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

In July 2023, 10-month-old Esther, from Wisconsin, died after swallowing a single water bead from a Chuckle & Roar Ultimate Water Beads Activity Kit purchased for an older sibling. Eight months ...

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 ...

Emergency doctors in the UK have issued a safety warning over water beads, which could be given to children as gifts over Christmas. The beads, also known as jelly balls, sensory beads, or water ...

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 ...

Water beads have exploded in popularity in the last decade, and are often sold as sensory toys for children. The tiny, colorful beads are made of super-absorbent material that expands when wet.

including for use as toys, in crafting, as home decoration or in floristry. They go by a variety of names including: jelly balls, water balls, sensory beads or water crystals. Water beads are so ...

Water beads, often used as sensory toys for children or as home decor, have been linked to child deaths overseas and to “serious harm” to children in the UK, the The Royal College of Emergency ...