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Creepy Crawly Water BeadsWater beads (aqua beads) have become quite the sensory rage in the preschool world. I first came across them last month when I Can Teach My Child posted a Monster Sensory Tub … read more

Space play with water beadsBy Cathy JamesFollowing on from our water bead science experiment, this week we’ve been enjoying some imaginative space play in our water bead sensory tub. With rockets, ali … read more

Halloween Slime ExplorationWe made Halloween Slime! Some people call it Gak, but since Halloween is coming up we thought Slime would be a more appropriate name! We also colored it orange by mixing r … read more

We have so many water beads left over from the group sensory play date we recently hosted, and have been trying to find new ways to explore with them. The other day while we were playing with the wat … read more

Creative Painting-Water BeadsWater beads, or 'water babies' as my preschoolers have always called them, come in a pouch of sand sized beads that when soaked in water grow to various sizes, depending o … read more