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Just because you're an adult doesn't mean toys aren't awesome. Whether you're into collectible designer pieces from brands like Medicom, designers like jeffstaple, and artists like Ron English, there's plenty of vinyl heat dropping these days. From blind-boxed stocking stuffers, cool desk toys, and sought-after collectibles, we combed through everything to bring you our Holiday Gift Guide: 25 Grown-Up Toys We Want This Holiday Season.
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25. Zombies vs. Zombie Hunters
Buy It Now at Big Bad Toy Store, $8
Green army men are overrated. Excite your inner child with these awesome plastic figurines of bloodthirsty zombies and the brave humans prepared to face the flesh-eating apocalypse.
24. Trollface Figurine
Buy It Now at ThinkGeek, $10
Love memes? So do we. For the Internet addicts and Redditors in your life, the Trollface figure makes a perfect gag gift.
23. Smoko Toaster USB Hub
Buy It Now at AC Gears, $28
This cute USB hub features an SD Card reader and is compatible with any flash drive, but we recommend using the Smoko Toast Flash Drives for maximum effect.
22. Terminator Gummi Bear
Buy It Now at Yoyamart, $45
Sent from the future to protect you--and be 100% delicious, this toy gives a look at the inner workings of a cyborg gummi bear clearly bent on wanton destruction.
21. Nerf N-FORCE Vendetta Double Foam Sword
Buy It Now at Hasbro, $20
Strike fear into the hearts of your officemates or siblings with this fearsome double-edged foam sword. It also splits into two short swords, perfect for sparring over who has to do the dishes or make the afternoon coffee.
20. Medicom x BAPE Bearbrick
Buy It Now at RSVP Gallery, $32
Combining Medicom's classic Bearbrick toy with BAPE's iconic camo makes for one figure hypebeasts and toy fans can both agree on.
19. Black Label 7" Pigeon by jeffstaple
Buy It Now at Toys Over Food, $100
Staple x Kidrobot drops a fresh toy for the holiday season with a mostly-black version of their awesome toy.
18. Shrympee
Buy It Now at My Plastic Heart, $15
David Chung tackles seafood with Shrympee, a 3-inch vinyl delicacy nestled in a ramen cup of paper noodles. Look at the little fella all snug and asleep.
17. Good Luck Trolls
Buy It Now at Urban Outfitters, $8
Remember these little guys? They're back from the '90s and ready to stuff inside your nostalgic friend's stocking.
16. Game of Thrones Vinyl Figures
Buy It Now at ThinkGeek, $10
Westeros just got a little more adorable. These 3.75" tall colllective figures are blind-boxed and feature beloved characters like Khal Drogo, Daenarys Tagaryen, Ned Stark, and an in-scale Tyrion Lannister. Buy them for your Khaleesi or equally nerdy friends.
15. Corkers
Buy It Now at Monkey Buisness, $8
Chances are you'll be popping a lot of bottles this holiday season, but you can turn your corks into cute little toys thanks to these DIY kits.
14. DGK x tokidoki Stevie Williams Figure
Buy It Now at tokidoki, $15
What happens when two companies combine to immortalize a skater in urban vinyl? You get this Stevie Williams collectible toy. Decked out in camo pants and a baseball cap, Stevie Williams is ready to thrash just about anywhere.
13. Adventure Time Football Jake
Buy It Now at ToyWiz, $17
The beloved foam football gets re-imagined as Jake, the shape-shifting dog from Adventure Time. Mathematical!
12. Tinder Toys Clem
Buy It Now at rotofugi, $12
Artist Jeremy Tinder's Tinder Toys create 3-inch versions of fun characters. Clem is an orange-faced individual that's sure to add a little bit of sunshine to any desk.
11. Squid Kids Mini 10-Doh! Figures
Buy It Now at My Plastic Heart, $10
8-bit nostalgia meets ABS plastic in this series of mini figures from Squid Kids Ink. 16 assorated figures have artists like Frank Kozik, Luke Chueh, Doktor A, and Jesse Hernandez creating anthropomorphic cartridges that are fun to collect. You don't have to blow into the bottom of these to make them work, either.
10. Nerf N-STRIKE Rayven CS-18 Blaster
Buy It Now at Hasbro, $30
Fire off your whole foam clip with this semi-automatic 18-dart blaster. Customize your set-up with Tactical Rail accessories, and rule the office with an iron fist.
9. Fragment Design x Medicom Bearbrick
Buy It Now at RSVP Gallery, $485
At 28 inches tall, this Fragment Design x Bearbrick collab takes the notion of the wolf in sheep's clothing to vinyl form. We wouldn't mind having one of these hanging around in the office or in the living room. It's a good statement piece.
8. Tupac Shakur Urban Vinyl Figure
Buy It Now at Entertainment Earth, $11
From the head bandanna to the tattoos, to the wheat Timbs, this designer toy interpretation of Tupac Shakur pays proper tribute to one of the GOATs.
7. Dum English Black Star Skull Astronaut Necklace
Buy It Now at Toy Tokyo, $75
Designed by Ron English and Chris Brown, these apocalyptic astronauts sit on a transparent cloud of smoke that double as a stand. The lacquered black chain accents the figure perfectly, and it's a surefire hit as a stocking stuffer for the art fans in your life.
6. Guthrie Cubebot
Buy It Now from Erie Drive, $20
Made of hardwood and elastic, David Week's highly-posable Guthrie Cubebot drew inspiration from Japanese traditions and Shinto Kumiki puzzles to create a desk toy that's half childhood dream come true, and half testament to modern design.
5. Temper Tot
Buy It Now at Art Attack Toys, $70
Ron English's works are thought-provoking with just enough pop culture relevance. Take for example Temper Tot, which combines a crying infant with The Incredible Hulk. Not fit for just the 2-D world, this is one figurine you wouldn't like when it's angry. Oops, too late!
4. Finn Mimobot
Buy It Now at Mimoco, $20 and up
Look, Adventure Time is freaking awesome. What's more awesome? Letting Finn safeguard all your precious data! Even better, this reusable drive is available in a variety of sizes and comes pre-loaded with all sorts of great Adventure Time content.
3. Minecraft Legos
Buy It Now at Simply Toyz, $70
The awesome Minecraft video game is reinterpreted as an approriately-cool Lego set. This hot item has long been sold out, but is expected to restock soon. Make sure you get your pre-orders in ASAP.
2. Transformers Capbots
Buy It Now at Big Bad Toy Store, $50
Optimus Prime and Megatron get redone as New Era fitted caps. What's not to love about that?
1. The 9 Worthies Sculptures
Buy It Now at Tres Bien, $515
Salão Coboi's hand painted sculptures are produced in a series of 20. These awesome creatures are dressed to the nines in designer duds. Check out Prince, the flesh-colored creature, rocking Yohji jeans as a top and a Raf Simons sweater as pants! Tony, the blue-nosed creature, is decked out in head-to-toe Maison Martin Margiela, while the green-headed Selina is wearing Acne and Stella McCartney. These resin collectibles are worthy of a spot on any mantle.
