The Consumer Product Safety Commission has implemented new federal safety standards for water bead toys, limiting their size ...

The toy is regularly used in sensory bins and experiment kits as well as stress balls ...

Water beads, tiny, colorful pellets that expand when soaked in water, are now subject to federal safety regulations designed ...

The rule requires water bead toys to meet strict safety and labeling standards to reduce the risk of injury or death.

Learn how early humans in Israel’s Natufian period used clay ornaments to express identity, share skills, and build social ...

Federal safety standards for water bead toys took effect this week, aimed at protecting children after thousands of injuries and at least one death.

Ancient fingerprints reveal children created some of the world’s earliest clay ornaments, offering new clues about early ...

New CPSC rules ban oversized water bead toys, limit toxic chemicals, and require warning labels on products marketed to children.

Mardi Gras participants throw beads to celebrants on Bourbon Street on Feb. 21, 2023 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Mardi Gras participants throw beads to celebrants on Bourbon Street on Feb. 21, 2023 in ...