Cut 'em open and pour them in a jar with a tight seal. When you need a pack, microwave hell out of some and rubber band them into a piece of coffee filter.
The colored beads indicate how water saturated they are. When they’re nuked and dried out, they change color. YMMV as some manufacturers use different colors or none at all. Whatever. Nuke 'em and reuse.
It’s an exciting hobby.
I bought a large pack of desiccant…packs, for dehydrating (well for keeping dehydrated things dehydrated) and I don’t think I have to cut them open, just microwave the little packs! It’s cool!