Thanks woofie
I usually get these beads from Daiso store in the Bay area, a dollar a packet, more than enough for my needs. I just keep a stash with me just in case I need them. I like these ones just because the beads that they form are bigger and rounder than the other water gel beads I have seen elsewhere. A packet can easily fill a basin full..so I only get a few of them
Though I have seen packets being sold at Michaels and Walmart, but the gel beads are much smaller once hydrated.