Fidget spinners are {literally| actually} {everywhere| all over}, which {means| implies| indicates| suggests} they are {also| likewise} no longer cool. Would any self-respecting 7-year-old show up to her {first| very first} day of school with a toy her {mom| mother| mommy| mama}'s {co-workers| colleagues} are {also| likewise} all {talking about| discussing| speaking about}? {Absolutely not| Never}. So in an effort to {find out| discover| learn} what's next, we {reached out| connected} to Judy Ishayik, owner of {New York| New york city} City's Mary Arnold Toys, who pointed us in the direction of squishies: Things that {look like| appear like} other things that are {also| likewise} {really| truly| actually} {amazingly| incredibly| remarkably| exceptionally| surprisingly| astonishingly}, satisfyingly, squishy. Here's what they're {all about| everything about}.

When were fidget spinners over?
Once they were {everywhere| all over}. {Literally| Actually}, the {newspaper| paper} {guy| man| person} down the street was {selling| offering} them, so I {was like| resembled}, "Okay. It's a {little bit| bit} saturated." I {don't| do not} {know| understand} if you {know about| learn about| understand about} Shopkins, {but| however} those were {collectibles| antiques} that were {really| truly| actually} hot, and it {seemed| appeared} there was {room| space} in the market {again| once again} for collectibility. The spinners were selling out, the Shopkins were selling out-- {someone| somebody} {needed| required} to {take the place of| replace| fill in} that.

And how did the next "it" thing {come about| happened}?
We {started| began} {hearing about| finding out about| becoming aware of} squishies in the spring. The {first| very first} ones were called Kawaii Squishies, and we {just| simply} {thought| believed} they were {super| very| incredibly| extremely} {cute| adorable| charming}. As the kids were {going for| opting for| choosing} camp, it was something that was being {packed in| crammed in} the trunk {and then| and after that} {asked for| requested| requested for} on {visiting| going to| checking out} day. Then {more and more| increasingly more| a growing number of} {vendors| suppliers} {started| began} making them. {The other day| Recently| A few days ago}, {one of| among} my {associates| partners} was pricing them in the register {area| location}, and as she was pricing them, {customers| clients| consumers} were {looking through| checking out| browsing} what she had. We were {selling| offering} some {literally| actually} {right| best| ideal} out of {the box| package}, so I {think| believe} it's going to be another weekly order sort of thing {just like| much like| similar to} it was with the fidgets.

How do kids {play with| have fun with} them?
A {lot of| great deal of} them {come in| are available in| can be found in} a key-chain {version| variation}, so it's more a cool {accessory| device}. {People| Individuals} {mostly| mainly| primarily} make squishy collections, {though| however}. I{'ve|  have actually} seen cool videos of smushing squishies on the internet. They're so cool to touch, {just like| much like| similar to} a {really| truly| actually} cool texture. It's sort of like a {kiddie| kid} {stress| tension} ball. Like a cool fidget toy, I {suppose| expect}, you {could| might} call it.

So is that part of their marketing?
I {think| believe} so. It's cuteness {factor| element| aspect}, {and then| and after that} collectibility. {And then| And after that} it's {also| likewise} {just| simply} a {satisfying| rewarding| gratifying} {squeeze| capture}. That sounds {weird| strange| odd| unusual}, {but| however}.

What {makes for| produces} a {good| great| excellent} squishy?
The slower they {rise| increase}, the {better| much better}. After cuteness, that's what {people| individuals} {should| ought to| must| need to} {pay attention to| take note of| focus on| take notice of}.

What are {some of| a few of} the hot {styles| designs}?
The fruit are doing {really| truly| actually} well. Bread is doing {really| truly| actually} well. I {know| understand} we sold out of the apple {super| very| incredibly| extremely} {quickly| rapidly}, and the hamburger. We {just| simply} got in a unicorn, I{'m sure|  make sure|  make certain} that's gon na go. We got in strawberry shortcake-- not the doll-- {but| however} the {actual| real} cake. Super, {super| very| incredibly| extremely} {cute| adorable| charming}. {And then| And after that} we have some that {look like| appear like} panda bears. They're food and animals.