10 of the most random yard inflatables

Holiday yard inflatables are an American Christmas staple. But most of the time, they’re just generic snowmen and Santas and reindeer and Christmas trees. So I hunted through Amazon to find more unusual finds for the discerning inflatable connoisseur. Below are the 10 best, although admittedly not all of them are necessarily “holiday” themed — I just thought they were fun. 1. Inflatable squirrel Size: 3 feet Price: $50 Features: Holds a nut Real review snippet: Nobody has yet reviewed this poor and lonely creature. 2. Inflatable Pennywise Size: Unknown Price: $80 Features: Frightens small children Real review snippet: “Scared the crap out of my sister” 3. Inflatable wiener dog Size: 2.5 feet tall, 4 feet long Price: $65 Features: Probably doesn’t poop in the house Real review snippet: “This thing is so small my real dog is bigger than it.” 4. Inflatable T-rex Size: 8.5 feet tall Price: $170 Features: Comes to life at night. Just kidding ... maybe. Real review snippet: “The only ‘con’ to this review is purchasing (it) months before December and making the mistake of showing it to my son before we were ready to actually put it up. He made sure to bring it up on a daily basis.” 5. Inflatable R2-D2 Size: 4.5 feet tall Price: $60 Features: Inflates itself. Also may carry secret messages for someone named Obi-Wan or maps for lost jedis. Real review snippet: None. Apparently no one likes R2. 6. Inflatable hula Santa Size: We can only imagine. Price: $190 Features: Sways side to side. Like he’s actually doing the hula. Spit-roasted pig not included. Real review snippet: “The setup and take down was quite easy, which is a relief after a few cocktails!” 7. Inflatable hippo Size: 4 feet tall Price: $45 Features: Toothy smile Real review snippet: “The song ‘I want a hippopotamus for Christmas’ had been a tradition for my husband’s family. When I saw this, I had to get it so he could finally have a hippo of his own!” 8. Inflatable owl Size: 3 feet tall Price: $30 Features: The cutest face you ever did see. Real review snippet: There weren’t any. I can only assume customers were so enamored by this adorable inflatable they couldn’t even adequately convey their ardor in writing. 9. Military Santa Size: 7 feet tall Price: $100 Features: “God Bless America” on a sign that looks like it’s from the North Pole. Real review snippet: “Love the military camp but doesn’t pick a single service as I’m Air Force and hubby is Navy. It’s our service neutral tribute!” 10. Inflatable Sponge Bob Square Pants scene Size: 7 feet tall Price: $130 Features: Gary, Sponge Bob’s pet sea snail. Real review snippet: “Simply wonderful and eye catching!”