DIY Star Squishies (12 Pack)

DIY Star Squishies combine hands-on creativity with satisfying squishy fun. Each soft foam star arrives blank and ready for kids to decorate with their favorite colors, patterns, faces, doodles, names, and imaginative designs, then squeeze and enjoy once their artwork is finished.

Decorate a Star That’s Fun to Squeeze After Craft Time

Kids can turn each plain white star into something completely different. Draw rainbow stripes, create smiling faces, cover the surface with tiny doodles, add names or initials, or design stars inspired by space, camp colors, school spirit, holidays, and favorite themes.

Unlike a traditional craft that is finished once the decorating is done, these stars become soft, slow-rising squishies kids can continue handling afterward. Fun Express identifies the exact DIY star squishy as a 3" foam craft and recommends permanent markers for decorating.

The squeezable foam construction also adds a tactile element to the finished project. Comparable 3" star squishies are marketed for stress relief, sensory use, classroom rewards, and party favors, making these especially versatile for programs that want a creative activity with a second life after the craft table.

Each star measures 3". With 12 included, this pack is a natural fit for classrooms, camps, after-school programs, recreation centers, birthday parties, sensory activities, and creative time at home.

Why Kids Love Decorating Their Own Squishies

• Blank white stars give kids plenty of room for doodles, names, patterns, faces, and original designs
• Finished craft becomes a squeezable slow-rising sensory toy instead of a project that simply gets put away
• 3" star shape is easy to hold, decorate, squeeze, and carry
• Great for space themes, star activities, rewards, birthday parties, camp crafts, and creative stations
• Permanent-marker decorating keeps setup simple without paint cups, brushes, or drying racks
• 12-pack makes it easy to organize a group activity where every participant gets their own star

Product Highlights

• Decorate-Your-Own Squishy – Blank white foam surface gives kids room to add doodles, patterns, names, faces, and colorful designs
• Slow-Rising Sensory Fun – Finished stars can be squeezed and enjoyed as tactile toys after decorating
• Permanent-Marker Friendly – Fun Express specifically recommends permanent markers for decorating the foam surface
• Creative & Functional – Combines a hands-on art activity with a finished item kids can continue using
• 3" Star Shape – Easy-to-handle size works well for decorating, squeezing, party favors, and take-home activities
• Group-Friendly 12 Pack – Great for schools, camps, after-school programs, recreation centers, parties, and events

What’s Included

12 white star-shaped foam squishies measuring 3" each.

This Craft Is Great For

• Schools: Combine art with a finished sensory item students can continue using. Kids can decorate stars during creative time, space units, reward activities, or social-emotional lessons and squeeze them afterward during quiet moments
• After-Schools: Give kids a low-prep project that keeps being fun after the decorating ends. Participants can personalize their stars and leave with a tactile take-home item
• Camps: Add an easy grab-and-go activity to craft rotations and rainy days. Campers can create stars with bunk colors, names, camp themes, or friendship designs and keep the finished squishies afterward
• Recreation Centers: Offer a simple decorating station without paint setup or complicated assembly. Permanent markers and blank squishies make it easy for groups to start creating right away
• Nursing Homes / Senior Centers: Add a tactile element to intergenerational creative programming. Participants can decorate stars with visiting children and enjoy the soft finished squishies afterward
• Kids at Home: Create a squishy that looks exactly the way you want it to. Kids can draw favorite colors, funny faces, names, stars, rainbows, and personalized designs instead of settling for a store-bought pattern
• Parties / Events: Turn party favors into part of the activity. Guests can decorate their own star squishy during the event and bring home something they created themselves

Tips for Best Results

• Use permanent markers rather than washable markers so designs adhere better to the foam surface
• Draw lightly at first and build up color gradually for better control on the soft surface
• Turn the star as you work instead of pressing too hard against one area while decorating
• Let marker areas dry before squeezing heavily to help reduce accidental smearing
• Use fine-tip markers for names, outlines, faces, and small details and broader tips for larger areas of color
• Create designs on both sides so the squishy looks finished from every angle

Explore More

Discover more hands-on projects and creative take-home activities in our Craft Kits Collection and browse more space-inspired fun in our Space Crafts Collection.

Looking for ways to stretch your program’s craft budget further? Read 6 Ways to Make the Most of Your Arts & Crafts Budget.

Find more project inspiration, seasonal activities, and creative ideas in the Crafting Creativity Blog.

Decorate It. Squeeze It. Watch Your Creativity Bounce Back.

DIY Star Squishies give kids two activities in one: first, they get a blank star to transform with their own artwork; then they get a soft, slow-rising squishy to squeeze, display, and enjoy afterward.

Stock this 12-pack for classrooms, camps, after-school programs, recreation centers, parties, sensory activities, and home craft time, and let every young artist create a star that is completely their own.