The Best Summer Toys for Less Than $25 Chosen by Toy Experts

Create exciting foam battles with the NERF Super Soaker Foam Fury Blaster, officially licensed by Hasbro and produced by WowWee. The Foam Fury Blaster rapidly blasts fluffy foam up to 15 feet for a thrilling twist to backyard battles. Simply pour foam concentrate into the tank, fill with additional water, pump and you’re ready to…

Lounge in style this summer with these Minions-inspired "pulu floats" (pool floats)! Featuring a built-in cupholder and durable PVC material, these floats are easy to inflate and deflate, so your summer is nothing but chill. Available in three styles: green trunks, red trunks, and orange trunks.

The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles walkie-talkies are ready for a mission! Send static-free messages with the push of a button using kid-friendly controls. These walkie-talkies have an extended range of up to 500 feet.

The hopper features a flexible rope that creates a dazzling light effect when in use. Put your foot in the hoop, start spinning, then skip and hop for hours of fun. The rope lights up and features three LED patterns.

Set includes four beach balls featuring colorful Pokémon designs. Perfect for outdoor fun at the beach, pool, or backyard. Each beach ball measures approximately 16 inches in diameter. Made from durable vinyl material for long-lasting play. Encourages active play and social interaction.

Dive into sea life with this Green Toys Sea Life Set! Kids can discover sea creatures friends including a sea urchin and sand dollar that strain water, a snail shell funnel, and a turtle and crab featuring built-in spinners. This set encourages sensory exploration and imaginative play and is perfect for bath time, beach days,…

These animal-shaped, squeezable bubble-makers are easy for preschoolers to use. Simply squish them to make bubbles and squeeze again to keep them coming.

Blast up to 15,000 bubbles per minute! The Blaster comes with two bottles of bubble solution, LED lights, and an easy refill holder.

Kids can use these water balloons over and over again without any waste! Made with soft rubber material, these lightweight balloons with safe-seal, magnetic technology let kids enjoy up to 1,500 splashes per balloon.

These cuddly companions are designed for indoor and outdoor adventures on land or in the water. Each toy floats and resists fading, while AquaDry technology dries the toy quickly for seamless wet and dry play. The breathable mesh skin is also machine washable.

Kids can get excited for bathtime with Bluey-inspired cups that they can stack, nest, and pour. The easy-to-grip pouring cups feature an added sprinkling feature.

Bring the fastest-growing sport in the U.S. to the backyard, pool, or beach with this pickleball set. The set includes regulation-size pickleball paddles, a rubber ball, and a pickleball, so kids have two ways to play.

Make a splash with the Squishmallows squad! Three new friends join the BigMouth x Squishmallows Pool Float lineup: Gary the Giraffe, Kevin the Koala, and Tatiana the Dragon. Each inflatable float is more than 3 feet wide.

Kids can throw this flying disc up to 100 feet away and bounce it off hard surfaces nearly 30 feet into the air. It’s made from highly durable TPU material and designed for active, open-ended play.

This edition of the classic Stomp Rocket includes a launcher and three space crafts inspired by real vehicles: the Saturn V Rocket, Space Shuttle Atlantis, and Space Launch System. Kids can learn about force, gravity, and other STEM subjects while they run, jump, stomp, and launch the rocket.

With a simple load, pull, and launch, kids can use this easy-to-use slingshot to send the three included mini Koosh balls soaring up to 50 feet or more. It features an easy-to-grip-and-aim handle that also stores the Koosh balls when playtime is over.

The green-and-yellow mower produces bubbles and gear sounds when kids push it along. It comes with a bubble solution gas can for more roleplay fun.

Kids can collect and store rocks in the storage compartment, then extend the eyepiece and view their rocks under the magnifier for an up-close view. It features a handle and storage with a locking latch and comes with an activity guide.

Kids can capture and observe bugs with this kit, which includes a clear bug habitat, a removable base, a latching lid with two magnified viewers (one stationary and one moveable), a scissor-style bug catcher, a net, tweezers, and a learning guide.

This NERF foam blaster features a lightweight shark design that fits comfortably in small hands and is easy to hold and carry. It comes with eight NERF Elite 2.0 flexible foam darts.

Pump up the mini basketball with the included air pump, hang the basketball hoop over a door with the non-scratch hooks, and play. Kids can customize the wooden backboard with a set of decal stickers.

With blocker pieces in place, the objective of Rubik’s Gridlock is to fit all the pieces onto the board to solve each puzzle. Includes 44 double-sided puzzle cards that range from beginner to expert.

Grab a friend, shake up the letters, and find the words fast. This set includes 16 letter cubes, a Boggle grid base and lid, and a sand timer.

Mess-free coloring set includes 18 coloring pages and 5 Color Wonder markers. Color Wonder technology only shows color on special paper, not on skin, fabric, or furniture. Designed to promote creativity without the mess. Ideal for travel, home, or on-the-go coloring. Pages feature popular characters for added fun.

Bluey and Gabby’s Dollhouse themes join Crayola’s Color Wonder Foldalope collection. Kids can color in scenes inspired by their favorite shows while staying mess-free with the specially formulated markers and paper. Each envelope holds all of the 18 pages and five markers for creativity on the go.

When kids play with this Anxiety plush, all of their own anxieties will go away! When kids twist Anxiety's hair, she shakes and says phrases from Inside Out 2 as her eyes quiver. The more kids twist her hair, the more she shakes and talks. This 13-inch plush has articulated arms, shapable hair, and embroidered…

Join Mickey, Simba, Lightning McQueen, and more Disney and Pixar friends for a popping good time! This sturdy board book features four colorful pops for little hands to push and press as they explore counting, opposites, patterns, and more early learning concepts.

Write or draw on this travel-friendly tablet using the included stylus or a finger, then press one button to clear the screen and draw again. Comes in pink, purple, or blue styles.

Swim in a sea of fun with this baby shark reusable sticker book! With more than 100 reusable Baby Shark stickers, kids can peel, stick, and create endless underwater adventures on the foldable play scene. Encourage imaginative play and creativity, and develop fine motor skills with this JAW-some kit.

Pickleball Blast puts a new spin on the sport with a board game-size tabletop court and a net with an attached Screamin’ Pickle launcher. Using the thumb-powered pickleball paddles, players send the Pickle play piece soaring and try to flip the pickle lids at the other end of the court.

This nostalgia-inducing sno-cone machine includes a Snoopy ice shaver, red ice shovel, two ice cube trays, a flavor mix packet, three paper cups, and a syrup squeeze bottle. Families can insert the molded ice cubes, crank the Snoopy ice shaver, shovel the shavings from the cup to their personal cups, and add the syrup once…

Build your own land shark! This toy helps kids develop their fine motor and problem solving skills by allowing them to experience the building process. Includes one shark with wheels, eight bolts, four snap-on parts, and a kid-friendly screwdriver.

This 222-piece set lets kids build a LEGO version of Simba, complete with a rotating head and a moveable tail and legs. It also includes a buildable leaf and four LEGO bugs.

This reusable cup turns any drink into a slushy in minutes. Freeze the cup, pour in your drink, and squeeze to turn it into an ice-cold slushy.

This 12-piece set features moldable play sands; tongs; a sifter; crunchy crinkle paper; colorful pony beads; and four rubber charms of Bluey, Bingo, Coco, and Lucky — all inside a reusable bin that doubles as a contained play space and convenient storage case.

Little artists can use the six included acrylic paints to design their own light-up turtle and let the colors of their imagination shine! This 4-inch, ceramic turtle boasts star-shaped cutouts across its shell and a color-changing LED light.