- Bored Panda has shared hilarious gallery of toy fails from round the world
- Hugging Elmo looked like he was strangling child on the box
- Bizarre embellished noose came in box emblazoned with ‘pretty death’
- A duck with four legs and horse containing severed head were among the fails
When it comes to quality control, you would hope that children’s toys are at the very top of the list – but it seems that some manufacturers didn’t get the memo.
In a hilarious gallery of images from around the world, Bored Panda has revealed some of the most dubious design fails that should never have made it out of the factory.
Unfortunately, awkward design has lent some toys such as a Winnie The Pooh stacking rings set and a Spiderman balloon a rather phallic appearance.
One parent was baffled to discover a duck with four legs, and a truck decorated with kangaroos from Austria.
From an embellished noose in a box labelled ‘pretty death’ to a pair of fluffy handcuffs aimed at three-year-olds and a bright blue Harry Potter you’d definitely think twice before adding any of these to your child’s toybox.
In a hilarious gallery of dubious fails from around the world, Bored Panda has revealed some of the worst children’s toy designs including these rather rude Wonder Woman scissors

Not what you want in the toybox! This absolutely baffling embellished noose surely did not fly off the shelves

Unfortunately the design of this Winnie the Pooh stacking rings set lent the character a rather phallic appearance


‘Elmo hugs back and so much more’, according to the packaging. The only fear is that the ‘much more’ involves strangling

It’s clear that the person who designed this has never actually seen a duck in real life

All kids like a game of cops and robbers, but these probably aren’t the kind of handcuffs you want them playing with

Cinderella looks like she went straight from the ball to a plastic surgery clinic for a bad nose job

Night lights are supposed to ease children’s fear of the dark, not leave them more terrified

This toy was so close to looking perfect innocent, except for the flesh-coloured bottle

Who knew that there were so many kangaroos and desert landscapes in Austria?

This toy from China looked perfectly fine from the outside, but opened to reveal the head of a dismembered doll

This Batman squirter gun has all sorts of rude connotations that it’s probably best not to dwell on for too long


Balloon designers need to have a serious rethink of their products if these two offerings are anything to go by

Nothing wrong with this little girl sitting on a log, until you remove the figurine