TWISTY FIGURE 8™ BABY TEETHER TOY
Twist, bend, rattle and soothe with multi-texture play.
Brand: Munchkin
Launch: 2021
“Flexible, multi-textured teether is a fresh twist on Parent Choice Gold Award winning design!”
Meet the teething toy with a twist – and a colorful personality of its own! The Sili Twisty Bendable Multi-Texture Teether is a feast for sore gums. Made of 100% natural beechwood and food-grade silicone, this BPA free soother has multiple textures, rings, bumps and ridges to help relieve tender, itchy gums. Part teether, part rattle, and part early learning toy, its fun figure-eight design will keep baby comforted and entertained, all at the same time. What’s not to love?
Key Features
100% Natural Beechwood
Teether rings are made from 100% natural beechwood that is durable, safe and creates a fun clanking noise for baby teething and play!
100% Food Grade Silicone
Fun accents are 100% food grade silicone. Soft enough to soothe soar gums and durable enough for the toughest teethers.
Bendable Teether
Teether bends and moves to create fun shapes while helping to develop the motor skills.
CONTRIBUTION
CONCEPT EXPLORATION
Different forms and textures were sketched and modeled to test how flexibility, grip, and sensory play could work together. Through iteration, the design moved toward a bendable loop with multi-texture elements that engage babies while soothing teething gums.
3D CAD
The teether was built in SolidWorks to refine proportions, balance textures, and visualize flexibility in 3D.
COLLABORATE WITH AN ENGINEER
Worked closely with an engineer who added pivoting metal hinge joints, integrated structural ribs, and refined the design for assembly with DFM considerations.
PROTOTYPING
Created functional prototypes to test bending, twisting, and overall durability. Hands-on evaluation helped confirm comfort, safety, and play value before moving forward.
COLOR-MATERIAL-FINISH DESIGN
Developed detailed CMF specifications to define color, material, and finish for each part. These specs guided manufacturers on costing and ensured production matched the intended aesthetics.
