10 Toys That Kids Love and Moms Love to Hate

I used to think Play-Doh was kind of cool, mostly because my oldest child wasn't that interested in it, so I wasn't aware of its darker side. My 3-year-old, however, is obsessed, which means I now have small chunks of Play-Doh stuck on rugs, crusted under couches, and hardening in multicolored balls all over my house.

He even managed to stick a bunch in the center of a toilet paper holder, where it remains to this day because I can't get it out. Add in those fun-sounding Play-Doh toy sets, like this ice cream castle ($13, originally $20), which my kids got for Christmas, and I now have tiny plastic Play-Doh accessories all over my house, too. Fun!