A Viral Trend Has Kids Microwaving Squishy Toys – Here’s Why It’s So Dangerous

A rep for the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents said the injuries they are hearing about "are serious and entirely preventable".

Parents editor at HuffPost UK

Parents are being urged to talk to their children about the dangers of microwaving popular squishy toys.

It comes after a 10-year-old girl suffered severe burns from microwaving a squishy toy as part of a trend, which has been doing the rounds on social media since last year.

Bella, from Bristol, was left with serious facial injuries, according to the BBC’s reporting on the incident.

Her mum, Charlotte, is now urging school leaders and parents to be aware of the trend – and to talk to children about it.

Why are kids microwaving squishies?

It’s thought children are microwaving the toys to make them more pliable or extra stretchy.

However, these toys are not designed to be microwaved, and can therefore cause horrendous burns when the materials they’re made from heat up. In some cases, it can cause chemical........

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