Web Sites Point to Safe, Alternative Toy Options
Fri Nov 9, 2007 6:18PM EST
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The year of the recall has made it tougher on parents who want to balance buying toys their young kids want with buying toys they are confident are safe.
No easy task when you consider this: The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has recalled more than 70 brands of toys for a total of more than 25 million products, including some kids' favorites, such as Dora the Explorer, Elmo, Barbie, and Thomas & Friends wooden toys. Lead paint, harmful chemicals. Yikes.
The latest recall came this week when Aqua Dots for spin art were recalled because the beads contain chemicals that convert to a dangerous date-rape drug when ingested. Is this for real?
To keep up to date on which toys are recalled, check out this Consumer Product Safety Commission page. Parents.com has a list and photos of 20 top toys recalled this year. But if you're looking for safe toy alternatives, here are a few ideas and resources I've found on the web worth a parent's look.
Coolmompicks' safer toy guide -- The very cool moms at coolmompicks have put together a list of creative, safe toys, includings several kinds of soft and wooden blocks, wooden vehicles, and musical instruments.
DIY Play Kitchen -- One of my favorite finds, this kitchen is made from surplus cardboard, contact paper, and the remarkable skill of crafter and blogger Anna Wulick. No nails, no glue. She sells the plans for the do-it-yourself kitchen, pictured here, for $7 on her forty-two roads web site.
Handmade toys -- Craft blogger angry chicken shares a list and how-tos of some of her handmade toys and crafts, including fairy wings and a supersimple doll house.
Has the recall affected how and what toys you are buying this holiday season?
LINK: Recalls scare parents away from hot toys [CNN Money]
Related: Mattel Recalls More Toys
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1 Posted by hallo_its_me_05 on Thu Sep 3, 2009 4:15PM EDT Report Abuse
I've been looking for a website which lists FOOD grown/prepared in China (or anywhere else, for that matter). No such luck. Most stores won't tell you where they get their products, it's not listed on the label (only lists the last place it was manufactured or shipped), and consumers don't have a fighting chance at trying to pick non-China grown foods. (Well, some health food store chains have local organically grown food, and tell you where their fruits and vegetables originate from.) With all the recalls of toys, it's becoming more evident that we, as consumers, need to know where the goods come from so that we can "protect ourselves". I hate to jump on the "Boycott China" Bandwagon, but perhaps our insistance at knowing where products are made/originated would make the manufacturers/suppliers be more dilligent about where they get their products/ingredients from and how SAFE they are for the consumer!