How to Make Frozen Water Beads (PRINT HERE!)
Equipment
- none
Materials
- Food coloring
- Muffin tin
- Squirt bottles
- Water beads
Instructions
- Grow your water beads.If you are new to water beads, put about 2 tablespoons into a container and add an inch or two of water. Not an exact science. The idea is to cover the water beads for them to absorb the water and grow.Add the water at night and discover the growth the next day!
- Freeze your water beads.Once your water beads have grown, you are ready to add them to your muffin tin.First, add water to each section.Next, drop in a handful of water beads and add the tray into the freezer.
- When your water bead pods are frozen, it is time to play! Seriously. If our freezer doesn’t scream kids live here, I don’t know what does! I keep things like water beads in my freezer to pull out when we need them right next to the ice pops.As the water bead pods melt, my four and six-year-old squirt-colored water into each pod. This adds just a little more excitement to the play and also explores a little color mixing along the way. As everything melts, it all begins to mix into a water table.
