Toy Review – Squap by Diggin

What in the world is Squap?  It is a really cool throwing and catching game from Diggin.  At first I wasn’t so sure when I saw it; it didn’t seem to me to have a lot of playability.  Why not just throw a ball?  But, I got sucked in quickly.


The beauty of Squap, as I see it, is that almost anyone can play with it.  I have played with it, my teenage boys have played with it, my six year old daughter has played with it, and dozens of customers have played with it.  The mitts come with velro adjustable straps that fit any sized hand.  Once the mitt is on, the hinge corresponds to the natural hinge of you hand.  When you open your hand the mitt pops open and when you close your hand the mitt snaps shut.


The mitt does all the work.  You are tempted to help the mitt toss the ball.  You try to help it along by pushing it out of the mitt, and you look very silly doing it.  What you have to do is let the popping open of the mitt throw the ball for you.  It goes pretty far on its own.  To catch the ball, you just have to snap quickly.  The mitt is pretty big and it doesn’t take long to master the catch.


The design of the toy is very smart.  When you are not playing, there is a slide tab with keeps the mitt locked closed.  The ball is very much like a ping pong ball but brightly colored so that you can find it if it falls into grass or behind a table or chair.  And, beings that they are light weight, table tennis type balls, they won’t break a lamp or knock anything over.  Squap comes with four balls.  Each mitt has a place to store two of the balls.  You never have to worry about losing the balls when not in play.  It is all self contained.  Very smart.  If you want a fun toy for kids ages 6 and up, indoor or outdoor, pick up Squap.