The cutest unicorn toys for kids

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by Samantha Ball |
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Toys for girls and boys come in all shapes, sizes and styles, but if there's two mythical animals that children love, it's everything dinosaurs and unicorn, so it's understandable that they'll want all the unicorn toys they can have, right?

From interactive to more practical toys or garden toys, there are endless styles of unicorn toys to choose from. They'll be bound to bring some magic into your little ones play time! Some of them are even designed to help with your child's development.

Our favourite unicorn toys shortlist 2023:

Our favourite overall unicorn toys: VTech Toot-Toot Friends My Magical Unicorn
Our favourite practical unicorn toys: Una The Unicorn Trunki
Our favourite inflatable unicorn toys: Unicorn Garden Sprinkler

Whether you're looking for unicorn toys to use as a décor for your little ones room or for all the toys they can play with, there's enough choice for birthdays, Christmas or just as a little treat.

Best overall unicorn toys

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Price: $85.21

Description

Little ones will love the VTech Toot-Toot Friends My Magical Unicorn. Press the heart button to hear Twinkle talk, and will a swish of the magic wand watch her walk, sing and flap her wings! They'll love singing along with her melodies too.

One review said: "My daughter wanted a robot unicorn for her birthday, this is delivered her wish! She loves it. Easy to start playing with, moves across the floor, flashes and sings, happy girl!"

Pros

  • Encourages independent and imaginative play
  • Lots of interactive elements

Cons

  • Needs four x AA batteries

Best cuddle unicorn toys

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Price: $41.45

Description

The Colourful Cuddles Unicorn will truly be your babies best friend. It's soft to snuggle and just the right size for little ones to hold. It's belly lights up different colours, and it sings up to three songs.

One review said: "Great product. Not too big or little, songs are lovely and my baby daughter loves it. Definitely recommend!"

Pros

  • Soft and just the right size
  • Interactive toy

Cons

  • Songs will get stuck in your head

Best draw-on unicorn toys

Description

The Crayola Colour n Style Unicorn Craft Kit comes with five pens that your little one can use to colour in and draw patterns on the unicorn! It also has a mane that can be styled, and comes with a hairbrush and hair accessories.

One review said: "What I like about this item is that the child gets to paint and/or decorate the unicorn more than once. Very useful in keeping little hands busy!"

Pros

  • Can be cleaned and redecorated
  • Comes with some pre-printed patterns on

Cons

  • Can be hard to keep completely clean

Best projector unicorn toys

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Price: $10.99

Description

The Brainstorm Toys Fairy and Unicorn Torch and Projector brings magic to life with lovely projections of unicorns and fairies. Best used in a dark room, the discs project images in the torch onto the wall! It can even be used as a torch, which can be handy for those night time toilet trips.

One review said: "Purchased as a gift so difficult to review, however the parents of the little it was given to loved it and said their little one was enjoying creating stories around the images projected through the torch."

Pros

  • Can be used as a torch too
  • Comes with batteries

Cons

  • Discs are quite small so could be easy to lose

Best fairy garden unicorn toys

Description

Your little one will love growing their own unicorn-themed garden and watching seeds transform into grass. The My Fairy Garden Unicorn Garden comes with all the essentials for them to create a magical garden home for the three included unicorn toys!

One review said: "I bought this for my granddaughter it looked beautiful with the lights & she really enjoyed it too"

Another review said: "My Granddaughter, already having hours of fun with this new Birthday present, she loves it."

Pros

  • Comes with magic seeds to plant
  • Three unicorn toys to play with

Cons

  • No soil included

Best suitcase unicorn toys

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Price: $79.99

Description

Trunki's are one of the greatest travel inventions for little ones, so Una The Unicorn Trunki has to feature. With the cutest unicorn horn and tasselled tail features, it's the perfect unicorn travel accessory that your little one will love playing with while on your family adventures.

Our mum testers said: "This product made my life easier because I could pack most of my daughter’s holiday things in her own bag that she takes pride in holding herself. She is able to pull it along and to sit on it in queues. She played with it so much and was always entertained, it is definitely worth the money!"

Read our Una the Unicorn Trunki review here.

Pros

  • Plenty of storage space
  • Can be carried or rode on

Cons

  • Not technically a toy

Best large stuffed unicorn toys

Description

A combination of a soft toy and a unicorn never fails, this Giant Large Unicorn Stuffed Plush will be a welcomed addition to any child's stuffed toy collection. We love how soft it is, perfect for cuddles!

One review said: "It is so soft and snuggly, our grand daughter loves it, she plays with it by day and sleeps with it by night."

Another review said: "Expensive but my daughter loves it and plays with it all the time! Brilliant quality and really soft"

Pros

  • Soft and cuddly
  • Makes a great room accessory too

Cons

  • We don't recommend this for children under 2 years old

Best inflatable unicorn toys

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Price: $29.99

Description

The perfect outdoor toy for cooling off this summer, the Unicorn Garden Sprinkler will add lots of fun to the paddling pool. It inflates, and with a hose pipe attached it sprinkles water out of the unicorns horn. It even has stake holes in the feet to keep the inflatable secured.

One review said: "Bought this to add to some pool-time fun! So far, for the price, it seems pretty durable and stands upright with ease. Looks just as pictured, very cute. When we first hooked up the hosepipe, we turned on the water all the way and that horn blasted water covering our entire deck!! So we turned down the water pressure and it worked perfectly!"

Pros

  • Stakes to keep secured
  • Large sized

Cons

  • Have to be careful not to pop it

Best take-along unicorn toys

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Price: $18.97

Description

This new pal will go everywhere with your little one! The AURORA Fancy Pal Rainbow Unicorn comes in her own little bag that your little one can carry around. The unicorn itself is cute and cuddly too!

One review said: "What can I say? My niece turned 8 yesterday and this was a quick pressie for her. As she loves unicorns, this is an addition to the family... she really loved this gift."

Pros

  • Unicorn can come out of the bag
  • Super soft and cuddly

Cons

  • Some said they found it a bit small

What toys should I buy my child?

While educational toys are worth buying as they are specifically designed to support a specific developmental skill, it's also worth buying toys that your child is interested in.

Themed toys such as unicorn toys will always be favourited by your little one if it's something they love. There are such a wide variety of toy styles too, from plastic to wooden toys or even Montessori, that you'll find a themed style to meet yours and your little ones needs.

Samantha Ball is a Product & Lifestyle Writer for Mother&Baby and freelanced for the website for two years before joining the team full time. She's a mum of two and loves browsing for the best products and cute outfits.

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