novelty toys
Quirky cheap amusements
Novelty toys are inexpensive playthings sold primarily for their humor, surprise, or gimmick value rather than lasting play.
The category includes joke shop staples like fake vomit, whoopee cushions, and joy buzzers, as well as small trinkets dispensed from vending machines or included as prizes in cereal boxes.
The party store had a whole aisle of novelty toys.
The emphasis is on momentary amusement or a quick laugh rather than durability or educational merit.
- bobbleheadsSpring-mounted head figurines
- playthingsObjects for recreation
- rubber chickenLatex novelty poultry prop
- fake vomitImitation regurgitation toy
- magic tricksFeats of apparent impossibility
whoopee cushion · joy buzzer · chattering teeth · snow globes · collectibles · figurines · model kits · squirting · action figures · pranks · jokes · trick candles · fad · miniatures · piggy banks · tchotchke · silly · piggies
- noveltieswhoopee cushion, whoopee cushions, rubber chicken, rubber chickens, fake vomit
- cold lightbioluminescence, light emission, fireflies, glow sticks, lightsticks
novelty toysvintage toys
Old playthings, now collectible
teddy bears · wooden blocks · dolls · LEGO · board games
novelty toyseducational toys
Playthings promoting child development
developmental toys · building sets · serious games · STEM toys · strategy games