Toymakers in the 1990s really were all about the portable toy. From the Tamagotchi and portable CD players to handheld electronics like the Game Boy Color, if you couldn’t take it with you, what good was it to a nineties kid? Aimed at a somewhat younger audience than the previously mentioned gadgets, Polly Pocket fit an entire miniature world – or at least part of one – into the palm of a child’s hand. Teeny-tiny Polly and her pals could travel with you anywhere and with a click and a snap, you basically had a miniature dollhouse ready to go. In fact, the original idea for the shape of Polly Pocket’s house was based on a makeup powder compact, which the toy creator Chris Wiggs outfitted as a house for a doll less than an inch tall.
Constructed from brightly colored plastic in a variety of appealing shapes and sizes, Polly Pocket environments were always on the deluxe side. She often had a pool for swimming, which enterprising youngsters could fill with a little bit of water to make it even more realistic. Small removable accessories like pool floats, chairs, and tables would rattle around in the case like beans inside a maraca but they made Polly’s world even more realistic and entertaining, especially as you watched your parents hunt for them in between the car seats when they got lost! Her petite character lived on for years through a web series and in 2018 a Polly Pocket cartoon was released on Family Channel.
With a sticky hand toy, you can master the art of grabbing things from a slightly longer distance than you can reach! As many '90s kids know, they are also a pretty useful tool for annoying siblings.
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K'NEX allowed budding designers, architects, and engineers the chance to construct replica models of everything from bridges and cars to rollercoasters and Ferris wheels. The construction toy system was invented by American entrepreneur Joel...
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The slap bracelet, an innocuous little wrist wrap turned children's toy, was to early '90s kids what fidget spinners are to children of the 2010s. Incredibly simple and idiotically brilliant, the slap bracelet was both a fashion statement and an...
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Having glowing star stickers on your wall was very popular as a '90s kid. Whether you got them as a prize from Chuck-E-Cheese, or found some in the dollar store - it was cool to sleep under the stars every night of the week. In fact, it’s still cool!
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Playing a game of Let’s Go Fishing was a popular way to pass the time at grandma’s house in the ‘90s. It was all fun and games until she whooped your ass for the third time in a row. Now is the time for you to grab your very own copy and show the world how much better you have gotten.
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Do you miss the days of being peed on by a toy doll? Well, miss them no more! Baby Alive is back and ready to provide all of the biological joys that come with caring for a very hungry and thirsty baby.
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Christmas 1996: a holiday toy season that will live in infamy. The N64 video game system and Tickle Me Elmo were the two hottest toys to hit the market and nineties parents were freaking out. The crazed rush to buy up all of the Tickle Me Elmo’s...
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Although the design is not the same as that old tube TV shape, Lite-Brites are still available for purchase. Grab one today and express your inner '90s kid through light and tiny little plastic pegs.
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Another example of nineties toymakers going HAM on miniatures. Tech Deck fingerboards are small skateboards that can be manipulated and “ridden” using your fingers. Fingerboards were initially produced as keychains for skate shops but evolved...
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This iconic toy still maintains a wrestler’s grip on the American imagination more than 44 years after it was first released to the public. Originally developed and produced by the toy company Kenner Products in 1976, Stretch Armstrong was the...
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