Our generation of the '90s kids (not talking to you if you were born after '96) had a wide selection of toys that we all used to love. I, personally, still have a rather impressive yet seemingly worthless Beanie Baby collection. Some '90s toys were the greatest. However if you'll remember, some of these toys were either incredibly creepy or actual death traps.
1. Skip It
We could accurately rename this the "Skin It" considering all of the skin that was ripped from our ankles during play time. Seriously, who invented this and was it even tested before mass production?
2. Furbies
Our parents were filled with complaints when we crawled into their beds at midnight because of a “simple nightmare that wasn't real". Well, thanks to these guys nightmares became reality. If you had the ones that laughed and moved, you'd probably agree that those guys crawled straight out of a horror movie. To make matters worse, if you forgot to turn it off at night you could hear the faint sounds of its demonic laugh that would surely haunt you for the rest of your life.
3. Moon Shoes
Hear me out, here. I know they were awesome when you actually figured out how to work them, but walking in them was basically the equivalent of putting a cat on stilts. It just didn't work out. I remember tripping constantly because of these bad boys. I even rocked some gnarley Spiderman bandaids over my battle scars. Maybe this one just relates to those of us who have terrible hand-eye coordination.
4. Slap Bands
Sure, they were some seriously stylish bracelets. The only problem was when they were put into the wrong hands. These went from a fashion statement to a violent weapon in the blink of an eye. I can remember going home with welts on my arms because some kid wanted to “see how it worked." Basically another way of saying, “You gave me permission to slap you with this."
5. Razor Scooters
Sure, it was all fun and games until you stepped off and almost had your foot amputated from your body. This “toy" was the bane of every child's ankles. You don't know pain until you've unsuccessfully ridden a Razor scooter. Steph Curry has nothing on these ankle breakers.
