Rainbow Water Beads 50,000 Count Just $7.64 (Amazon Lightning Deal!)

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Give the kids hours of fun with a reader-fave Amazon deal!

While supplies last, hurry over to Amazon where you can snag a Lightning Deal on Water Beads 50,000-Count Rainbow Mix for only $7.64 (regularly $13.99)!

You’ll score more than 50,000 colorful water beads that make an awesome sensory toy! They start as tiny hard balls but soak them in water and they’ll grow many times their size AND become bouncy, squishy, beautiful jelly beads. Better yet, these beads are non-fade, non-toxic, non-flammable, and 100% biodegradable.

Note that water beads are not recommended for children under the age of 3.

HIP TIP: The container these beads come in may be small, but these beads become larger than you think! You may want to consider only taking out a tablespoon of water beads at a time to avoid an overflow into your home.

kids water toy filled with water beads

While these water beads are perfect for the kids’ play, you can also use them to help plants retain water and reduce the amount of watering they need, as they gradually release water. They can even replace soil completely for some plants!

If you’re feeling crafty or hosting an event like a child’s birthday party, these beads would also make a cute centerpiece decoration!

Note that these water beads are fulfilled by Amazon and sold by Elongdi, a third-party seller with 94% positive reviews in the last 12 months.

Elongdi Water Beads 50,000-Count Rainbow Mix

Check out a couple of these awesome reviews…

I love everything about these. As other reviewers have stated, I thought the bottle was very small…lol. These little things are crazy…I’ve just used a little bit so far and I have tons of beads. I keep them in a bowl and play with them daily as an adult (shhh…don’t tell on me) they make me smile. 🙂


Bought as a sensory tool for 2 kids. They loved it. Tips: The bottle didn’t explain in detail the quantity needed to make the beads grow. I had to look it up online and learned that a small quantity ( aprox. 3 tablespoons) is enough to create ALOT of them. Unless you want to have hundreds of these beads bouncing all over the house, do not use the whole bottle at once. And for best results, leave it overnight in a cool dry place, in a big enough bowl or tub to ensure they have enough time and space to expand. We waited 4 hours but they were still not big enough. But by the next morning…wow! They had grown more than 4 times the original size. That alone impressed the kids and they were excited to see what else these beads could do!

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Liz has over a decade of experience writing about coupons and frugal living. She’s always searching for the best deals and loves helping people save!


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Comments 7

  1. v

    Highly recommend these for a sensory table. This post brings back memories. My son would play with these for hours when he was younger.

    • wells4858

      I realize this can simply be the nature of sensory bins, but do you have any tips for reducing waste with these? I have a sensory kiddo but no OT available in our area so I’m just out here kinda rogue.

      • v

        A lot of the items I would use in our sensory table, I would reuse. For example, uncooked macaroni, uncooked kidney beans, craft pom poms, rice, etc. It sounds very wasteful, but I guess I would put one material in my son’s table for a week with spoons, cups, tongs, kid tweezers etc, Then put it in a container and rotate in a new material. So he used the same box of noodles several times. Also, since you said you do not have an OT available, thought I would mention, try putting regular beads (not these beads) in play-dough and have your child find the beads in the play-dough. Great for fine motor skills. One more thing, scissors and small scraps of fun paper can go in a sensory table. Kids just love to cut and cut. Watch the hair though:)

  2. Mom

    They are very dangerous if a child swallows them. They are fun but it is not worth the risk.

    • ImThatJennay

      100% these are so dangerous. Wish they’d stop promoting these.

  3. Shelley

    Would these work for slow watering plants on hot days?

    • Jessica (Hip Sidekick)

      Hey Shelley! I do see in the post where we mention that these can help plants retain water and reduce the amount of watering they need, as they gradually release water. They can even replace soil completely for some plants! Hope this helps! 💞

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