They're small, colorful and marketed as safe sensory toys but water beads have sent thousands of kids to the emergency ...

Ashley Haugen's daughter Kipley underwent surgery after ingesting water beads - a toy that can expand to 100 times their size ...

The brightly-coloured soft plastic beads, also known as jelly balls, sensory beads, or water crystals, are marketed as crafting tools and homeware items - but also toys. They are typically only a ...

Water bead toys have the potential to cause not only intestinal obstruction in children who ingest them, but also neurotoxicity, a case study suggested. A 13-month-old female who was previously ...

If you’ve ever come across water beads, you know how mesmerizing they can be—tiny, colorful balls that expand dramatically ...

colorful and marketed as safe sensory toys but water beads have sent thousands of kids to the emergency room -- and now, experts and parents want their sale to be banned. Water beads can expand up ...

However, her speech along with gross and fine motor, sensory, and neurological functions continued to worsen. A second surgical procedure removed multiple fragments of water bead material from the ...

TUESDAY, Feb. 4, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- They're small, colorful and marketed as safe sensory toys but water beads have sent thousands of kids to the emergency room -- and now, experts and ...

Parents Call for Water Bead Ban After Child’s Brain Injury By India Edwards HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Feb. 4, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- They're small, colorful and marketed as safe sensory toys ...