Colorful Growing Orbs

fun little balls

This user gave 5/5 stars

These balls were a huge hit at my Halloween party, they feel like peeled grapes and everyone couldn't stop playing with the bowls we had out. Great activity!!

Great Fun!

This user gave 5/5 stars

These are great fun, and they really DO grow to the size of a smallish baseball. It does take at least 48 hours though -- to reach FULL size (they start growing immediately, but it takes time to reach max growth.) They are VERY FRAGILE! If you drop one onto the floor from a few feet, it will shatter into squishy jelly fragments that are difficult to clean up, so be sure your kids hold them over bowls of water or with two hands. It's cool b/c they start out as a perfect sphere; as they grow the first get bumpy, then misshapen, then turn back into a perfect sphere as they reach full size. They are extremely cool and fun! Everyone in our family loves them!

Science Class

This user gave 5/5 stars

I am a child, and my science teacher showed us these, and they were so cool!! We all instantly loved them, and a very good price considering imitators which are more expensive, but are the same thing! I really loved them!

Dissapointed: too slow to be effectively demonstrated in one class sitting

This user gave 5/5 stars

can't really be fully demonstrated in a one hour class. Requires overnight soaking to demonstrated effectively.. and this time required should have been better described in product description, here is the description.. "overnight" or "requires 8-12 hours to complete growing process" should be in the description somewhere

Ad description
"I’m sure you’re thinking that after we brought you Jelly Marbles, Water Spikes, Water Cubes and Water Jelly Crystals, we couldn’t possibly have another superabsorbent polymer up our sleeves... well, think again! Just when you thought polymers couldn’t get any cooler, let us introduce you to Orbs! These colored spheres are much like Jelly Marbles, but they never lose their amazing color! Mix them, squish them, bounce them and count them, but they will never fade! These little polymers are great for counting and classification... we even provide the Count and Classify worksheet. Recommended for children ages 6 and up.

What's included?
100 grams of Orbs polymer
Color activity guide
How does it work?
Like all of our fun and fascinating polymer, or Hydrogel, products, these tiny Orbs, teach a big lesson in color, light and the importance these thirsty pebbles can play in maintaining a healthy environment. The possibilities for experimentation are endless when you drop these Orbs in water. Put them in one of our Baby Soda Bottles and they grow to the shape of the test tube. Try drying them out to see how quickly evaporation can take over… and then use them again and again.

orbs

This user gave 5/5 stars

The fun balls are the greatest! It was fun to watch them grow. The sensation of touching them was the best for my son who receives occupational therapy. These little balls keep him entertained for a good amount of time!

Awesome

This user gave 5/5 stars

My students loved these. One jar is all you need...they grow so large! After about 30 minutes you can see a difference, then the next morning they are huge. Drying them out was also fun. The color sorting chart included was just perfect!