Kids Are Having Mixed Reactions to the New Super Mario Yoshi Bath Bomb

What better way to gear up for the Super Mario Galaxy movie than by taking a playful jab at Yoshi? Recently, a cosmetics brand teamed up with Nintendo to introduce a quirky product: giant Yoshi egg bath bombs. The concept is simple and fun—drop these spotted eggs into your bath, and watch them “hatch” into delightful surprises. Each egg transforms into classic Super Mario power-ups like green mushrooms, golden coins, and red fire flowers. But there’s a twist.

The surprises are actually bath gummies infused with essential oils designed to nourish your skin. Priced at $16—almost $20 with tax—the size and the longevity of the gummies are meant to justify the cost. Overall, feedback on these Yoshi bath bombs has been mostly positive, though there’s a catch: those who leave glowing reviews often receive the mushroom and coin eggs, while the ones who get the fire flower eggs seem to be less than thrilled, as seen in various social media clips.

As the eggs dissolve, they release a color that hints at the surprise inside. Unfortunately, the fire flower egg gives off a hue that makes it look like our beloved dinosaur is in distress. Adults witnessing this, like one user in a viral video, find it darkly amusing, while kids expecting a fun bath experience are left screaming and scrambling to escape the tub, as shown in another TikTok clip. One adult even remarked that it looked like the egg was bleeding, which certainly didn’t help the situation.

Commenters have mixed feelings, with some criticizing the adults for laughing instead of comforting the kids. Others are more forgiving, noting that the choice of red dye was questionable. “Red was an odd choice, though,” one commenter pointed out.

Similar reactions have popped up across other social media platforms, with parents sharing their concerns. One Facebook user humorously noted, “Imagine giving this to your kid and five minutes into bath time you hear them crying because they think they killed Yoshi.” Another parent expressed regret after their child had a negative reaction to the product.

One mom even said, “I was going to buy one for my kiddo until I saw all the red,” adding a crying-laughing emoji. “That’d traumatize him.”

Let’s hope Yoshi’s fate isn’t something Donald Glover had to actually voice in the Super Mario Galaxy movie.