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Once you are happy with your shape it is time to start painting your DIY squishy! This can be quite time-consuming if you are making an intricate shape, but a simple shape shouldnвЂ™t takeВ more than 5-10 minutes. You will want to use super sharp scissors to make your life easier, as the foam can be a bit tough to cut when itвЂ™s thick.ДЄfter you have the rough shape cut out, then you use the scissors to snip tiny amounts of foam off to shape it and smooth out the edges. Once you have picked your shape, then itвЂ™s just a matter of cutting it out of the foam.

Who wouldnвЂ™t love to receive a DIY squishy?! (If you want a simplier ValentineвЂ™s craft, check out my cute LoveBug Lollipops!)ДЇor your first attempt I recommend going with a simple shape вЂ“ maybe a circle or log shape (they could become an emoji, burger, hot dog, doughnut. ItвЂ™s so hard to pick!ДЄs Valentines is fast approaching, I decided to do a cute heart shape вЂ“ this would also make a perfect ValentineвЂ™s present for your little oneвЂ™s classmates. There are so many cute shapes of squishiesВ to pick from, you can even buy bulk packs with a mixture of different shapes. Once you have the foam, then you need to decide what shape you want to make.

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Although I have heard that people can get free samples of memory foam from mattress manufacturers, but I couldnвЂ™t find any. The cheapest and easiest way to get this is to buy a memory foam pillow and cut that up. I love making crafts that give my kids something to play with afterwardВ (like the Lego Fidget Spinner), as it keeps them quiet for a short while and gives me time to clean up!ДЇor these DIY squishies you are going to need a lump of memory foam. HomemadeВ squishies are super easy and quick to make. So that got my thought process going and after a bit of experimenting I came up with a great way to make your own DIY squishy! DIY Squishy Memory foam used to be super expensive and hard to get (I remember the megabucks I paid for my memory foam mattress 10+ years ago!), but itвЂ™s much easier and cheaper to find now. So I wanted to find a cheaper way to fulfill my daughterвЂ™s squishyВ obsession!ДЄfter playing with some of her squishies for a while I realized that they are basically memory foam. This cute panda is nearly $10! Yes, itвЂ™s not terribly expensive for a fun little toy, but it can get expensive very quickly when they collect dozens of them. She always wants a different one (they come in hundreds and hundreds of shapes and sizes) and at a minimum of $5 a piece for the larger ones, it can add up fast. The problem is that my daughter loves to collect squishies. They have a nice texture and itвЂ™s fun to really squish and squeeze them and then watch them spring back to shape. Basically a fancy stress ball! But kids LOVE them!ДЄctually, I can see the appeal of them. They are a soft foam shape that you squeeze and when you release they spring back to their original size. If you donвЂ™t know what a вЂњsquishyвЂќ is then youвЂ™re not alone! When my daughter first starting talking about them I had no idea what she was going on about.

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