Fat Brain Toys Squigz Starter Set, 24 Piece

I gave a set of these to all four of my grandchildren ranging in ages from 10 to 13 months, mainly so that they would have something they could all play with on gift-opening day. They had a good time that day and I thought the gift was a success until several months later. The toddler, imitating adults being silly, thought that the way to play was to stick one on his forehead. He insisted his mother do the same. It left a red stain on her skin that took days to wear off. Would not come off with soap and water. What happens when a child puts one in his or her mouth? I question if this product is safe.

My child loves it an excited to get more add ons.

SQUIGS provide excellent suction to eachother and provide auditory feedback for kids encouraging strengthening. They’re also great tools to help propel a scooter board across the floor while on their tummy, providing suction to the floor in fisted hands. Different designs can also be made as examples copy, challenging visual motor integration. A great tool for a pediatric OT on the go.

I bought this for our son, as a compliment to some of the hand grip strength targets weve been working on with him. He has global developmental delays, and his fine motor is one of the hardest hit areas. My perspective on these is that I actually prefer thera putty for overall hand strength building. The suction cups on these dont stick well to surfaces that have certain wood lacquers on them. Also, some of them dont stick well to the smooth hard plastic on my sons therapy top spinner. Some of the suction cups came chipped. I do like that the different shapes have to be gripped differently to pull them off, but for some of them, like the red ones, they dont stick well to most surfaces. You can stick them together and have kiddos pull them apart, which is nice, but again there are some suction cup issues. My daughter has played with them some too and thinks they are very fun (shes 10), but didnt like that some of the suction cups came chipped as she put it. My son will pull them off when asked, but Im honestly spending more time with him doing things like pulling off parts of orange peels Ive pulled up a little because he sees more the real world application on that. I think this is nice to add some variety, but because each of the squigz require the same amount of force to remove, I still like the thera putty best for hand strength because you can start at an easier level if your kiddo needs that and can progress up.

My baby loves these. It keeps her occupied when she is eating on her high chair so she is distracted from flinging food everywhere. I just dont need so many of them but maybe when she is older, the lot of them can be played with in a different way. Im happy the product will last a while.

I am so pleased with this purchase, my 3 year old niece loves them! This arrived earlier than expected and the price was better than any other online retailer. This is a US company, competing with big box stores. Please support your mom and pop shops!

Lots of fun

My son LOVES this toy. He gets very creative with it sticking it on walls and taking baths. He takes the pieces everywhere with him.

Great baby toy! I don’t think it’s rated for children under three, but we found it a very versatile baby toy. Fun in the tub, teethable, fun for mom and older brothers as well as baby.

Kept the children busy at restaurant so adults could actually have conversations without using screen time devices! Yay!!