Jellysquish – Glow-in-the-Dark Jellyfish Squishy

Yes. Jellysquish is made of a glow-in-the-dark material, so it does what any glow-in-the-dark toy does: it needs light first. Leave it under a lamp or in daylight for a while and, once the lights go off, the jellyfish gives off a soft glow that fades gradually and comes back the next time it has seen light. There are no batteries and nothing to switch on, because the glow is in the material itself. That is why it is a favorite for a child's bedside table: it sits there as a happy orange jellyfish by day and a gentle glowing shape after lights out, which is a nice thing to have in a dark room.

Super soft. Jellysquish is one of the softest squishies in our range: it gives easily under the fingers, and the rounded body and the short wavy tentacles make it a squishy to squash, hold and let settle back into a jellyfish rather than a firm ball to press against. A child can squeeze it in one hand or squash it between two, and it comes back to shape every time. There is no mechanism inside, just the squishy material itself, so it feels the same on the hundredth go as on the first. If your child wants something to stretch and fling, our silicone Calma Llama is built for that; this one is built to be held.

The jellyfish is about 5.9 inches across at its widest, 3.9 inches the other way and 3.1 inches tall, which is 15 by 9.9 by 7.9 centimeters. That makes it a hand-filling squishy that fills a child's hand and sits on a shelf or a bedside table as a small bright jellyfish between squeezes, and it still fits in a backpack pocket or a travel bag for car rides and waiting rooms. It is bright orange, with big round eyes, pink cheeks and a cheeky tongue poking out, and a wavy skirt of short tentacles underneath. Measurements are approximate, as with any squishy.

Jellysquish is recommended for kids ages 6 and up. There is nothing to figure out and no right way to play: a child squeezes it, lets it go, squeezes it again and then takes it to bed to watch it glow, so it suits a 6-year-old as well as an older child who collects ocean animals. The glow makes it a bright, happy stocking stuffer and an easy birthday present, and the face makes it one of the friendliest squishies in the range. It is a squishy first rather than a toy that does anything on its own. If there is a younger sibling in the house, keep this one for the older child.

You get one Jellysquish Glow-in-the-Dark Squishy in its fun, graphic gift packaging, and that is everything you need. There is nothing to assemble, nothing to charge and no batteries to buy, because the glow is in the material itself and the squishy has no parts. It is ready to squeeze the moment it comes out of the box, and the tentacles are part of the sculpt, so there are no small loose parts to keep track of. Because it arrives already packaged, it can go straight into a gift bag, a party bag or a stocking as it is, with nothing that can leak or break in transit.