A young girl microwaved a popular squishy toy, which caused it to overheat and burst open, leaving her with scars Cara Lynn Shultz is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. Her work has previously appeared ...

Young adults are powering a surge in sales of "squishy" toys, the latest craze ... which "transforms household objects or food items" into a "cute, plush form" to be "squeezed and hugged".