50 Epic Children’s Product Design Fails That Are So Bad, It’s Hard To Believe They Actually Happened
A general principle in product and package design is to never underestimate users’ stupidity. This should be even more true when designing product labels for children, and yet people manage to release some really poorly thought-out child product label fails like the ones on this list.
Some of the fails might be funny, but others are downright dangerous. The wrong product, label, or packaging design may prompt impressionable and inexperienced youngsters to use products in unsuitable ways or to even ingest products that can be harmful. If you’re a budding designer, this list can be a good list of things you shouldn’t do!
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Accidentally Sent My Son To School With His Newly Bought Ugly Christmas Sweater
Didn't realize what Santa was doing until his kindergarten teacher pointed it out when I picked him up after school.
Kids Love Pandas
This needs to be the secret bored panda shirt or pin or anything so we can recognize other wild pandas on the street
Light Switch In Kids' Room
Designers are often a tough crowd. It’s a competitive profession, and many professionals online are keen on picking apart each other’s work. The internet is full of communities sharing various design fails and poor choices for the world to see.
Ice Lollies Have Changed Since I Was A Kid
A Friend Bought This Balloon For Her Son's Birthday But Decided Against Blowing It Up
Uhhh... You Alright There Pikachu?
When it comes to children’s product design fails, however, there’s another group that like to get in on the critiques - parents. Children are a highly vulnerable segment of society, so a poorly designed product or package has the potential to drive a child to accidentally harm themselves.
If You've Ever Thought Kids Getting Hurt One At A Time Isn't Efficient Enough, Here's An Idea
Strawberry-Scented Scissors For Kids. That’s How You Get Kids Stabbing Themselves In The Face
Teaching Kids Terrible Things At Wellington Zoo
Product and packaging design for children is practically an entire discipline unto itself. For one thing, a single product and package has to appeal to two very different people - a child and their parent. The package and product have to promise to be fun while also convincing the parent that the product in question is safe, high-quality, entertaining, and, if applicable, developmentally helpful.
This "M" On A Kids' Menu Activity
The Brand Name Of My Daughter's Shirt
Yummy Drink With A Trip To The Hospital
"Oh, it has bubbles. Must be a fizzy red drink...YUM!"
Package design for kids also has its own set of trends and visual principles. Things like minimalism and eco-packaging may be trending for adults, but children want something else entirely. Bright colors, zig-zags, and big pictures continue to dominate children’s packaging – because they work.
This Kids' Swimsuit That Looks Like A Self-Destruction Vest
This Is Pure Nightmare Fuel
I'm Not Sure If This Is A Thing That You Should Give Kids
Start the kids sniffing glue early. Who on Earth came up with this :(
Of course, as we can see from the crazy design fails in this list, another key concern is clarity of purpose. Too many of the products on this list fail in this key aspect. Inedible or even toxic materials scented as food shouldn’t be making it into children’s hands - moreso if the products are also food-shaped.
My Brother Pays $15,000/Year/Child To Send His Kids To Private School - This Is The 1st-Grade Homework From Last Week
This should be there. I'd go to your $16,000/Year/Child school should you open one in the future.
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But I think these instructions are nice and fun to follow... I feel like I need a rock now.
item 9 was inserted after one kid a year ealier brought in a dried-up turd, I guess?
Upvote for the Dwayne Johnson reference!
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I don’t know, the inconsistency in capitalisation, the overly long ellipsis and the typo are kind of killing me. As for “smell the rock so we know where it comes from” - what?
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To be fair they are trying to help make rock finding a sensory experience. The Autism in me would never do that but someone out there needs this in their life.
That my homework every time i take the dogs for a walk. There's something really satisfying about searching for and finding a really awesome rock!
I think that OP is saying that the quality of education and the life lessons this $15k/year private school is teaching isn't up to par with the cost. Not sure if this makes sense I've been up most of the night 😕
Learning to be peaceful and observant within the environment and find beauty and worth in small things is an incredibly useful life skill.
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This is from a childrens' book called "Everybody Needs a Rock" by Caldecott winning author Byrd Baylor. Her works often contain southwestern and native american motifs.
In first grade we were reading about D**k and Jane. When did kids start learning about geology? I feel cheated.
you know, private school teachers are paid less, and require less training than public school teachers.
throw rock at school window ( directly into principal's office) with homework wrapped around it so your teacher can get fired for teaching you how to find dumb rocks as an assignment whilst your father pays a s**t load for you to learn other useful things you could be doing with your time.
Why doesn't the teacher start their sentences with capital letters, and end them all with full stops?
"Back when I was a young'n", you sent a kid outside. He'd find a rock.
This is why we need to spend public money on private religious school vouchers.
I love all the typos and lack of capitalization on every new parameter. Has the teacher in fact passed first grade?
If I saw a kid smelling rocks I would have some questions
Unless this was combined with a science lesson for a particular type of rock, this assignment would be really confusing.
Ah the Betsy DeVos Chapter School for advancing 1st graders into Kindergarten at a Public School.
And this is why private school does not necessarily mean better.
*me who lives in the desert* there’s a rock, oh wait but there’s another one! No but this one is cute, so is that one..
Now we know what Bush was reading to the kids. (Have fun finding Iraq.)
i'm impressed that the first graders can read these instructions. :-P
first graders should be able to read this? I was taught by my parents to read at age 2 (we have a video of my reading Old Hat New Hat by Dr Seuss for the first time) And isn't that normal? I've always been above the normal reading level but I remember getting taught how to write and read in kindergarten and 1st grade
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Aha yes, this smells like Scotland, probably from a beach in the north, picked in early morning
11. Put rock in pipe, light it up, inhale. 12. Have a nice trip.
“Have fun finding a rock.” Sounds kind of dismissive, like…”Get out of my classroom and go smell rocks kid.”
My Daughter Got A Globe Ball With Only America On It
My Son Is Too Terrified To Learn Anything From These Speech Therapy Worksheets, And Frankly, I Don't Blame Him
Even adults can make mistakes when product packaging and design are done wrong, so children can be even more vulnerable to issues like these.
Chalk With A Popsicle Color, Shape, And Even A Wooden Handle. What Could Go Wrong With Giving These To Kids?
My Son Who Just Started To Read “Hell Baby. Hell, Baby. Hell, Baby!!!”
The Hippo In My Kid's Library Book Is Actually A Rhino
Baby Hippo prefers to talk... baby RHINO on the other hand prefers to stand in front of baby Hippo and blocking the view of him completely...
Paint That Looks And Smells Like Juice. There's Literally A Picture Of Juice On The Box. Do You Want Kids To Drink The Paint? Because That's How You Get Kids To Drink The Paint
My Son's Educational Alphabet Puzzle
Never Split Your Legs When You Slide Down
This Ad Of A Kid Holding A Nerf Gun The Wrong Way
I'm Not Sure What To Say
"And As Your Child Gets Older, Simply Adjust The Head Restraint"
At least put neck rings on her, poor thing! Kayan_woma..._rings.jpg 
My Son Just Asked Me Why The Tiger Had A Little Flower Under Its Tail... Thanks For The Detailed LEGO
Let's Put A Hopscotch In The Middle Of The Parking Lot, And The Kids Will Love It
This Highlighter I Caught My Kindergartner Trying To Eat Because He “Bought Bubble Gum At The Book Fair”
To be fair, A) kindergartners generally can't read works like "highlighter", B) why does her 5yo have money to spend without any supervision?
As A Baby Onesie It's Cute, But As A Kid's T-Shirt It's Troubling
How Can Kids Learn If You Don't Teach Them Properly
I guess that answers the question: are zebras are black with white stripes or white with black stripes. They’re neither!!
Just Looking At This Slide Gives Me Back Pain
All Toilets Must Be Centered In The Middle Of The Classroom So Kids Eating Their Snacks Three Feet Away Can Bare Witness To Their Classmates Defecating
Never, ever have I heard or seen anything like that before. How on Earth is that sanitary?
My Son Is Learning The Alphabet
Bought This Geometry Set For My Son, To Help Him In School. Comes With This Map Of The World That Has So Many Countries Spelled Incorrectly
I don't know what country VOGO is in Europe, but it's there. Panama is spelled Banama, but I suppose they do grow bananas there. Vietnam is shown as an island.
My Daughter's Little Shapes Book. Pentagon?
Perfect For Kids To Learn To Tell The Time
Analog clocks, cursive, how to physically mail a letter/card, am I missing anything else?
This Dinosaur In My Daughter's Coloring Book Has Human Hands
Show Them What You've Got, Son
My Daughter's New Shoes Are On Another Level
The Maze On The Kid's Menu Is Impossible To Get Through
I Decided To Open My Step Daughter's Junior Risk Board Game Tonight, And The Compass Is Incorrect
Restaurant Puts Cocktails And Beers Right Under The Kids' Menu
Oh Yeah, Sit On Me, Child
My Son Was Stumped With A State Abbreviation Crossword. Then I Looked At The Solution
Terrible Solar System
What is happening with this solar system? I was hoping to teach the kids, I guess I should have looked closer before ordering it.
My Friend's Daughter Went To Summer Camp And Received This "Meteor" Shirt
This Board Book For Kids Is Pretty Confusing
These “Jeans”/Sweat Pants My Grandma Bought Our Son For Christmas
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This thread reminds me of the time my mom, who doesn't really speak English, bought me a pair of boxers one of which had trombones on it and said "I'm horny" and the other one had a warning label with "Warning contains nuts" on it. Yes I still have them
I love this! I’m glad you still have them.
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Hey, I'm just happy they were all relevant to the title/topic. *looking at you, "introvert" memes list I just read...*
Remember in the 70's, I think, we got tired of our kids dying from eating prescription medicine shaped like candy? How soon we forget..
This thread reminds me of the time my mom, who doesn't really speak English, bought me a pair of boxers one of which had trombones on it and said "I'm horny" and the other one had a warning label with "Warning contains nuts" on it. Yes I still have them
I love this! I’m glad you still have them.
Load More Replies... Hey, I'm just happy they were all relevant to the title/topic. *looking at you, "introvert" memes list I just read...*
Remember in the 70's, I think, we got tired of our kids dying from eating prescription medicine shaped like candy? How soon we forget..
