A whoopee cushion needs no batteries, no instructions, and no adult supervision beyond a straight face. This one measures 7.25 inches across, wide enough to lie flat and out of sight under a dining chair cushion, small enough to vanish into a coat pocket on the way to Grandma's. It is made of latex, so it reinflates after every use and the joke does not run out the way most prank toys do. One cushion per pack, recommended for ages 3 and up.
Against the rest of the gag gifts for kids aisle, the case here is longevity. A single reusable cushion outlasts a whole bin of one-shot novelties, which makes it an unusually good value in favor bags, classroom prize boxes, and stocking stuffers for kids. Every child meets it as though it were invented that morning, which, for them, it was. It is also the rare prank toy a parent can hand over without a second thought, since there is nothing to break, nothing to swallow, and nothing to clean up afterward. Please note that it contains latex.
How do you blow up a whoopee cushion? A whoopee cushion is inflated by blowing air in through the open neck at one edge, then laying it flat under a seat cushion so a person's weight forces the air back out. The air escaping through the narrow opening vibrates the material and makes the sound, and the cushion can be re-inflated and used again.
