They start out really tiny, and then once water is added they start to grow. Cold water makes them grow slowly, while warm water make them grow really fast.
The preschool children started playing when they were this small. One of the little girls told us they were fish eggs. The daddy fish has to swish his tail to fertilize the eggs, she said.
This is some we put in a baggie with food coloring. More on that later!
By this point the children were pretending they were diamonds. They were mining them.
They've taken up all of the water now, and the children are still playing. We skipped circle time, because they were so engaged in this play. Over 2 HOURS! Not one disagreement.
Here is the bag I showed earlier. Our preschoolers like to draw pictures with them.
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