Forget Candy: Illinois Kids Want Squishies This Halloween

If your kid brings home more toys than candy this Halloween, TikTok is to blame.

I keep seeing all over TikTok that people are stockpiling Needohs and squishies to give away on Halloween, which kind of sets a new kind of standard.  For anyone still giving out candy, your house might actually get egged this year.

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Apparently, squishies are having their moment, and people are saying they could be the new Halloween candy.

Forget Candy: Illinois Kids Want Squishies This Halloween

You know those little squishy toys, right?  They're tiny, soft, so satisfying to squeeze.  Kids and adults are so obsessed with them right now, and TikTok has convinced some parents that they might be the perfect thing to hand out to trick-or-treaters.

If you want to be the cool house on the block... you might wanna step up your game.

I don't know how I feel about it.  Like, you don't have to worry about allergies, sugar overload, or handing out candy a kid doesn't like.

On the other hand... It's Halloween.  I want to see what kind of candy you're giving out!  I remember the excitement when I would dump out all my candy to organize them in piles of what I wanted and hated.  So nostalgic, to be a kid!

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Would you actually be excited if your kid came home with more squishies than candy?  Or would you be mad you can't steal their candy anymore?  Personally, I think we can have both, and should have both.  Give the kids what they want, and give the parents the candy they wanna steal.

A WIN-WIN!