More Sensory Fun

I read a blog posting about sensory activities that talked about little balls that absorb water and are used in floral displays.  I had never heard of or seen these before and just dismissed the idea.  Yesterday I went into the Dollar Tree store to look for a different, specific item to use in the sensory bin and saw this on the shelf...

I knew that this had to be what was descibed in the blog.  Since they were only $1, I bought 5 containers. 

They are small balls of water absorbent polymer and are packed in water.  Wet, slimy balls of fun!!  Bobby doesn't like wet, slimy foods so he didn't try to put them in him mouth.  The balls do not burst.  It's hard to explain, it's something you have to feel for yourself.

I think that it would be fun to fill up a baby pool with these outside and sit down and play.  That's been a common problem with these sensory activities.  Bobby could play so much better with them outside where he can be as messy as he would like.  But we need them for indoor play during the long winter months. 

Can you tell where Bobby was drying off his hands?

He liked this activity, didn't love it like the moon sand (or the rice and beans).  Defintely an activity to keep in the sensory activity rotation.