NOW AVAILABLE IN A TEST TUBE AND STARTER SET
- The pebble-sized spheres grow into multi-colored Jelly Marbles after you soak them in water for a few hours
- Explore the science of polymers
They Never Lose Their Amazing Color!
These multi-colored spheres are like jelly marbles!
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 Colorful Growing Orbs! These multi-colored spheres are much like Jelly Marbles, but they never lose their amazing color!
For teachers, parents, grandparents & all-around science adults
We haven’t forgotten about the new STEM and STEAM initiatives you’ve been hearing about in our schools, bringing Science, Technology, Engineering, (Art), and Math together to make young scientists into real thinkers! Look what your young scientist integrated into the Colorful Growing Orbs activities.
How does it work?
These tiny orbs teach big lessons in color, light, and the importance that these thirsty pebbles can play in maintaining a healthy environment. Try drying them out to see how quickly evaporation can take over… and then use them again and again.
The Possibilities for Experimentation Are Endless…
Just drop the Colorful Growing Orbs in water to soak. Put them in one of our Baby Soda Bottles and observe how they grow to the shape of the test tube.
These Colored Spheres Are A Lot Like Jelly Marbles, However…
they never lose their amazing color. You can mix them, squish them, bounce them, and count them. but they will never fade!
An Activity Guide Is Included!
Six Activites Include: Growing Orbs; What Happened to My Orbs?; Shrinking Orbs; Magnifying Orbs; Float or Sink; Count, Sort, Compare, and Classify.
What’s Included?
- 100 g of Orbs polymer (over 6,000 individual orbs!)
- Activity Guide
SAFETY INFORMATION
Recommended ages 6+.
Adult supervision required. DO NOT INGEST.
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Denise Thomas –
I used the orbs for an early childhood workshop. The teachers loved them. Can also be used for teaching shapes.
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Carol Stuart –
Salt is listed as an item needed in the Orbs experiment. I cannot find where it is used.
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Lisa – Customer Service Manager –
I show the salt is used during the sink or float experiment. In a glass filled with water, add an orb to see if it sinks or floats. Once you have test this, add ½ teaspoon of salt to the glass of water and mix. Now add an orb and see what happens. Keep adding salt to see if you can get the orb to float.
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Erica –
Are the growing orbs nontoxic?
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Lisa – Customer Service Manager –
The Orbs are non-toxic.
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Kirsten Cashatt –
Can these be rinsed in a Clorox and water mix to sanitize?
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Staff lisabrooks –
You can add a little bit of hand sanitizer to them or add a little bit of clorox to kill any germs. Just know that any impurities that are added it will effect them. They may not absorb as much water over time or may change their composition.
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Joyful –
These were a tremendous hit at my son’s 9th birthday party. I soaked a few the night before to show the children how big they would grow and let them each have a few. Then they enjoyed filling their little beakers (that had earlier been used for drinking various colored beverages) with water and a couple dozen orbs to take home. Highly recommended.
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Jillian –
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!
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Carol –
Love the colors. I’m an occupational therapist in a small school setting, with kids who have sensory integrative issues. Bins of these little fellows seem to relax my sensory seekers and make it easy to find objects while still getting that type of touch on their hands and wrists that they are craving.
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Lori M. –
My kids love these slimy things for some reason, and were excited to get some! They love growing them and squishing them. I am looking forward to reading up on how to use them!
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Marissa –
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!!
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Sara~Head Start Teacher –
I ordered the orbs for my Head Start classroom. I prepared them ahead of time and put them in my water table! My kids went NUTS for them. I added clear containers for them to fill and dump. I witnessed endless conversations coming from the kids, that hit all areas of development! Even the children that have some sensory challenges were able to participate with the orbs on one way or another.
Thanks for the great learning product that is FUN!
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Jennifer in AZ –
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!
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Brittany –
Loved by the children and teachers at our annual Mad Science Day. They were able to compare the dry orbs with the grown orbs. The directions do recommend preparing a head of time (I believe 3-6 hours) in order to see full effect. I prepared some the day before to show at the Orb station so the kids could compare. Fun to touch. Now the classrooms each have a sensory bottle full of them to use in their science area!
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Christina –
Do orbs dry out over time and revert back to their original size?
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smack2021 –
Yes they will dry out and shrink allowing you to use them again!
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