Chad Burdette
Move over stress ball. The latest desk accessory is softer, more colorful, and a lot more fun to look at. As adults look for little ways to break up screen time and bring some personality to their workspaces, squishies are finding a new home outside the toy box and right on the desk.
And the timing makes sense. According to Gallup, 50% of U.S. employees experience significant daily stress, making small ways to step away from the screen and reset during the workday more relevant than ever.
Check Out Squishies Available on Palmstreet Below:
- JARU Furry Frens Jumbo Squishy Paw ($12): An oversized, colorful paw-shaped squishy that brings a playful tactile moment and plenty of personality to a desk or workspace.
- Gummy Gumdrop Squishies ($12): Bright, candy-inspired squishies that add a pop of color and a satisfying hands-on distraction to the workday.
- SmushMart Jumbo Squishy Pickle ($15): A giant pickle-shaped squishy that’s equal parts quirky desk decor, conversation starter and something to reach for when you need a quick screen break.
- iBloom I Love Peach Prince Big Squishy ($20): A kawaii peach-inspired collectible from iBloom that brings the playful appeal of Japanese-style squishies to the grown-up workspace.
- Keycraft Jumbo Squishy Rocket Pop ($15): A nostalgic frozen-treat-inspired squishy that brings a little summertime fun to your desk without melting all over your keyboard.
Its like a stress ball, but way more fun.
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The Gummy Gumdrop is what I keep with me to use while doing interviews for The Comic Watchers and The Korner Sessions interviews.
It helps me make these interactions a little less nerve racking:
They turn boring desks into personality-filled spaces. From giant pickles to gummy-inspired designs, squishies are an easy way to make a home office, cubicle or workspace feel less corporate and a little more personal
On Palmstreet, the go-to live shopping app for unique finds and collectibles, shoppers are discovering oversized paws, gummy-inspired designs, giant pickles, kawaii peaches and nostalgic rocket pops that are equal parts collectible, desk decor and satisfying tactile distraction.
Whether squeezed between Zoom calls, kept within reach during a long afternoon or simply displayed to make a workspace feel a little less serious, squishies are becoming the playful desk accessory adults didn’t know they needed.
