Edible "Water Beads"

[MyAngels]

Nifty idea for those of us with the younger crowd:

http://www.blogmemom.com/sensory-activities-edible-water-beads/

[mamac]

My ds loves these. He gets them on his frozen yogurt whenever we go to Yogurt City. I'll guess I'll have to give the recipe a try.

[Blackcat31]

Cool idea! I'm gonna have to try those!

Thanks for posting MyAngels!

[Lavender]

Thanks! I'm always looking for new sensory activities for my class (9-18 months).

[SilverSabre25]

OOo, I wonder if tapioca would work, too. Don't those have a "beady/bubbly" texture?

[Sunshine74]

I can't wait to try these!

[mamac]

OOo, I wonder if tapioca would work, too. Don't those have a "beady/bubbly" texture?

If you look up Boba balls they are actually made out of tapioca but a much larger version of what is sold in stores. They also come in a variety of colors. I'm not sure now if Yogurt City uses these or actual juice balls as described in this link:

http://arielleclementine.blogspot.com/2012/03/how-to-make-spherified-fruit-juice.html

I'm hooked on cooking shows and I have seen these made a few times. Doesn't seem too hard to do and I think the kids would love them as part of their snacks.