45 Funny Toy Design Fails That Are So Bad They Could Scar A Kid For Life

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”

via

2. “My Dog Destroyed Her Toy Cactus, And There Was Another Sad Cactus Inside”

via

3. “Chinese Toy”

via

4. “Why ??”

via

5. “This Unfortunately Designed Kid’s Balloon”

via

6. “Cinderella’s Nose Job Didn’t Go As Planned”

via

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”

via

8. “Hair Fell Off The Doll, Now My Daughter Walks Around With A Middle-Aged Balding Friend”

via

9. “My Four-Legged Duck”

via

10. “It Looks Like My Daughter’s Doll Has Already Been Through A Lot”

via

11. “Finally Added This Rafiki Toy To My Collection”

via

12. “My Little Sister’s Toy Looks Like It Just Smoked Itself Into A New Era”

via

13. “My Kid’s Dinosaur Toy Has Human Hands”

via

14. “This Space Barbie Set That Has The Solar System Diagram That Is Completely Wrong”

via

15. “Dollar Store Barbie”

via

16. “My Son Just Asked Me Why The Tiger Had A Little Flower Under Its Tail. Thanks For The Detail LEGO”

via

17. “You Know These Creepy Life-Size Dolls? Creepier Still Is In The Box That They Come In”

via

18. “Austria. Home Of Kangaroos And Deserts”

via

19. “These Silicone ‘Fidget Toys’ Smelling/Looking/Feeling Like Fruit Snack. Please Don’t Sell These To Kids”

via

20. “This Fantastic Toy”

via

21.

22. “These Figurines”

via

23. “The Teddy Bear With The Muzzle Rotated 90 Degrees”

via

24. “Shhh… It’ll Be Over Soon”

via

25. “Quite A Big Construction”

via

26. “Poor Spidey”

via

27. “Prevent Your Kid From Being Afraid Of The Dark”

via

28. “Clearly Haunted Zuckerberg’s Doppelganger Doll, Found By My Friend’s Mum On Vinted”

via

29. “Hmmm”

via

30. “This Poor Barbie”

via

31. “My Niece Got One Of These Unicorn Toys With A Golden Carrot For Her Birthday (Not My Niece In The Photo)”

via

32. “How’s This For An Action Figure? Toys At The 99-Cent Store”

via

33. “My Son’s Birthday Dinosaur Balloons Came Anatomically Correct”

via

34. “This Kids’ Toy Had One Thing It Was Supposed To Teach”

via

35. “Superman Or Quasimodo?”

via

36. “Son’s Color Toys”

via

37. “Worst Slide Design Ever. Worst Six Feet Of My Life”

via

38.

39.

via

40.

41. “You Can Shave Your Baby”

via

42. “My Nephew Has A Toy Dinosaur Which We Call ‘Sneaky Dinosaur’ Because He Looks Rather F****** Sneaky”

via

43.

44. “Winnie The Pooh”

via

45. “You Had One Job”

Nate

Nate Armbruster

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.