Ahoy, mateys! Who’s ready for some adventure under the sea? One of the best television shows for kids right now is The Octonauts. A show about the adventures of an underwater crew of animals and their missions to rescue sea creatures in trouble, it doesn’t take long to realize why this show is such a hit. It’s also not a shock to learn that Octonauts toys are incredibly popular with kids.
With all kinds of awesome finds available right now, you’re sure to find some incredibly cool Ocontaut toys for your kids. But which ones are best? Which ones will they truly love? We’ve looked through all the offerings available today to bring you the 14 best Octonauts toys for kids. We’ve got it all: larger playsets, budget-friendly favorites, remote-controlled vehicles, and interactive toys for girls and boys. For all the details, read on.
The Gup-Q is an undersea explorer that’s perfect for tub time. This hammerhead shark-inspired vehicle works on both land and sea, and it comes with lights. It also comes with a Kwazii figure, complete with glow-in-the-dark legs. Kwazii can fit into the driver’s seat, allowing your kids to take him on their own bath tub adventure.
It’s called the “biggest Gup-A Ever!” and we have to say, this Octonauts toy is pretty awesome. Inspired by the anglerfish, the Gup-A features a glow-in-the-dark antenna to help search for and rescue creatures in the dark. Featuring 10 Midnight Zone creates including a glow-in-the-dark starfish, this set comes with everything your kids need to create their own fun. It stands 12″ tall.
The Gup-K might be one of the least-used aquatic vehicles in the show, but it’s undeniably one of the coolest toys available. This Remote Control Gup-K has super cool chomping action, where its jaws open and close. It comes with a remote that allows kids to easily control the Gup-K, driving it forward or in reverse. It also comes with a water dart cannon to replicate the Gup-K’s water shooting abilities. It also has cool removable swamp speeders for the figures to ride-on. It comes with a Captain Barnacles figure as well.
Of course, when looking for the best Octonauts toys available, you can’t go wrong with the Octo-Crew 8 figure pack. It comes with the eight-most prominent characters in the show: Dashi, Tunip, Tweak, Peso, Kwazii, Captain Barnacles, and Shellington. Each of these figures stands between two and three inches tall. These figures are perfect for younger kids since they don’t have any little pieces for them to potentially choke on. As the Octonauts always say, safety first!
This Octopod Playset by Fisher-Price comes with both Kwazii and Barnacle figures. It also has a button that’s easily clipped to your child’s clothing that sounds the OctoAlert that’s heard in every episode. The same button also plays phrases from the series. It comes with ten play pieces, including an anchor, traps, and a mini Gup-A vehicle. Your child will absolutely love sounding that OctoAlert, letting everyone around him/her to spring into action!
It’s one of our favorite Octonaut toys (and one of the biggest).
The other Octonauts figures pack includes five of the Vegimals, the underwater critters seen frequently in the series. These critters make kelp cakes and do other things around the Octopod. The figure pack includes Tunip, Tominnow, Codish, Barrot, and Grouber figures, and it also comes with a small Vegimal booklet.
The Gup-S is the polar exploration vehicle for the Octonauts. This vehicle transforms into two separate vehicles, the Octo-Sled and the Octo-Shuttle. The front of the vehicle has an ice drill that allows Captain Barnacles (included) to drill through icebergs and snow. It also comes with two mini skis that have interchangeable rescue tools.
Fisher-Price’s Gup-B Flying Fish comes with a Kwazii figure dressed in purple. It has a sleek shark design and it can transform into Flying Fish Mode. It’s Kwazii’s favorite vehicle to race with, and he also uses it for numerous undersea missions. It also squirts water, which also flaps its purple wings. It also has wheels on the bottom so that it can be taken on land as well.
Glow in the dark is always cool, and that’s why this Octo Glow Crew Pack is one of our favorite Octonauts toys for our kids.
Another cool set of Octonauts figures is this pack of Octo Glow figures which contains eight total figures. Barnacles, Tweak, Shellington, and Tunip all glow orange when in the dark, and Kwazii, Peso, Dashi, and Inkling all glow green.
Each of their favorite Octonaut characters stand at 2 to 3 inches tall (slightly smaller than a Funko Pop), so they’re a great size for your kid to play with — not too big nor too small.
The Octonauts Octo Glow Crew Pack can be found on Amazon and other major toy retailers.
Kwazii is on a mission to rescue a lost dwarf lantern shark, and to complete his mission, he’s going to have to use some extra cool gadgets! The kit comes with three different diving helmets, a fish biscuit launcher, three fish biscuits, and a dwarf lantern shark.
If your kid wants to play doctor like their penguin friend Peso, you can pick up Peso’s Medical Bag at any online toy retailer. It comes with a soft plush Peso doll and snot sea cucumber figure, as well as a large medical tote bag that has a stethoscope, thermometer, a plastic bandage and a fabric bandage. It also comes with the included creature card for the Octo Tablet.
One of the coolest Octonauts toys on the market is the Fisher-Price Octonauts Launch and Explore Octo-Lab. It just sounds fun, doesn’t it? The Octo-Lab is equipped with air-powered rescue tools that let kids fire a rescue flare, blast lava rock and launch a tasty kelp cake from the Vegibot! The included hatch opens to reveal the command center and an Octo-Alert button that activates sounds and phrases. Included with this playset: Shellington, jellyfish, volcano, three lava rocks, Vegibot, kelp cake, launcher, flare and three air hoses.
A launchable mud dart? Okay, sign us up. The completely cool Octonauts Gup-M & Kwazii Playset comes loaded with all kinds of fun stuff we know your kids will love. Inspired by the mudskipper, this rugged three-wheeling toy features a mud-dart launcher and a create carrier that can snap onto the vehicle like a sidecar. Sold with Kwazii and his helmet, two mud darts and a capybara to rescue, this is a fun and popular Octonauts toy.
An exploding underwater volcano? Sign us up! We think your kids will love being able to create their own fun with this cool Octonauts toy that comes with blasting rocks. Simply load up the volcano, push the button, and the fun begins. Kids will love rescuing the blobfish and sea urchin with Kwazii, who comes equipped with a special heat-proof suit to protect himself from extreme temperatures. Includes Kwazi, volcano, blobfish, sea urchin, Octo-grabber, and three lava rocks. Best for kids ages 3+.
