Coconut Oil Squishy 4-Pack, Non-Rebound Stress Balls in Four Colors

Four of them, one box, one of each colour. Press your thumb into any one and it gives way slowly, then stays exactly where you left it. That slow, dense give is the whole point, and it is why these keep a hand busy long after a normal stress ball has been dropped on the floor.

Each ball is 2.4 in across, about 6 cm, small enough to close a fist around and heavy enough in the palm to feel like something. Squash it flat, twist it, push a finger straight through the middle. When you have finished pulling it out of shape, roll it between two hands and it goes back to a ball, ready for the next one.

One box, four colours

Pink, blue, green and yellow, each one see-through enough to hold up against a window and watch the light move inside it. One stays on the desk, one lives in the car, one goes in a bag, and there is still one left to hand over.

Slow give is the whole difference

Most squeeze toys shove your fingers back out within a second. These keep the shape you gave them, so what sits on the table is a record of what your hand just did. Kids notice it straight away, and so does everyone who picks one up after them.

What you should know

• Four balls, 2.4 in each, about 6 cm, one per colour
• Slow, dense give: each one keeps the shape you press into it
• No batteries, nothing to charge, nothing to switch on
• Silent, so they work in a classroom, a car and a waiting room
• Wipes clean with mild soapy water and a soft cloth

Keep them out of direct sun and away from sharp edges and they stay soft. They are not food and they are not chew toys, whatever they look like.