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12-year-old needs skin graft after squishy toy explodes

A boy in Meyerside, England was burned when a popular NeeDoh squishy toy exploded after sitting on a windowsill, requiring a skin graft. It's not the first injury reportedly linked to these toys.

Published Aug 4, 2026, 1:31 PM EDT | LehighValleyLive

A 12-year-old boy needed a skin graft after a popular squishy toy exploded.

The New York Post reports the injury occurred when the UK child left a NeeDoh cube on a window sill at his family’s home in Meyerside, England. The colorful toy exploded from heat and sunlight, burning him with “molten goo.”