Water Beads and Tubing

We first blogged about water beads back in the beginning of June, and since then - WOW - they have really taken off with parents, caregivers, and schools!  AWESOME!  If you haven't played with these slippery little suckers yet,  you are really missing out.  Its a great sensory experience for ALL ages.

Click HERE to see our original water bead posts.

Yesterday I bought some clear plastic tubing from a local hardware store ($1.40 per foot).  This morning we had a ton of fun using them with water beads.  The pics speak for themselves.

 "Its like a roller coaster."

 Putting water beads in the tubes - great for fine motor skills  (and confidence, patience, resilience, etc).

 water beads inside the tubes....he wanted to fill them up before dumping them

 I tired to get a pic of him dumping the beads.....they came out too fast.

 of course, he incorporated the gutter

 pouring the beads

 "Everything is blue."

- AK (MESE, MECD)

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