#1 Goddamn Rubber Yo-Yos, Man. We're Starting Here
Look at this weird thing. It was banned in Illinois, New Jersey, and New York because kids were busy strangling each other on school yards across the country when it became popular. As if regular, wooden Yo-Yos aren't dangerous enough.
#2 Clack To Crack
What in the actual...? Who came up with this? It's not only dangerous for your children but also for adults too. You would spend forever trying to get some entertainment out of this piece of crap only to have it crack your child's head. If you ask me to play....no way sorry never ever.
#3 Those Growing Water Ball Things
Promising a dinosaur out of a little ball like this got a lot of kids' attention. It was all fun and games but beware if your kids swallow these small balls. The not-so-lucky ones would suffer nausea and dehydration because they are not detectable by x-ray.
#4 Steve The Tramp Figure Is What's Wrong With The World
Ohh my God is this a knife. Does anyone remember Bum Wars? This toy is the action figure product inspired by that shameful act. Steve the Tramp is homeless and complete with a garbage can lid, a board, a knife and a mean expression. What a terrible toy for your children to play with.
#5 The Horror Of Aqua Dots
This innocent-looking toy requires kids to arrange little balls known as Aqua Dots to form a design of their choice. When the image is doused in water, the balls join together to make the image a single piece.
The problem: these dots have the same effect as date rape drugs when swallowed.
#6 Complementary Lung Cancer, Anyone?
If you'd ever seen this CSI fingerprint lifting kit in the kids' section, you may have raised an eyebrow. Every episode contains a reference to semen, so it's weird anyone made a children's game about it at all. That, however, is not why it was recalled. The "fingerprint powder" in this kit is, I kid you not, asbestos. It's 7% to be exact. Cringe.
#7 Not As "Easy" As It Looks On TV
This is an Easy-Bake Oven with a girl attached to it. Why, you ask? The "classic" toy is a death trap. If you believe your children should have all their fingers before leaving the nest, keep this from finding its way under the tree. The 2006 model was recalled, and for good reason.
#8 Because Slapping Is Something Kids Should Be Doing
If you don't remember slap-on wristbands, you lived under a rock and probably have wrists that are intact. This lovely accessory required children to slap one another with the extended band until the inner metal component bent, wrapping the band around one's wrist.
#9 Junior's First Cigarette
If you were a cigarette company, you'd want to start your users out at as young an age as possible. It's been proven that the "habit" is more than an addiction to nicotine; it's also a habit of putting your hands near your mouth. Kids imitate their parents, so candy cigarettes were popular among kids of all ages. Even though this box has been branded excluding references to their obvious resemblance to cancer sticks, we all know what these are and it's high time they were banned.
#10 "Everyone Loves A Slinky"
Catchy as the commercial was, this thing is far from safe, no matter how totally innocent it looks. How can a kid hurt him/herself with such a simple toy? Apparently, the "Slinky Jr." edition of the toy contained dangerously high levels of chromium. WebMD says high levels of chromium can cause "damage the liver, kidneys, and nerves, and it may cause irregular heart rhythm."
