John Adams | Doctor Squish Squishy Maker: Make your own squishies! | Arts & crafts | Ages 8+, Green

Bought for our 11 year old. She's obsessed.

Great fun! Bought this for my son (5yrs) and we're really enjoying making the squishies. The instructions are clear. The filling ideas are a bit odd (confetti, ribbon...) but we've bought glitter which make good ones and looking forward to trying those water bead things. The balloons seem strong so you don't feel nervous once they're made and being played with, however ufortunately, 3 out of the 8 squishy 'balloons' had tiny holes when we went to make them. With the refill packs costing £15, I hope we wont get any more with holes in the refill pack. I bought the machine during a Prime sale, but considering the balls are reusable, I guess it's okay value for money even at full price (assuming the holes in our balloons aren't the norm).

The media could not be loaded. My daughter absolutely love this and enjoys making her own Squishy. She made quite a few already. Got this for her as a Christmas present and I would highly recommend if you're looking for a fun, creativity item x

Used this alongside the YouTube demo as I reluctantly bought for Christmas after seeing negative reviews that this can be messy etc. However, my 3 year old and 5 year old have loved this for Christmas. Needs adult supervision or would be a mess but it is a fun way to make your own squishies.

My daughter was desperate for one of these, so I got it for her as a treat.Children will definitely need adult supervision and help with this. It's very fiddly and messy. I managed to create an explosion of goo and glitter in my front room. So put down a tarp or tray.It's very fiddly to attach the squishy balloons to the machine. It's almost impossible to remove them and seal them without making a mess.Once made and sealed correctly the squishes are good and don't seem to leak.

Where to start?...1 of the bags had a hole in, causing the vacuum to fail and squishy-filler to come catapulting out with the wrath of Vesuvius instructed by the God, Vulcan, to bury my house in squishy-organs as punishment for my caving into such consumerist ways. Another is leaking from a pin-sized hole in the side and 1 decided you can never get enough 5th November (we lovingly named this particular squishy, Guy).The clips are about as effective as one might imagine and, despite following the video instructions diligently to the letter (with the vain hope this may result in me being proven wrong and modern day clippits reigning victorious over my negativity) alas, I have spent an inordinate proportion of my day cleaning up my home which looked like a scene out of Kill Bill, fairy edition (NB: Dr Squish is clearly a believer that size *does* matter so her exploding squishies are not disappointing in that department).If purchasing this - make sure it's devastation isnt unleashed in your own home - would recommend for your in-laws or the child of someone who has wronged you in some heinous way.

My middle granddaughter absolutely loved this gift. She enjoys crafting and this added real fun to what she was doing. Would recommend.

My daughters both loved this, quite easy to make and gives you effective squishies! They are going to buy the refill pack as they’ve made all 8 and desperate to make more. Not giving 5 stars as one squishy got a hole in it very quickly but the other 7 are holding out well.