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Your house gets broken into , you can only use a toy in your home to defend yourself , which toy are you choosing? are

115 replies

OneUmberJoker · 24/10/2025 18:12

A tennis ball

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Ihateboris · 24/10/2025 18:43

Notmyreality · 24/10/2025 18:40

Beat me to it!
The black one.
So they can’t see it coming in the dark.

So to speak.

Edited

Exactly...and manual, so they don't hear it vibrating 😆

Flipitnreverseit · 24/10/2025 18:45

An original buzz lightyear. Solid as a rock, bloody hurts to get hit in the head with.

CrinaCara · 24/10/2025 18:46

Chucky

blueshoes · 24/10/2025 18:47

Full size aluminium baseball bat.

TakeMe2Insanity · 24/10/2025 18:47

Easy 10yo wooden cricket bat, arsenal of hard balls or his metal base ball bat. Failing that I’ll throw the horrible playmobile toys on the floor, and find one of the toddler’s toys that plays horrible songs!

CrinaCara · 24/10/2025 18:47

Or perhaps Bagpuss and crew. They're very resourceful.

BotterMon · 24/10/2025 18:49

Baseball bat in one hand and light sabre in t'other. Knock 'em out and then castrate him.

Mydahliasareshit · 24/10/2025 18:50

Bag of gobstopper marbles to fling with force to the skull. 💀 or hockey stick to trip up then bash!

EducatingArti · 24/10/2025 18:51

The latest playstation
" If you go away and leave me alone I will give you this lovely new playstation"

HorribleHisTories15 · 24/10/2025 18:52

A tennis racket, one after the other. Then balls, all sports, any sports, attack mode. Cycling helmets. Loud voice and relentlessness. I refuse to go down quietly.

or chuck the whole lego box over the stairs on the intruder as they come upstairs. Then throw the skateboard at them if I can find it.

and finally the low rugby tackle. Believe me, they will regret ever entering my house.

menopausalfart · 24/10/2025 18:54

I suppose I could slap them around the head with my vibrator.

Katherineryan1986 · 24/10/2025 18:57

I only have toys for toddler and baby grandchildren, but they have a wooden mallet for whacking balls through holes, so I think I would use that.

Mamma182838 · 24/10/2025 19:00

Flipitnreverseit · 24/10/2025 18:45

An original buzz lightyear. Solid as a rock, bloody hurts to get hit in the head with.

Oh good one! I picked something else but I’m switching to that! We have three talking ones and they all have heft!

DeanStockwelll · 24/10/2025 19:05

Notmyreality · 24/10/2025 18:40

Beat me to it!
The black one.
So they can’t see it coming in the dark.

So to speak.

Edited

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Soonenough · 24/10/2025 19:11

Beat me to it with Buzz Lightyear as it was my first thought . Alternatively there is a toy workshop for GS here that has a pliers. I could grab their balls and twist hard whilst hitting on the head with hammer and shoving spirit level.up their nose.

DeanStockwelll · 24/10/2025 19:12

No DCs here so it would have to be a cat toy , his squishy light up buzzing ball has nearly had me going arse over tit a few times .

Failing that , the cat , he is a grouchy , mean , sharp clawed ball of fury .

SwishMyCape · 24/10/2025 19:13

Plastic bow firing arrows with suckers on them. I don't fancy my chances.

(Great thread)

Theunamedcat · 24/10/2025 19:16

I have online gamers so whipping them with a laptop cable

caringcarer · 24/10/2025 19:17

4 cricket bats in my house.

MrsMoastyToasty · 24/10/2025 19:18

The catnip toy that our cat keeps in his basket.

AutumnCosy2025 · 24/10/2025 19:20

Base of the swing ball set -I won't go down easily!

FinallyAPrincess · 24/10/2025 19:20

Launch multiple Brio Railway Stations at them.

DeanStockwelll · 24/10/2025 19:21

@SwishMyCape , you need to attach mini glitter bombs to each arrow , no matter how many times the get changed the police will still be able track them down as the will still have glitter stuck to them !

MrsAvocet · 24/10/2025 19:25

We're a bit beyond actual toys here, but will hobby equipment do? If so, I reckon I could do someone a nasty injury with my walking poles or any of the multitude of outgrown hockey sticks in the porch. That would buy me time whilst my glue gun was heating up...

Lollipopsicle · 24/10/2025 19:28

It’s got to be Lego. Absolutely agonising to step on it (as we all know, let’s face it).