SmartLab Toys Squishy Human Body
- Includes 12" Human body model with stand!
- Use the Forceps and tweezers to remove the squishy organs.
- Comes with a 24-page illustrated anatomy book that follows a piece of pizza as it travels through the systems of the human body.
- Discover how the human body works with this realistic anatomical model.
- Stem focus: anatomy and biology
- Ages 8 and up
- Look inside the book Watch what happens as a bite of pizza travels through your body
- Take a tour of the human body from the inside out
- Each SmartLab package contains everything kids need to explore and understand the mysteries of science
- More than just a toy and book, SmartLab products satisfy and engage a child's curiosity
- Science becomes an adventure
TheresaMBodmanBarcavage
Just like the YouTube video the little one watched
Little one saw this on YouTube so I finally bought it. Your little one probably saw the same video and now wants it too. Those YouTube toy reviewers are really starting to annoy me. Anyway, little one loves this kit but I hate how it made me realize how little I know about human anatomy. The book that comes with it helped solved that problem and little one and I feel like surgeons putting everything back together. There are little holes that the bones fit into to hold it in place but our humerus, radius and ulna, femur, tibia and fibula don't quite stay in place any longer. The organs are squishy and feel like those sticky hand toys that you slap against a wall. This is a great kit to get kids interested in the human body.
LibbyBougere
Great learning tool!
Since we homschool, I'm always looking for new things to help teach my kids! Recently we've been learning a lot about the human body and anatomy. I thought this set would be perfect since it gives them the ability to touch and see where each organ belongs. This set is pretty neat because there is quite a bit of information included with it. There is an easy to follow book filled with facts and information about each organ, as well as an organizer to help you keep track of parts when you're taking the body apart and putting it back together. The set also includes a set if tweezers and a set of forceps that you can use to move the body parts around. The "insides" are sticky and squishy so I would suggest keeping them covered when not in use as to avoid hair or other contaminants getting on them. This body does not have gender specific organs at all, so it's not technically a male or female, bit we decided to name ours "Mr. Guts" who just so happens to have a brother named "Mr. Bones" that lives with us. Overall, I'm very happy with this set! It has been a great tool to have to help my children learn more about the human body and it's many different parts and functions. I think this would make a great gift for any child 4 and older. I would suggest you make sure your child knows not to put pieces in their mouth as these could become a choking hazard to anyone smaller. One other thing I'd like to note is that this set is only big enough for maybe two or three people to use at once so if you're wanting it for a larger classroom, I'd suggest multiple sets.
HoymondLouie
A positive experience
I realize there’s a lot of negative reviews for this product, but we’ve had a great experience with us so I wanted to share that. It’s true that everything has to be in its exact place to fit back together, but we haven’t had any issues, as others have mentioned, about the plastic body going back together. My 5 1/2-year-old loves it and wants to show it to all of her friends and cousins. She takes them on a tour through the different body parts and organs taking it apart and putting it back together again. My advice is to follow the booklet a few times to put things in and take them out. Also, you may want a Ziploc bag or plastic box to store everything in, as it is a bit delicate. However, I think it’s totally worth it and I plan to buy some additional ones as gifts.
KaraL.Whitaker
It's nice because we are able to talk about the body ...
My daughter loves this. She's only 5, but is able to pull out the body parts and place them on the mat. It's nice because we are able to talk about the body part, what it does, and I think even Im learning some things. Not sure if she's ready for the FULL on conversation, but this human body is really nice and accurate. She loves using the tools, as she thinks she's really doing surgery. Putting it all back in, correct, is just as fun.
NerwinDeVera
Big hit for this homeschooling physician!
This is a fantastic tool for a homeschool unit on the human body. I use it with my 6 and 4 year olds, but it is probably intended for 8-10 year olds. (I'm a physician trying to homeschool, and so my unit on the human body is probably far from typical!) If you don't homeschool, this is still worth having. Use it with your kids to review what they are covering in their lessons. (I believe that's technically called 'afterschooling'!) I don't think it would work well in a classroom, though. Way too small; it needs to be used with maybe 2-3 kids max at a time. I get it out for every lesson of our human body study. We look at the system we are studying, and it is a tremendous visual aid to understand the physiology. For example: Today we talked about respiration. The diaphragm can be tricky to explain, so I used this model. With the forceps I pushed the diaphragm piece up and down while making exaggerated sound effects. "What happens to the lungs when I push this up? What about if it pulls down? Where does the air go?" and they were able to see clearly how the diaphragm pulls air in and pushes it out. Never would've gotten that from a textbook. I also use this model for a Charlotte Mason style of narration. I can take all of the pieces out, and as I put them back in place ask "Hand me the stomach. Which piece is it? What does it do?" The youngest child gets the first shot, and then the older can add what he knows. For review I can hand my son the forceps and ask him to "tell me what happens to food." He can trace the path of an apple through the model and explain what happens in each spot. Visual aids are a huge asset when learning anything, but especially something that can be hard for a child to visualize, such as the inside of a body. Illustrations in a book are helpful, but this goes several steps beyond. A line sketch of "my digestive system" is good, but too abstract for a young child to really make any meaningful connection with the actual human body. This model is that connecting piece between books and the physical world. Just a warning: this is fairly delicate. Keep away from the littles. It needs to be kept put away and gotten out for school. Let it get mixed in with other toys and kiss your kidneys goodbye! If you are doing a human body unit, I also really like How Your Body Works, Grades 1-3 and First Encyclopedia of the Human Body (First Encyclopedias). Good luck!
AnnaGuzman
This helped her get over "OOOHHH, Yuck!" Now it's natural and healthy.
Great for a 5 yrs and beyond. Talking about how the body operates and why to care for herself. Why her diet must fuel her body... So cool that she wants to know.... What is this for?, How does this work? and inquisitiveness has developed her own powers of common sense and to think... "If this works this way, then maybe that will work the same way..." She's trying to figure it out for herself and I love how inventive she is becoming... HOPEFULLY not afraid of failure... Just try again! She took the body apart, identified the organ, talked about it's purpose and put them back together... I'll never forget the experience. It's best when grandparents calmly take the time to help the young on OMG! I LOVE being a Gram... Her excitement to learn! She jumped up from the floor!!..."MiMi!! THANK YOU!! I NEEDED TO KNOW THAT!"
ThetMyatNoe
Great toy for a curious kid
Squishy Human Body was a hit with my 5-year-old son. He's very curious about the human body and how it works, and this toy allows him to explore and gives us topics to discuss. He loves to take it apart and put it back together, and I love that he's learning something as he plays. Other reviewers mentioned that once you get the parts out, it's difficult to get them back inside, but we didn't experience that. I will say that my son needed help to get it all back in correctly, but that wasn't a big deal at all. The parts don't fall out like others said, either. And when the organs got dirty and fuzzy, I just rinsed them off in water and they're good as new. My only complaint is that the tweezers were poorly made and broke the first time we used them. Other than that, this is a great toy.
ReinaDESur
This is one of the best purchases that I have from Amazon
This is one of the best purchases that I have from Amazon! I love it so much that I ordered another one as a gift for my niece. My 4-year-old daughter LOVES it so much and she enjoys the "organ-izer" game (she calls it the "matching game"). She already knows the anatomy terminologies more than this model offers. For example, she knows the strongest muscle is the cardiac muscle and heart is about the size of a fist that has four chambers. We have been getting other human body books for her and she has learnt so much. I think this human body model is great to help initiating the interests of little ones. My daughter says "mommy, I know there are two types of bone marrows - yellow for storing fat and red for generating red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets." She can't wait to learn more about human anatomy and physiology every night at bedtime.
IreneMaciulis
is more then happy to have it
Ok, between all other comments we could find, and after a year of playing with it: our, then 4 years old, now 5 y, is more then happy to have it. He plays with this toy every week for a whole year. Anatomy model is nicely made, even though we wouldn't say it is a high quality product, but!, for that money is wonderful. Our son likes to 'work' with it, and we hope he does learn. Inside-organs elements are, as many other noticed, very dirty after some time. They are made out of sticky gelatinous- squishy gummy kind of material, which means also that, with a time, becomes loose... intestines are falling apart. Yet, as I wrote earlier, for the money, we can manage that. To finalize the comment: I would recommend it to parents who are looking for a model-toy for kids wanting to learn and play around human anatomy, but I don't know if this would be something for the students in medical area.
DevonteGrant
Durable! Educational and fun for inquisitive kids!
I bought this in September 2016 for my grandson who was 5 years old at the time. He was amazed with it and I helped him take it apart and put it together several times. It is very durable. Some of the organs are very realistic looking. My grandson is now 7 years old and he is sill playing with it. It has held up great and he can now take it apart and put it together himself. He takes all of the organs out of the body and puts them on the "organ izer" poster. The book that comes with it is just right for young children to learn the basics about the body systems. He is learning about the human body in school now and went into the unit already knowing a lot of facts. This is a great toy for inquisitive kids.