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​Different Ways to Use Water Beads

​Different Ways to Use Water Beads

Posted by MWB on 13th Jan 2021

Different Ways to Use Water Beads – Practical Uses and Fun for the Kids

You’ll be amazed at the number of different things that you can do with Magic Water Beads, or water crystals.

Whether you are 3 or 93 there is bound to be something here to suit.

The fact that they are very inexpensive, available in multiple colors and reusable over and over makes them one of the best products around.

A great place to purchase Magic Water Beads on the web is Here:

http://www.magicwaterbeads.com/

Different Ways to Use Water Beads – Practical Uses and Fun for the Kids

You’ll be amazed at the number of different things that you can do with Magic Water Beads, or water crystals.

Whether you are 3 or 93 there is bound to be something here to suit.

The fact that they are very inexpensive, available in multiple colors and reusable over and over makes them one of the best products around.

What can you do with water beads?

There are hundreds of ways to use these colorful, versatile water crystals and best of all they are non-toxic and perfect for supervised child play too.

They come in a lightweight, dry form the size of a tiny pebble. Once they are merged with water, they magically grow to 120 times their original size.

Creative ways you can use water beads around the home and with kids

Air freshener – Add a few drops of your favorite oils to a bowl of beads once they have been soaked in water and the will absorb the scent and become a gorgeous air freshener.

Birthday – A great alternative to candy in a party bag given to children at a birthday.

Bounce – These slippery little balls also bounce! Fun for the kids to play with outside. Don’t worry about them landing in the garden as they will simply keep it all moist.

Candle holder – Place a candle or tea light candle inside a bowl of beads. Whilst the beads are not flammable they can melt so keep an eye on them

Christmas – Great stocking filler idea or use a red and green packet to decorate the dinner table.

Cut fresh and silk flower arrangements – Compliment any cut flowers or silk flower arrangements, creating amazing effects.

Glow stocks – Place a few glow sticks into a container of beads and watch them glow.

Great gift idea – Give someone a unique gift leaving them to use their own imagination on how they create a special use for them.

Halloween – Fill up a clear bowl with orange beads as an alternative to a pumpkin

Home decoration – Perfect to jazz up a living area, dining area, bathroom, study, kitchen or bedroom.

Light them up – Add waterproof LED lights to a bowl or display to help them shine.

Look through them – Get the kids to hold them up to the sky and look through them – they will see gorgeous colors and shapes.

Magic Beans – perfect to use to plant and watch a magic beans sprout.

Paddle pool – fill up a baby pool with beads. Great way to keep cool in the heat and fun to slip and slide in. And when you have finished, empty the whole lot onto your lawn. After all they are water crystals and non-toxic so they cannot hurt and they feel awesome between your toes (make sure kids or pets don’t eat them)

Painting: use them as an alternative to marbles when painting. Simply place a piece of paper inside the lid of a box and drop some colors of paint onto the paper. Drop in the beads and let them roll around creating a unique design.

Retail shop display- Add some eye-catching decor to attract customers to your shop.

Sensory Bin – Put lots of beads, one color or multi colors, into a container or bucket and place in a variety of objects such as toys, shells or rocks. Let the kids play around feeling all the different textures.

Soil Substitute – A perfect soil substitute indoor plants.

Sorting: Get kids to sort colored beads into little cups – one color each

Stress relief – put them in a bowl on your desk and sit and play with them for a bit when you need time out.

Table decoration – Exciting new way to decorate any table. Perfect for weddings, Christmas & New Year, birthday parties, graduation & baby shower celebrations, or your family dinner.

Tactile learning for kids – let kids explore their senses with these water beads – supervised play.

Weddings – great for table centerpiece decorations or gifts for guests.

The water crystals come in 14 colors. Buy one packet, or as many as you need. Create rainbows of colors to suit your theme or mood.

There are many reasons to play with water beads. They are great for hand eye coordination, sensory stimulation and fine motor skills. Taking to your children whilst playing with water beads creates great discussion and the opportunities for imaginative play are endless.

They are squishy, bouncy, slippery, and slimy and loads of fun.

Do you use water beads for anything different? Please share your fun or practical ideas with us!

What can you do with water beads?

There are hundreds of ways to use these colorful, versatile water crystals and best of all they are non-toxic and perfect for supervised child play too.

They come in a lightweight, dry form the size of a tiny pebble. Once they are merged with water, they magically grow to 120 times their original size.