Back in December, I attended the Chester County Moms Toys for Tots Holiday Extravaganza – a local event here in the Philadelphia area. They had a great swag bag full of goodies for attendees. One of the items in the bag was one of these Squatz Fizz n Find toys. I promptly set it aside in a closet and forgot about it.
Until last week. In an all too familiar moment (me on a poorly scheduled conference call with kids banging on the door), I handed over the sample Squatz Fizz n Find to my boys. And shockingly, they got quiet.
Let me explain: they only get quiet in limited number of situations:
1.) They found the Sharpies and are decorating the walls.
2.) Hell froze over.
3.) A huge wormhole opened up in the playroom and swallowed them whole.
4.) They’re intrigued by a really cool toy that has captured their interest.
Luckily for everyone involved, this instance was #4. I found them in the kitchen with my husband, having just dropped the Squatz Fizz n Find into warm water. This toy is basically a tablet that fizzes, dissolves and then reveals a smaller character. You never know which one you’re going to get – and they are relatively cheap for a little bit of fun (around $5 depending on where you find them. This 2-pack on Amazon is $8.35.)
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