and see how they were doing, the children were amazed at them changing size.
By the time the school run had be conquered we had a Tuff Spot filled with lovely blump water beads. We added some mini beasts to the tray and the children dived in to explore their new activity.
The children started off having fun rubbing their hands through the bottom of the tray and watching the beads fly all over the place. The children were then curious to see what was in the beads and squeezed them making them brake in half.
G loved watching the sun shine through the beads, she noticed how some beads were also darker than others.
The children had great fun and I'm already thinking of new ideas for our water beads.
Oooh, fun! I love the black water beads! We only have the multi coloured ones at the moment and whilst I loved all the different colours, seeing them broken down in large amounts in single colours looks so cool. You've made me want/need to purchase more. haha
ReplyDeleteI was hoping to do them just in black and add some glitter but I didnt have enough. I think if its for a theme its a good idea but I love the multi coloured ones too :0)
ReplyDeleteWhat fun! I love the dark beads!
ReplyDeleteVery fun! We need to pull our water beads out again :)
ReplyDeleteThis looks like so much fun! We just ordered our first water beads last week and my son insisted that we get some black ones. I was a bit hesitant thinking they wouldn't look to spectacular but they fit this bug theme so perfectly! I cna't wait to try them.
ReplyDeleteMy children love to paint with black more than any other colour Ness which is why I brought black :0)The children loved playing with the water beads so I will definately be buying some more
ReplyDeleteI was just wondering where you can purchase these? Are they all non-toxic? I wonder what my colleagues at Nursery will make of this idea.
ReplyDeleteI got these ones off ebay. They are non toxic but would need good supervision. Just make sure you have done a risk assessment before using them and your set ;0)
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