I’m a sensory-loving girl. As a kid I had to touch and squeeze everything, so while it’s frustrating now that my kids have to touch eeeeeverything, I get it. It works in my girls’ favor, sometimes, that I remember how much I loved squishy gooey stuff. And still do– as long as it’s not a bio-hazard oozing out of one of my pets or children. Or someone elses’ pet or child in near proximity.
I was shopping for M’s birthday a few weeks ago and picked up some “Squishy Baff“. They come in a pack of two in a whole bunch of different colors. There are a few makers of this sort of stuff. None of them are paying me to say anything about it.
If you pour too fast it can get a little clumpy, but as it turns out, my kids liked to squish up those little bits just fine.
They loooooved the stirring and watching the blue bath water’s color intensify. I was going to say “turn blue-r” but I’m fairly certain A would tell me that’s not a legit word,
It’s possible I was as interested in touching it as the kids were. It was pretty fascinating stuff.
I stayed right beside them the entire time because I was quite sure I didn’t want this splashed everywhere. All I had to say to keep things under control was that they’d have to get out if they splashed. They definitely did not want to get out. The box says “5 and up” but my particular 3 year-old is not the type to put stuff in her mouth. Thankfully.
At the end of the bath you add the second powder, a salt, I read. It didn’t seem to have much effect. I was hesitant to open the drain and let this stuff go…. but… it’s not like I could leave it there. We needed to hose the girls down. I crossed my fingers and let the water out.
It was only AFTER the whole experience that I read the reviews. HOLY MOLY. There are a whole lot of 5-star reviews and a whole lot of 1-star reviews. Read for yourself here, if you’re interested. One of my favorite reviews said “My child really didn’t like it cause it was kind of nasty and slimmy [sic].” Uh… the name of the product is “SQUISHY BAFF”!
There were also people who reported problems with drains clogging, and then people who tried it in an outdoor pool and said after they drained it in the grass the grass died. Guessing that’s the salt part at work. Not problems I had, but things to consider.
All of these photos were taken with my iPhone, ’cause I wasn’t letting a real camera anywhere near this experiment.
All in all, my girls loved it and we’ll do it again. Pink’s up next.
I want to have a go myself! I’m a sensory loving girl too! I’ve always wanted to have a bath in paint, like house paint. I’m sure it’s probably toxic and a bad idea to sit in it, and I’ll never do it, but I think it would feel soooo good! I love cleaning out paintbrushes and rollers cos I get to touch the paint…anyway… looks like lots of fun. I’ll have to see if I can hunt it down here in Australia.
Hi S – I am curious. Where did you purchase the bath stuff? Years ago, I bought a box of “Jelly Bath” from a spa and it sounds like the same thing, but packaged for adults. I thought the texture of the bath was so cool, but definitely a little weird (and a touch creepy). The package said it wasn’t for kids – something about the dehydrating effects of the bath. I believe the jelly bath cost me close to $20 – and only made one bath. I would be interested in this kid version (though, I think I would prefer it color/dye free).
Jen
Hi Jen! I got mine at Target in the toy section. They were out the last time I went– not sure whether it’ll be a regular item or not. There’s an Amazon (affiliate) link in the post. They have a lot of colors, but I haven’t seen a colorless option yet. Would be fun! -S
My sis bought me some stuff like this. I was packaged for a foot bath. It was awesome! I’ll have to look for this for when my grand kids are big enough.
Oh my gosh this is absolutely hilarious and fun and crazy, but really fun… wait I said that! I really want to try this sometime! I wonder if my 20 month old would think it’s hilarious or would be wigged out! haha!