Squishy squashy (Tobar Squishy Bog Frog)

Member Name: mumsymary

Product:	Tobar Squishy Bog Frog
Date:	08/02/09 (185 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: good sensory toy

Disadvantages: feells yeuchy

If you saw one of these squishy squashy warty frogs you would not be able to resist picking it up and giving it a squeeze.

We have some of these yucky frogs as sensory toys. These 8cm frogs are rather cute. They have 2 eyes and a mouth which gives them a mischievous expression. These frogs come in yellow pink green and a red purple colour.
Each frog has warts lurid pink shiny warts. These warts are exposed through holes in the frog's skin. I can't remember now as these frogs are snowed in at work but I think there are about 6 or 8 warts per frog. The skin of the frogs is a tough rubbery material squashy and to be honest doesn't feel that good but it's an irresistible horrible yucky feel.

When the frog is grasped and squeezed the warts are squeezed and pop out of the holes (not completely they stay fixed inside the frog) I think these frogs are made with an inner rubbery ball which when the frog is squeezed the rubber oozes through the outer circular wart holes .Each these frogs are revolting, the sort of revolting children like.

As I said we use ours as a sensory and cause and reaction toy, some are in the swimming pool.
Some special needs children need to be introduced to different textures to their touch to make them more aware of the world. If we did not give them different textured toys they might never feel something like this. To be able to touch and feel what's safe to detect hard and soft rough and smooth. To be able to connect how something looks to how it feels, things we know because we have touched and felt things which look similar before.
We know through experience and just looking at this frog its going to feel a bit yucky rubber squidgy and squashy.

This frog is good to expand a Childs language too use all those descriptive words ask them how it feels give your child those words for describing it. We tell our non verbal children it's safe but feels soft and squidgy they can squeeze it. This helps understanding of the language and they will know what to expect next time they are told something is soft and squishy.

These frogs would make a good stocking filler or joke present suitable for children over 6 years old. They come individually in a net bag you can buy them from http://www.amazon.co.uk/ Amazon for £1.13 each you can also buy from http://www.tobar.co.uk where they are sold in a display box of 12. I think you can buy these in those joke type high street shops too.

Would I recommend? Yes these frogs are great, in a funny horrible sensory sort of way.

Summary: A squishy frog toy with warts