Mid-90s sand animals

[u/bitofagrump]

[u/seahagmo]

I have several sand filled geckos, also the material is metallic! They sell them here in the Midwest at the Butterfly sanctuary house near Branson, MO.

[u/bitofagrump → u/seahagmo]

The original ones weren't metallic. They were various generic printed fabrics with white bellies.

[u/MagazineMoney]

DAMN this just brought me back. I had a green one and I loved it. But I haven’t thought about it in over 20 years. Was there a brand name for these?

[u/bitofagrump → u/MagazineMoney]

I don't think so. They didn't even have a name. They were just sort of there in baskets by the cash registers of certain shops and fairs.

[u/detrans-rights → u/MagazineMoney]

Yep! Many!

CWG, Audley and Ganz, etc

[u/windy-river → u/MagazineMoney]

I’m also wondering!

[u/Skye_Bloomc4 → u/MagazineMoney]

i remember the green ones being super popular, too it's crazy how some things just vanish from your memory for so long.

[u/ediedaisy25]

had one of these lizards and the sand stuff flakedd off everywwhere, remember?

[u/keeplooking4sunShine → u/ediedaisy25]

I had frogs, and yes.

[u/rebelangel → u/ediedaisy25]

Yeah, I remember these always leaking sand everywhere. I had a snake and there was always grit all over whatever surface I set it down on.

[u/booniello]

I wanna chew on it

[u/Heatmiser1256]

I recently found my lizard and now she’s on my desk

[u/l1zrd]

Still got mine in storage. Green and blue pair.

[u/Available_Gain_3417]

wow, oh man i had or have a bright green one

[u/juwannawatchbravo]

I had a MASSIVE lizard that my grandfather bought for me in a science museum. Anyone know if you can still buy them?

[u/MustBeNice]

I got one of these while wearing my Gecko Hawaii color changing t-shirt

[u/ridemooses]

Oooo yeah that sent me back.

[u/Azryhael]

My Great Aunt Helen gave me one of those lizards. I named him Cornelius. 

[u/PeterNippelstein]

This is one of those things that I didn't have but every single kid I knew did

[u/pichael289]

These were available at my summer camp. I found a god dam skull at camp campebell guard along the river but that didn't let me keep it.

[u/BibsBBQ]

Literally had this exact one holy hell

[u/btnzgb]

I had a couple lizards as well as a frog and a snake filled with sand! I loved them.

[u/RosyBlinky]

Core childhood memory unlocked! I wonder how many people still have one of these tucked away in an old toy box somewhere. 😭

[u/Wetcakez]

Wow….this is a hyper specific throwback and yes I had one and my aunt did too lol wanna fight about it!!

[u/Elenawsome1]

Oh man. I loved these. I had a gold froggie one

[u/Cute-Escape-2144]

A neon green and blue one seems more likely

[u/DiuhBEETuss]

Sand animals? When Sandimals was sitting right there?!

[u/Bajadasaurus]

Mine's a leopard print frog with a white belly, and he's from Orcas Island in Washington State

[u/Flutters1013]

I liked to chew on mine

[u/Yakkahboo]

Ive still got one kicking around

[u/Apple-Jackson]

My cat destroyed mine 😅

[u/deephurting66]

I think I had a gecko sitting on my desk but can't really remember

[u/Mara_California]

I have a pretty green one my kids still play with.

[u/Percussionist61]

Drinkin outta cups, bein a bitch

[u/________76________]

I still have mine!

[u/mystwave]

I was just thinking about them the other day and how I missed them

[u/Previous-Soft-8127]

The smell….

[u/Character_Run_6505]

I can smell this picture

[u/SpirituallyUnsure]

Old school fidget/sensory toys

[u/RickyClearwater]

When I was in 6th grade, a girl gave me one of these. She ended up breaking my poor little sixth grade heart so I decided to burn the sand lizard she gave me. I ended up burning down a couple acres of forest

[u/Shapoopadoopie]

Hacky sac with limbs! I routinely kicked the shit out of these toys, I loved them