What are Squinkies?

As the holidays approach, you have no doubt asked your young children, nieces or nephews what they want to find wrapped in presents under the tree or in their stockings. You might expect to hear familiar names like Dora the Explorer and SpongeBob, but don’t be surprised to discover a new toy mentioned more than once. Squinkies are the ultimate playtime sensation, and their durability and endless potential for fun is sure to make them this year’s best-selling gift.

What are Squinkies?

In the tradition of other miniature collectible toys like the Littlest Pet Shop, Polly Pocket, and Pokémon, Squinkies are expressive figures of babies and adorable animals like cats, dogs, and ponies. The names “Squinkies” may be derived from the fact that real dolls are soft and squishy to the touch. Like the Pokémon figures, Squinkies dolls are packaged in spherical containers, only these are opaque so you have an idea of ​​what to expect when you open them. The actual Squinkies themselves are not sold as new individually. Blister packs of sixteen per set may be available at toy stores and department stores … if you can find them! The popularity of Squinkies since their debut in the summer of 2010 has resulted in many empty toy shelves across the country, with a growing demand for figurines for Christmas.

Like similar figure toys, Squinkies playsets and accessories are also available. Your kids can interact through their toys in three popular games: Gumball Playhouse (shaped like an old-fashioned gumball machine), Cupcake Surprise Bake Shop, and Squinkies Tea Time Surprise. Real Squinkies toys are so small that people have even worn them as jewelry, turning the lovely puppies and kittens into ring charms and necklace ornaments.

A Squinkies Bubble Pack, containing sixteen balls and figures, costs around fifteen dollars, with larger game prices between $ 35 and $ 40, depending on where you buy. If you can’t find the toys in your favorite stores, you can search the Internet for sites like Amazon that sell toys.

However, whatever you do, don’t wait any longer to buy them! With their expressive eyes and cherubic smiles, Squinkies are irresistible to kids and toy collectors, and they are sure to be the big hit this Christmas!