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I need the most annoying toy for a 5 year old

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IrritatingToy · 11/06/2026 17:56

My sister and I are in a war of annoying toys, she bought my 3 year old a set of mini bagpipes.. I need the most annoying but equally awesome for the child at 5 years old. I want something that she’s going to despise and he’s going to love. Budget about £100. I’m not unreasonable but she was to buy mine bloody bagpipes!!

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AltitudeCheck · 11/06/2026 18:35

https://www.emmysmummy.com/poopsie-unicorn-review-a-unicorn-which-poops-slime

Slime pooping unicorn with sparkles??

FortyFacedFuckers · 11/06/2026 18:35

Slime my partner was buying a huge box of slimes for his nieces for Christmas but I had to intervene as I don’t think there mum would have spoken to us again! My best friend bought my toddler son a full drum set just miniature 😂

secondchancesalooon · 11/06/2026 18:36

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oliviaAustin · 11/06/2026 18:37

Tickle Me Elmo. Haunting in its laughter.

MadeofCheeese · 11/06/2026 18:37

Duckeyes!! Hopefully the link works!

Bubblewrapart · 11/06/2026 18:37

Recorder or a penny whistle. Super simple to 'use' but hard to make actually sound good, More portable than a drum kit so less easy to escape to another room. Also whilst drums are annoying, a recorder makes way more of a shrieking sound which grates right up your spine. Loved by young children, despised by adults. Could buy a beginner recorder book to go with it and show them the basics of reading music so they really get into it.

I played the recorder for years and only discovered as an adult that even when it's played well my parents still find the sound detestable!

Gonnagetgoingreturnsagain · 11/06/2026 18:38

franksmama · 11/06/2026 18:15

My DS has the most annoying whistling crab toy. It whizzes around on the floor with flashing disco lights, whistling something that sounds a bit like The Lonely Goatherd. The tune repeats about every ten seconds 😵‍💫

It’ll set you back £10 on Amazon or I’ll post you the fucking thing for free

Is this for babies and has disco lights?

Loulou4022 · 11/06/2026 18:38

Glitter!! Gets bloody everywhere!

Throwmoneyatit · 11/06/2026 18:40

A musical hamper. Recorders, cymbals, harmonicas, shakers, tambourine, a whistle, one of those long things that became popular during a World Cup (can't remember what they're called though), a xylophone and a loud horn 😁

Babyboomtastic · 11/06/2026 18:41
  • indoor dodgem to drive around (https://amzn.eu/d/0iTyediN)
  • possibly more mean than plain annoying, but bunchems 😬
  • dog training noise buttons (trust me I'm yet to find a kid that doesn't love them)
  • frozen recorder set
  • indoor kids drone
  • confetti cannon
  • glitter slime creation kit

Edited as I don't think the dodgem link worked. If you want something that uses up most of the budget, is bulky, loud, bright and incredibly annoying, I think this is your gift.

I'll post a picture of it below.

WiggyClawsThe2nd · 11/06/2026 18:41

Steel pan.
I think the ones for kids are jummie drums....

HappyLouBella · 11/06/2026 18:41

These.

I need the most annoying toy for a 5 year old
Gonnagetgoingreturnsagain · 11/06/2026 18:46

I got my 5 year old nephew a moving polemon Pikachu toy (£80?) it was meant for 8 upwards. My DB had to make it and it was very fiddly. Haven’t asked where it is lately.

fake blood always fun, yes nephew pranked me with it.

Large jelly stick on spiders that can be placed anywhere. Nephew once threw one at my mum when she was luckily in front seat of car (I was driving), she was not happy!

Babyboomtastic · 11/06/2026 18:46

Annoying as [insert expletive of choice here] kids toy

I need the most annoying toy for a 5 year old
Geneticsbunny · 11/06/2026 18:47

A huge bag of whistles

Namechangefordaughterevasion · 11/06/2026 18:48

The most boring and tedious game on the planet is Monopoly. Get them that and emphasise they should always play it with their mum.

if you want to go the musical instrument route (and it's a good one) I recommend the recorder. Like everyone, my DC learned the recorder in school. My daughter had violin lessons and the boy next door played the trumpet. They were all equally infuriating in the early stages but the recorder triumphs as continuing to be annoying even after the player gets good at it.

My younger DC played flute and guitar - neither were annoying at all. Steer clear of those.

whippersnapper55 · 11/06/2026 18:49

Drum kit? Or one of those toy fire engines with a really loud siren?

Besidemyselfwithworry · 11/06/2026 18:50

Turnitoffnonagain · 11/06/2026 18:09

A karaoke machine.

This 😂
althiugh bagpipes wins the prize you could always return the pleasure so they could play together as cousins with their bagpipes 🤣

ithinkilikethislittlelife · 11/06/2026 18:51

A huge blow up dinosaur 🦕. My brother bought one for my kids and it took up the bloody room. They loved it too 🤦🏻‍♀️

askmenothing · 11/06/2026 18:52

Soubriquet · 11/06/2026 18:12

I’m still traumatised by this fucking bear my dd had a baby and she’s 13!!!

I can still hear the song

“I’m a friendly light up bear
ill teach you
one two three
a sleepy hungry happy bear
hey come and hug me”

My 14 year old still remembers the day I threw this bear out of a first floor window. The most annoying thing ever! AND if you ignored it for a while, it just randomly said ‘bye bye’ when you forgot it existed 🤬

Cioccoholic · 11/06/2026 18:52

A nerf machine gun. It’s massive, violent, and the stupid little bullets go everywhere

Blueberrymuffinbanana · 11/06/2026 18:53

A cheap pack of party whistles should do. Nothing worse than your kid pulling a party whistle out of the gift bag.

askmenothing · 11/06/2026 18:54

Temporary glitter tattoo set. Glitter and glue that gets everywhere!!

TopSecretSquirrel · 11/06/2026 18:54

A megaphone.
And a written list of suggestions for things to request using the megaphone.
’Muuuuummmmm, I’m hungry/awake/bored’

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