Toy designers are the unsung heroes of wild imaginations. Seriously, they’ve got to tune into the wavelength of a kid’s imagination, which is no easy feat. They’re like the mad scientists of playtime, tinkering away at toy designs to see what sticks. It’s a whole lot of trial and error, and sometimes, it tips the scales towards error. But, that’s where the fun begins.
Ready for a good chuckle? Check out these hilariously epic toy design fails we’ve rounded up in the gallery below. Sure, they might not be the ideal playthings for your little ones, but they’re guaranteed to give you a laugh or two. From the “What were they thinking?” to the “Oops, that didn’t turn out right,” these toy design fails are a testament to creativity gone hilariously off course.
1. “The Description Is Spot-On”
2. “My Dog Destroyed Her Toy Cactus, And There Was Another Sad Cactus Inside”
3. “Chinese Toy”
4. “Why ??”
5. “This Unfortunately Designed Kid’s Balloon”
6. “Cinderella’s Nose Job Didn’t Go As Planned”
7. “I Saw This T-Rex Squirt Gun In The Toy Aisle Of My Local Grocery Store. I Bought It Because Of The Trigger Placement”
8. “Hair Fell Off The Doll, Now My Daughter Walks Around With A Middle-Aged Balding Friend”
9. “My Four-Legged Duck”
10. “It Looks Like My Daughter’s Doll Has Already Been Through A Lot”
11. “Finally Added This Rafiki Toy To My Collection”
12. “My Little Sister’s Toy Looks Like It Just Smoked Itself Into A New Era”
13. “My Kid’s Dinosaur Toy Has Human Hands”
14. “This Space Barbie Set That Has The Solar System Diagram That Is Completely Wrong”
15. “Dollar Store Barbie”
16. “My Son Just Asked Me Why The Tiger Had A Little Flower Under Its Tail. Thanks For The Detail LEGO”
17. “You Know These Creepy Life-Size Dolls? Creepier Still Is In The Box That They Come In”
18. “Austria. Home Of Kangaroos And Deserts”
19. “These Silicone ‘Fidget Toys’ Smelling/Looking/Feeling Like Fruit Snack. Please Don’t Sell These To Kids”
20. “This Fantastic Toy”
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22. “These Figurines”
23. “The Teddy Bear With The Muzzle Rotated 90 Degrees”
24. “Shhh… It’ll Be Over Soon”
25. “Quite A Big Construction”
26. “Poor Spidey”
27. “Prevent Your Kid From Being Afraid Of The Dark”
28. “Clearly Haunted Zuckerberg’s Doppelganger Doll, Found By My Friend’s Mum On Vinted”
29. “Hmmm”
30. “This Poor Barbie”
31. “My Niece Got One Of These Unicorn Toys With A Golden Carrot For Her Birthday (Not My Niece In The Photo)”
32. “How’s This For An Action Figure? Toys At The 99-Cent Store”
33. “My Son’s Birthday Dinosaur Balloons Came Anatomically Correct”
34. “This Kids’ Toy Had One Thing It Was Supposed To Teach”
35. “Superman Or Quasimodo?”
36. “Son’s Color Toys”
37. “Worst Slide Design Ever. Worst Six Feet Of My Life”
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41. “You Can Shave Your Baby”
42. “My Nephew Has A Toy Dinosaur Which We Call ‘Sneaky Dinosaur’ Because He Looks Rather F****** Sneaky”
When he's not doomscrolling Twitter or writing for Pleated-Jeans, Nate Armbruster writes jokes—and then tells them on stage as a stand-up comedian, where he can watch audiences (hopefully) laugh in real-time.