Water Beads

The one year anniversary of my cousin Michael's death is coming up this week. In light of that we went upstate to visit my aunt, uncle, and cousin Adam. The highlight of our trip was definitely these water beads. First I was tricked into thinking they were marbles of some kind, but when I put my hand in to touch them they most certainly were not marbles. Such a weird feeling! I can only describe it as jelly like without the stickiness of jelly. More like watery?

Here's the description from Amazon:

"...crystal polymer water substitute for plants and flowers. The beads absorb over 100 times their weight in water to form glass-like pearls that slowly release water back into their environment. The brilliance of the beads makes them ideal for flower, plant and candle arrangements. Great around the home or office!"

So fun! I loved them so much that my aunt gave me my own bag :)