Drop one capsule into a glass of water and stand back. The shell softens, splits, and a squashed piece of foam unfolds into an animal that is many times the size of the pill it arrived in. Children who will not sit still for anything will sit still for this, and then ask to do the next one.

One card holds 12 capsules in 12 shapes, printed by JA-RU as 12 shapes in 6 styles. The themes JA-RU runs on this item are Farm Animals, Bugs, Sea Creatures, Zoo Animals, Dinosaurs and Cars, and the card is packed at random, so the one we send is whichever theme is next off the shelf.

At this price they do the jobs a party bag, an Easter basket, a rainy Saturday and a classroom prize box all need doing. JA-RU has printed its own item number 305 on this card since 2006.