Nothing fills me with more fear than when I find out my tween son has been invited to a birthday party.
It’s not that I don’t want him to go to a birthday party, of course, but my fear stems from how increasingly difficult it feels to buy gifts for tween and teenage boys. My go-to little kid gifts of Nerf guns, play cars, and Legos don’t feel like they always cut it for tween boys anymore. (Although the Lego sets could be argued, and I do often fall back on those, because who doesn’t love Legos?)
When I’m not sure what to give for a tween boy’s birthday gift, though, I have found myself lately reaching for a rather unexpected choice:
Squeeze cheese.
$12
from
Toymendous Squeeze Cheese
Like the Amazon version, this squeeze cheese has rave reviews from adults, teens, and kids alike. Some shoppers report using them as a sensory or fidget toy, while others say they’re just plain fun to play with. Others have even reported using the squeeze cheese as a form of physical therapy to regain hand strength after an injury.
Most of all, though, like I found, shoppers explained the cheese was a fun toy that turned out to be far more popular than expected.
“It’s cheap, durable, and it made my daughter happy,” said one Walmart shopper. “You really can’t ask for more than that.”
You really can’t, which is exactly why I will forever be a fan of the squeeze cheese.
