Breaking News – Major MEGA Brand Recall

CVK Mom Robin – AKA Another Robin – just sent me a note about a major recall from the makers of MEGA Blocks.
More than 1.3 millions MagnaMan Magnetic Action Figures are being recalled because swallowed magnets may cause aspirational and intestinal trauma.
The small magnets inside the figures are known to detach and if more than [...]

Safety First – Aqua Dots Recall

As if we hadn’t seen enough toy recalls this year, Tornoto-based Spinmaster Toys (their websites were entirely inaccessible this morning) is now recalling its entire Aqua Dots line after it was discovered that the coating on the plastic used in the dots “can turn toxic if swallowed” according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.
Meanwhile, [...]

Safety First – Bumbo Baby Sitter Recall

I’ll be back later this afternoon with some spooky crafting ideas. But, breaking safety news trumps Halloween crafts.

When a pal who owns a kids store in San Francisco first showed the Bumbo Baby Sitter to me before our daughter was born, I thought I had been saved from the curse of the tacky high [...]

Major Recall

Mattel has further recalled a whole whack of toys, this time those that older kids are more likely to play with.
The rash of toy recalls lately is really unnerving.
Check the Mattel site here to see if toys you own are a part of the recall as well as how to deal with them.

Major Recall of Dora, Diego and Sesame Street Toys

If you haven’t seen the news yet, Mattel has recalled a whole shwack of pre-school toys due to the discovery of excessive amounts of lead in the paint used on them.
After reading the news, we immediately went to Mattel Consumer Relations to look and see if any of the toys in our house are on [...]