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Sensory Play: Water Beads

I bought some water beads for Caleb to play with.

We soaked them in water.
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They started to grow in just a few minutes!
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Caleb inspected the beads “they’re bigger momma!” Wonderful observation, son!
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We soaked them overnight and they grew into these huge balls that had the feel and texture of Jello.
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I let Caleb play with them and he started to squeeze them. I joined in the squeezing fun!

What a great stress reliever.

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He even wanted to swim in it! Thanks for the idea, Caleb! I will put it in the tub next time!

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Here’s what’s left of the water beads after playtime.

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Messy, easy and fun! 😀

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Sharpied Grocery Bag

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These are all the materials that you need. You can use any old cloth grocery bag and different colored sharpies. Don’t forget to line the inside of the bag with a thick board so the sharpies won’t go through to the other side of the bag.

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Tada!

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Ice Painting

Mix food coloring with water and freeze. I just used 1-2 drops.

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Wait for a sunny day and take out your colored ice cubes for some ice painting!

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The ice melted pretty fast.

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Caleb kept on checking his hands to see if they got “dirty”.

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CALEB: My hand is cold!

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When he was done “painting” Caleb threw the rest of the ice all over the garden.

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He enjoyed this a lot!

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We laid out the paper on the grass to dry.

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Hosed down the table and washed Caleb’s hands. They didn’t get stained at all–hahaha! I was secretly worried that they would be stained.

Cold fun on a sunny day!

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