Talking Dolls
Puzzles
People love to give kids puzzles despite the fact that no puzzle has ever stayed intact for more than 10 seconds. That’s because puzzle makers don’t think to make their puzzles come with a box. The pieces will end up all over your house, and you’ll always be missing at least one.
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Mouth Instruments
Children’s mouths make enough noise, so there’s no need to add a toy instrument to the mix. Kids love to talk. But that pales in comparison to how often they love to play a kazoo, a light-up clarinet or a toy tuba.
Stuffed Animals That Play Music
Holiday-themed musical toys usually play one song. That means you’ll be hearing that song over and over again for a solid two months. You’ll be looking for the off switch on that musical Santa—or snowman bear—long before you get to Christmas.
Toys That Require Heavy Machinery to Assemble
To put any heavy plastic car or table together, you’ll not only need serious power tools, you’ll need a new manicure!
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Pretend Tools
In theory, play tools are fun until your kid realizes the play hammer can actually be used as a real hammer.
Large Toys
Unless you live in the Taj Majal, you won’t have room for your kid’s new train set or that adorable indoor tent her buddy got her. But since your kid will want to play with it, you’ll be overrun and have a seemingly life-sized train in your house.
