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This activity is just as fun and messy as it sounds, so try it outdoors if possible. Once the berry juice starts flying, there's no telling where it will land. You and your child should wear old clothes, and be sure to cover any surfaces that could get stained.
    If you're using our iron-on embellishments, add them before you get to the berries. You can also use fabric markers or paint to decorate the shirts before squishing.   Spread newspaper out over your work surface, and also on the floor or carpet if you're inside.   Slide a piece of cardboard inside each T-shirt to prevent the berry juice from soaking through. (optional)   Arrange your assortment of berries, and take a moment to explore the different shapes, colors, and textures with your child. Don't forget to taste!   Demonstrate the activity for your child by squishing a few berries first.   Squish away! Use the bowl to discard what's left of squished berries.   Set the shirts aside to dry completely. This will take about an hour at room temperature, and less time in the sun. A note about washing: Wash your Squishberry shirt lightly, inside out, and with just a touch of soap. After washing, the bright shades of berry will fade to pastel, but they'll still be visible. Use this as your child's go-to shirt for painting and other messy creative activities, or let her squish again and again to add to her creation!
  Plain white all-cotton T-shirts
Newspaper to protect surfaces from berry stains
Cardboard cut to fit inside each T-shirt (optional)
An assortment of berries
Towels or diaper wipes to clean berry-stained hands (and faces!)
 
Use our printable iron-on embellishments to customize your child's shirt before the squishing begins.
All you need is an inkjet printer, iron-on transfer printer paper, and an iron. Simply print the pages, cut out the elements you want to use, and follow the manufacturer's instructions that came with your transfer paper. 
Blackberries: Ripe blackberries are so juicy. Squish them hard enough, and you'll get a satisfying splatter of purple drops. Raspberries: Almost as juicy as blackberries, ripe raspberries squish into brilliant bursts of crimson scattered with tiny seeds. Strawberries: Cut strawberries in half and use them as stamps. You'll get beautiful pale red prints that you can use to form flowers or stars. Blueberries: Not recommended. Most of their color is in the skin, and squishing them produces a shade that's more brown than blue.   
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Throw a summer Squishberry party in your backyard. Just hand out T-shirts in a variety of kids' sizes, set out bowls full of berries and let the squishing begin!
