Not to be confused with the potato, Fingerlings are the delightful interactive toys that can hang off your fingers and win over your heart. From Furby’s to Hatchimals, animals have proven to be a popular toy option and these electronic pets are no different. They are the perfect second choice when a real pet just isn’t practical.
The initial Fingerlings launch in 2017 included exclusive pets for different retailers. Kingsley the sloth was available at Walmart, sparkly monkey Rose could only be found at Amazon and Gigi the unicorn filled shelves at Toys “R” Us. Everything about the launch of Fingerlings was viral and highly influenced by social media including the toy idea itself. A brand manager from WowWee, the toy creator, saw a viral social media photo of a pygmy marmoset and just like that, Fingerlings were quite literally brought to life. The brand continues to top toy lists and is still trending seven years later with the introduction of four new monkeys and two sweet tweet birds.
With a fair price point of $14.99 for most pets – and batteries included – Fingerlings make a great gift option or spontaneous splurge while browsing the toy aisles at major retailers. Follow along as we’ve rounded up the most popular Fingerlings around so you can snag some enchanting friends for endless hours of fun.
What Makes Fingerlings Fun to Play With
These sophisticated mini robots feature built in microphones and motion sensors allowing them to respond to sound and touch. When attached to your finger, Fingerlings pets have up to 70 sounds and reactions like singing, blowing kisses, snoring and even burping. Pet them, feed them, kiss them and watch their hearts glow. Each animal comes with its own unique personality so you can interact differently with each pet. Simply discovering all the ways to engage with your Fingerling is half the fun.
Plus your Fingerlings can go where you go. These portable pets can travel in your pocket or hang upside down from your backpack providing enjoyment on-the-go. Collect them all and count on your adorable friends to provide infinite entertainment anywhere.
Most Popular Fingerlings
Fingerlings x Adopt Me Strawberry Shortcake Bat Dragon
WowWee teamed up with the creators of Adopt Me!, a popular game on Roblox, to allow young users to adopt and care for their pets beyond their screens.
Fingerlings Axolotl Aquarium
This two piece aquarium set comes with an inflatable pool and Alix the baby Axolotl. Alix can swim and guess your mood with its colorful lights.
Fingerlings Interactive Blue Baby Monkey Leo
Leo is part of the new monkey line-up introduced late last year. He’s a daredevil and has already taken TikTok by storm.
Fingerlings Sweet Tweets Interactive Pink Bird Debbie
Sweet Debbie with her colorful rainbow feathers can whistle and tweet. When perched on your finger she can also record and play back secret messages.
Fingerlings Interactive Baby Unicorn Lulu
This baby unicorn has 70+ sounds and reactions when you play and she’s more chatty off your finger than on.
Fingerlings Baby Blue Elephant Gray
One of two baby elephant friends, Gray will respond to you with cute trumpet sounds and elephant chatter. Sadly, he is currently sold out everywhere, including Amazon.
Fingerlings Untamed Interactive Raptor Fury
Appealing to any dinosaur lover, Fury is an untamed velociraptor that interacts similarly to other Fingerling animals but hisses and roars instead of soft babbling.
Best Fingerling Dupes
There are few other toy options out there that offer similar entertainment to Fingerlings and these are some of the best. In fact, the Bitzee Digital Pets are a best seller right now on Amazon with over 3,000 sold in the past month.
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