100 Most Popular 90s Kids Toys
The best-selling kids toys from the 1990s & where to buy them now.
#100 Most Popular 90s Kids Toy: Tamagotchi
What was the Tamagotchi? No one knows for sure. Legend has it these tiny pods could summon evil spirits when you held your breath and spun around 3 times. Ok, I just totally made that up.
#99 Most Popular 90s Kids Toy: Barrel of Monkeys
Them: “Hey, go play with this barrel of monkeys.”
Us: “Ok.”
#98 Most Popular 90s Kids Toy: Nerf Vortex Football
You could hear these things from a mile away. The cool kids at school made a habit of throwing this missile-like football at my a** during recess. But I’m sure you probably have fonder memories of this best-selling 90s toy.
#97 Most Popular 90s Kids Toy: Game Boy Color
There was no better way to get your mind off your parents screaming at each other about the phone bill than playing Game Boy for a few hours. Good times.
#96 Most Popular 90s Kids Toy: Chinese Finger Trap
Screw these things! We got our 1st taste of anxiety by slipping these onto our fingers after trading 50 arcade tickets for one.
#95 Most Popular 90s Kids Toy: Water Ring Toss
Much like the sound of my little brother screaming, this could keep me entertained for hours back in the day.
#94 Most Popular 90s Kids Toy: Whoopee Cushion
“Wait ‘til you grow up, you won’t think farts are funny.” WRONG! Farts are undeniably hilarious. What’s not so funny? Having your teacher paddle you for placing this on their chair after 5th period. Ouch.
#93 Most Popular 90s Kids Toy: Mouse Trap
For some reason, EVERY school had this game. It had a million pieces and was always covered in snot, but my goodness was it fun!
#92 Most Popular 90s Kids Toy: Razor Scooter
If you ever banged one of these bad boys against your ankle, you know what true pain feels like. There was no better feeling than riding this down to the corner store to buy a Blow Pop for 25 cents.
#91 Most Popular 90s Kids Toy: Etch A Sketch
Yup, that’s a penis.
#90 Most Popular 90s Kids Toy: Polly Pocket
Apparently some of these are worth hundreds of dollars now. Which is depressing considering that’s worth more than my car.
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#89 Most Popular 90s Kids Toy: Super Soaker
Before we begin, may I just say that kid has a VERY punchable face. Is that bad to say? Anyway, there was nothing better during a hot 90s summer than a Super Soaker battle.
#88 Most Popular 90s Kids Toy: Mario Kart
I had a soft spot for Luigi as I could easily relate to tall Italian plumbers.
#87 Most Popular 90s Kids Toy: Stretch Armstrong
Is… is that Hulk Hogan?! This is real chicken or the egg situation. Stretch’s arms could be extended as much as 5 feet. My shoulder popped out of place just thinking about that.
#86 Most Popular 90s Kids Toy: Tickle Me Elmo
Why was Tickle Me Elmo a best-selling 90s toy? Probably because iPhones hadn’t been invented yet.
#85 Most Popular 90s Kids Toy: Yo Yo
You did NOT want to round a street corner and see a couple of 8th graders with spiked hair doing Walk the Dog back in ‘97. That was a sure fire way to get a wedgie.
#84 Most Popular 90s Kids Toy: Koosh Ball
What were they for? What were they made of? NO ONE KNOWS! And dammit, we didn’t care!
#83 Most Popular 90s Kids Toy: Sky Dancers
Apparently this best-selling 90s girls toy caused 100+ injuries and was discontinued in 2000. But it deserves another chance!
#82 Most Popular 90s Kids Toy: Pogs
Pogs were popular toys in the 90s as they were small discs that were easy to carry. I could say more, but I just don’t want to.
#81 Most Popular 90s Kids Toy: G.I. Joe
These days when I hear “GI”, I think Gastrointestinal. Which is very concerning. But back in the 90s, it was a cool army-themed action figure that kicked a** and took names.
#80 Most Popular 90s Kids Toy: Moon Shoes
I could dunk a basketball wearing these. And by that I mean I could finally touch the very bottom of the net. This best-selling 90s kids toy wasn’t all it was cracked up to be. Or maybe my genetics are just terrible.
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#79 Most Popular 90s Kids Toy: Battleship
This is one of those 90s games where nobody playing was actually having fun, but boy, did you act like you were!
#78 Most Popular 90s Kids Toy: Troll Dolls
Did I have one of these Troll Dolls growing up? Yes. Will these haunt my dreams later tonight? Absolutely.
#77 Most Popular 90s Kids Toy: Skip It
You were either VERY good at Skip It or VERY bad. Lucky for me, I never got to try because Trina Weeber wouldn’t share. People don’t forget, Trina.
#76 Most Popular 90s Kids Toy: My Little Pony
Way cheaper than an actual pony and 1/5 as fun!
#75 Most Popular 90s Kids Toy: Guess Who?
Does your person have crippling anxiety and look an awful lot like future me? YES!
#74 Most Popular 90s Kids Toy: Hungry Hungry Hippos
This popular 90s toy taught us one valuable lesson: Eat as much as you can as often as you can.
#73 Most Popular 90s Kids Toy: Nintendo 64
Back in the 90s, my mom rented a Nintendo 64 from Blockbuster for $19.99 for 4 days. Times were good!
#72 Most Popular 90s Kids Toy: Betty Spaghetty
What a name. Betty Spaghetty was (and still is) my hero. Now, who’s in the mood for Italian for dinner?
#71 Most Popular 90s Kids Toy: Stickle Bricks
I can literally feel these. Come back, childhood! I miss you!
#70 Most Popular 90s Kids Toy: Air Hogs
I used to crash Air Hogs into my neighbor’s 2nd floor guest room. Sure, my parents were sued multiple times. But it was worth it!
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#69 Most Popular 90s Kids Toy: Game of Life
The look on that mom’s face says: “Help, these are NOT my kids and I’m being held against my will.”
#68 Most Popular 90s Kids Toy: Giant Parachute
Why did every school have one of these? How much did it cost? Where are they now? Ah, the mysteries of life.
#67 Most Popular 90s Kids Toy: Playmobil
Sorta like LEGOs, but about 50% as cool. Needless to say, I played with this popular 90s toy A LOT.
#66 Most Popular 90s Kids Toy: The Lava Lamp
“Lava Lamps aren’t toys, moron!” Oh yeah? Tell that to 10-year-old me who stared at these things for hours. The ultimate staple of every 90s bedroom.
#65 Most Popular 90s Kids Toy: Hot Wheels
Did you even have a childhood if you didn’t fly Hot Wheels off your mom’s favorite furniture? Thankfully, this best-selling 90s toy is still going strong today.
#64 Most Popular 90s Kids Toy: Slip’n Slide
Did the Slip’n Slide kill Dad’s grass? Sure. But it’s what took summertime from good to great. Thanks, Dad.
#63 Most Popular 90s Kids Toy: The Playskool Flashlight
YES! Everyone I know had one of these.
#62 Most Popular 90s Kids Toy: Barbie Powerwheels Jeep
“Hop in, loser, we’re going down to Blockbuster and renting a VHS.”
#61 Most Popular 90s Kids Toy: Dear Diary
At times growing up, this was the only thing we felt comfortable talking to. It knew that you had a crush on Jesse. (And let’s be honest, so did everyone else.)
#60 Most Popular 90s Kids Toy: Silly String
What a horrible mess this best-selling 90s toy made. I think I just found some in my hair and I haven’t used it in 20+ years!
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#59 Most Popular 90s Kids Toy: Super Simon
This popular 90s toy taught me one very important lesson: I’m not good at following directions.
#58 Most Popular 90s Kids Toy: Little Tikes Semi Truck
Why did every 90s boy have this truck? BECAUSE IT’S AWESOME!
#57 Most Popular 90s Kids Toy: Baby All Gone
Eat your peas… or else! Baby All Gone was designed to show 90s kids what it was like to have a baby. Which, as all new parents know, is very, very hard!
#56 Most Popular 90s Kids Toy: PEZ
As a kid, there was no need to actually taste a piece of chalk. All you had to do was crack open a PEZ dispenser and pop that horrible, horrible candy in your mouth.
#55 Most Popular 90s Kids Toy: Big League Chew
On careful inspection of this packaging, I’m not sure I’d want “Man Size Wads” in my mouth again.
#54 Most Popular 90s Kids Toy: Playskool Busy Beads
It seemed like this 90s toy was required in every doctor’s office. Nothing like getting a bunch of sick kids together to play with the same toy!
#53 Most Popular 90s Kids Toy: View Master
This popular 90s toy was kind of ruined for me when my creepy uncle slipped in a slide of him on vacation in Bora Bora.
#52 Most Popular 90s Kids Toy: Electronic Hot Shot
Steph Curry learned how to shoot playing this game. Just kidding. (Kinda.)
#51 Most Popular 90s Kids Toy: Slobberin’ Sam
Full disclosure: I didn’t own this 90s toy. With that being said, it looks like you feed Sam dog bones through his butt and they come out his mouth. Which sounds pretty freakin’ awesome if you ask me.
#50 Most Popular 90s Kids Toy: GatorGolf
Real life GatorGolf is no joke. Just ask Chubbs from Happy Gilmore.
#49 Most Popular 90s Kids Toy: Spice Girls Dolls
Where’s the David Beckham doll?!
#48 Most Popular 90s Kids Toy: Slinky
Nothing has ever come close to the Slinky. So useless. So pointless. So fantastic.
#47 Most Popular 90s Kids Toy: Pretty Pretty Princess
This game taught me the importance of color coordinating your jewelry. And that Betsy will stab me in the back whenever she gets the chance.
#46 Most Popular 90s Kids Toy: The Game of Perfection
This 90s game was kind of like a word search… horribly boring and not fun at all.
#45 Most Popular 90s Kids Toy: Magna Doodle
Forget the iPhone, this was the most advanced piece of technology ever created.
#44 Most Popular 90s Kids Toy: Tracy Island Play Set
Sure, this play set cost our parents a small fortune, but we didn’t care! This was one of the most expensive 90s toys, but boy was it worth it.
#43 Most Popular 90s Kids Toy: Tekno Dog
Some kids begged and begged their parents for a real life puppy only to be given Tekno Dog. No wonder we’re all addicted to technology now!
#42 Most Popular 90s Kids Toy: Power Rangers Action Figures
Power Rangers was one of the most popular TV shows of the mid-90s. My favorite was blue, although I could be talked into yellow. (But NOT red.)
#41 Most Popular 90s Kids Toy: Mr. Bucket
Darn it, Mr. Bucket, stop spitting out my balls!
#40 Most Popular 90s Kids Toy: Gooey Alien Eggs
I’m surprised these haven’t made a comeback with all the talk about UFOs now. There was no better street cred than pulling one of these out of your pocket on the playground.
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#39 Most Popular 90s Kids Toy: Barbie Dream House
Imagine unwrapping this on Christmas morning! If I were 4.5 inches tall, I’d live here in a heartbeat.
#38 Most Popular 90s Kids Toy: Talking Barney
“I love you, you love me, we’re a happy fam-il-yyyyy.” Sure, it’s creepy, but it was the 90s, baby!
#37 Most Popular 90s Kids Toy: Nickelodeon Blast Box
Pshhhhhh, you think your Tesla is cool? Imagine blasting NSYNC from this during your 10th birthday party.
#36 Most Popular 90s Kids Toy: American Gladiators Assault Cannon
Pretty sure they don’t sell toys labeled “Assault Cannon” anymore. Sure, it sent thousands of kids to the hospital, but it was a whole lot of fun.
#35 Most Popular 90s Kids Toy: X-Men Action Figure
You didn’t have to ask Wolverine twice to curb stomp your a**. This best-selling 90s toy is still popular today.
#34 Most Popular 90s Kids Toy: Thomas The Tank Engine
Ole’ Thomas taught us a very important lesson: never give up! Also, being a train is sad, lonesome work.
#33 Most Popular 90s Kids Toy: Talk ‘N Play Zoe
Zoe was cute and beautiful in her own way… and by that I mean she had a face only a mother could love.
#32 Most Popular 90s Kids Toy: Hulk Hogan Action Figure
I feel like everyone has an uncle who looks exactly like this thing.
#31 Most Popular 90s Kids Toy: Pokemon Cards
Pokemon Cards were hands down one of the best-selling 90s toys. Some people called kids who played with them nerds. Well, who’s laughing now after selling their Pikachu card for 4 million bucks?! (Not me, because my mom threw it away in 2006.)
#30 Most Popular 90s Kids Toy: Teletubbies
These horrifying little demons would look directly into your soul. “I’m watching you,” they’d whisper, “always watching…”
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#29 Most Popular 90s Kids Toy: Pogo Bal
Any employee who suggested spelling ball with 2 L’s was promptly fired. This thing shattered more ankles than an Allen Iverson crossover.
#28 Most Popular 90s Kids Toy: Hoppity Horse
Those kids are either having a lot of fun on this best-selling 90s toy, or screaming for their lives.
#27 Most Popular 90s Kids Toy: Space Jam Action Figures
Darn you, Monstars! Darn youuuuuuuuu!
#26 Most Popular 90s Kids Toy: Hacky Sack
The sport of the future!!! (Not really.)
#25 Most Popular 90s Kids Toy: Go! Go! Worms
Only in the 90s could a board game featuring racing worms take off. P.S. Someone should check to see if Blue Worm is ok.
#24 Most Popular 90s Kids Toy: Talkboy
Imagine modern TikTok influencers using one of these? So hip! So edgy! *gags self*
#23 Most Popular 90s Kids Toy: Gak
Gak was horribly messy and a whole lot of fun. It was one of those 90s kids toys that parents INSTANTLY regretted buying for their kids.
#22 Most Popular 90s Kids Toy: Sonic Mountain Quest
This game was hard as sh*t! I may or may not have given up and Hulk Smashed it into a million pieces.
#21 Most Popular 90s Kids Toy: Spud Gun
Spud Gun Inventor: “Hey, I figured out how to turn a potato into a weapon…”
90s Kids: “TAKE MY MONEY!”
#20 Most Popular 90s Kids Toy: Dream Phone
This best-selling 90s game had you call different admirers to see who had a crush on you. Maybe I can blame this for why I’m still single.
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#19 Most Popular 90s Kids Toy: Big Wheel
You did NOT wanna mess with a kid on this thing. You’d be a prime target for a swirly or purple nurple.
#18 Most Popular 90s Kids Toy: Chinese Checkers
My parents definitely still have this best-selling 90s game in their attic. Nobody has played it in 25 years, but they sure as heck aren’t gonna throw it away.
#17 Most Popular 90s Kids Toy: Magic 8 Ball
Hey, Magic 8 Ball, will I die alone?
”Signs point to yes.”
:(
#16 Most Popular 90s Kids Toy: Lincoln Logs
This charming log cabin is listed at $425,000, but I recommend coming in at $450,000 as there are already other all-cash offers.
#15 Most Popular 90s Kids Toy: Monopoly
4 hours of family “fun” that ended in everyone not speaking to each other.
#14 Most Popular 90s Kids Toy: Silly Putty
Silly Putty was NOT designed to be ingested. Trust me, I learned that one the hard way.
#13 Most Popular 90s Kids Toy: Candy Land
Your mission? Be the 1st player to arrive at King Kandy’s Castle. (The challenge was doing so without making your little sister cry.)
#12 Most Popular 90s Kids Toy: Twister
“Alright, now take your right foot and shove it up Bob’s a**!”
#11 Most Popular 90s Kids Toy: Operation
Not sure if I should be worried or relieved that a generation of actual surgeons grew up playing this popular 90s game…
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#10 Most Popular 90s Kids Toy: Clue
Who knew candle sticks could be used for such violence?!
#9 Most Popular 90s Kids Toy: Jenga
Not to be confused with Jumbling Tower, which was exactly the same but slightly worse for some reason.
#8 Most Popular 90s Kids Toy: Uno
“Uno!” is what I yell at my local Mexican restaurant when they ask how many more margaritas before I’m too drunk to speak.
#7 Most Popular 90s Kids Toy: Bop It
While the popular kids in school were playing spin the bottle and drinking Twisted Teas behind the bleachers, I was playing Bop It with Randall. Miss you, Randall!
#6 Most Popular 90s Kids Toy: Cabbage Patch Dolls
Cabbage Patch Dolls were some of the best-selling toys in the 1990s. They had just the right mix of creepiness and cuteness to fly off shelves.
#5 Most Popular 90s Kids Toy: Easy Bake Oven
Who knew a 60-watt lightbulb could bake a wedding cake. Actually, it can’t. My spouse and I learned that lesson the hard way. But this popular 90s kids toy still has a special place in our hearts.
#4 Most Popular 90s Kids Toy: Play-Doh
So simple, yet endlessly addictive. This best-selling 90s toy kept me entertained for hours while my parents argued about which boarding school to send me to.
#3 Most Popular 90s Kids Toy: Furby
Why was Furby such a popular kids toy in the 90s despite being absolutely horrifying? I have no idea. In Furbish, “Oo-nye boe doo?” meant “How are you?” Well, I’m on the wrong side of 30 with a bad back, thanks for asking, Furby.
#2 Most Popular 90s Kids Toy: Beanie Babies
If loving Beanie Babies was just a fad, then consider me uncool. These bean-stuffed infants were HOT HOT HOT back in the day!
#1 Most Popular 90s Kids Toy: Barbie
It had to be her! The best-selling kids toy from the 90s is none other than Barbie. Far from perfect, she was good enough for millions of us. If you’ve found your Ken, congrats! If you haven’t… never stop looking!
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