SMARTLAB Toys Squishy Human Body with 21 Removable Body Parts with Anatomy Book

I bought this for my seven-year-old for Christmas and it is proving to be one of those elusive toys that combines fun and education. The booklet is great, explaining organs in plain (even humorous) language. There is no coverage of reproductive anatomy, which would probably be an issue for some parents, but they don't shy away from other bodily functions.The squishy parts are fun, and normal handling hasn't yet torn them. The intestines are especially clever, and must have been quite a toy prototyping challenge for the manufacturer. The forceps and tweezers, while cheap and plastic, are a nice touch.My only complaint is in the quality of the hard plastic parts. Despite great care, one of the pins holding the arm muscle piece broke off the first time we took the model apart. Both the leg muscle and arm muscle parts are separating at the seams. The pegs that are meant to fit into the display base are too big for the holes. I remedied this by "sanding" the inside of the holes with a 7/64" drill bit.I bought this as a holiday "lightning deal", but even at twenty bucks this is a good value for a great toy.

I think pictures say a lot! I’ve attached quite a fewWe are a homeschooling family and this was one of three items I purchased for our anatomy unit. This was a total hit! It came with an organizer (to lay the dissected parts on), instructions on how to assemble and disassemble the model, and an educational booklet that teaches about each organ, in addition to the actual squishy model.We read the booklet (the first two organs), we watched a YouTube video on those two organs to complement the lesson, then we dissected those two organs from the model.For our next lesson we will do the same and proceed to 1) read about the next organ in the book, 2) watch a video that complements that, and 3) dissect that organThat way, my kids are getting a multi sensory approach to learning. Auditory, visual, and tactile.This purchase was with every pennyIt’s definitely something you want to teach your kids to be careful with though. The organs, due to their squishy and sticky nature, can collect dirt and debris.I don’t believe this would stand upright very well if you intend on displaying it but we aren’t too concerned about that since we are storing this back in its original box and in our homeschool supply closet with our other anatomy items. I prefer to keep items that belong to the same subject matter together for quick and easy accessIf this review was helpful to you, please leave a thumbs up 😊👍🏼

Great gift for the curious mind! Good size and very sturdy! Bought this for a 7 year old and she loves it!

Good and accurate model for curious kids to explore the layers of organs in a body by taking a toy apart and putting it back together. Initital 'wow' factor was diminished by a great colorful big picture on the box and a considerably 'smaller' (by comparison) model that came out of it. I wish the size of the figure was significantly bigger, but I knew the size limitations by reading the reviews when I ordered it. The biggest value of this toy for us was educational, that a kid CAN explore inside the layers of a body, organize the body parts on the body chart, and put them back into the model. There was LOTS of help required from adult, and at times only the adult could 'work' the toy and the kid got dis-interested if a step took too long. I am afraid the toy won't last long, as few prongs (that hold the hard parts) bent and and an organ or two tore/ripped off during the first use. The shell/skin and organs seemed definitely to small for adult hands, and sometimes to 'loose/fragile' and tiny in child's hands also. Kid are not gentle with toys in general, but they needed extra reminders of the 'squishy' factor of our internal parts. This actually was an added educational bonus for us, that it took patience and skill to put it back together (easier to take it out). Also, we could say that we need to be 'kind' and 'gentle' with/to our bodies, because they are soft and squishy inside and sometimes even 'breakable'. The kid seemed not to be 'grossed out' by the way the organs feel, and for that I am giving one extra star for the 'fun' factor with respect to the 3 star durability. If you play it "right", there is 'extra value' included in the package about the fragility of human life/body in general. Great begginer toy if you want to 'demonstrate' something following along the included Human Body book or any other 'HB' book you might have. This was our overarching goal --- to have 'hands on' model to go along with what you read about in books at this stage of kid develpment when they are curious about their bodies. Overall it was fun to 'touch' and experience something that otherwise it is only flat picture in the book. It is yet to be determined how many 'full use' (in and out) cycles we can get from it :)

Great for any age! Both of my kids had a blast playing with this. They didn’t even realize they were learning while playing with it! Great quality but some pieces can be easily lost.