Water beads are colorful and squishy, so they’re often sold as children’s toys or sensory tools. But they can easily scatter across a home and become hidden in carpets or other areas.

Target has removed a toy by Chuckle & Roar that includes water beads. The small gel balls are often used in sensory kits, which are popular for children with autism. Mom Folichia Mitchell told ...

Marketed as safe and non-toxic sensory toys, water beads are all the rage. Just soak them in water and watch them grow into slippery, squishy balls of fun. As Ashley Haugen found out, fun can ...

The absorbent polymer beads are often marketed as colorful, slimy, sensory items for kids to ... which would prohibit sales of most water bead toys, was introduced by Rep. Frank Pallone Jr ...

Urgent safety warnings are being sent out by the Consumer Product Safety Commission about the sensory toys called water beads. Water beads are small water-absorbing balls marketed as crafts and ...

Along with marketing to children generally as toys, water bead sales are also targeted to children with autism and sensory ...

colorful and marketed as safe sensory toys but water beads have sent thousands of kids to the emergency room -- and now, experts and parents want their sale to be banned. Water beads can expand up ...

These controversial water bead toys can expand up to 100 times their ... used in daycares and given to young children for ...

Water beads can be sold on their own under the various names listed above, but they are sometimes found within other products. They can appear in "squishy" or "squeezy" toys to provide texture and ...

The absorbent polymer beads are often marketed as colorful, slimy, sensory items ... 3 before purchasing water beads and supervising them while playing with the toy. Parents should store water ...

Urgent safety warnings are being sent out by the Consumer Product Safety Commission about the sensory toys called water beads. Water beads are small water-absorbing balls marketed as crafts and toys ...