No Sling shot for you! 5 Tips from U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission on Toy Safetly
Posted by Sarah on December 22, 2006 · Leave a Comment
Check out these new tips released by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission to help consumers buy safe toys for their children this holiday season.
So while you’re scrambling to find last minute gifts, you may want to follow the CPSC’s safety tips for buying safe toys:
- Magnets – For children under age six, avoid building sets with small magnets. If swallowed, serious injuries and/or death can occur.
- Small Parts – For children younger than age three, avoid toys with small parts, which can cause choking.
- Ride-on Toys – Riding toys, skateboards and in-line skates go fast and falls could be deadly. Helmets and safety gear should be sized to fit.
- Projectile Toys – Projectile toys such as air rockets, darts and sling shots are for older children. Improper use of these toys can result in serious eye injuries.
- Chargers and Adapters – Charging batteries should be supervised by adults. Chargers and adapters can pose thermal burn hazards to children.
Once the toys are open be sure to immediately discard plastic wrappings on toys before they become dangerous play things, keep toys appropriate for older children away from younger siblings or neighbors and pay attention to instructions and warnings on battery chargers.
WHERE DO I EVEN BEGIN!??! Seriously, there is just so much here but my favorite part of this article has to be the fact that there is some idiot somewhere that needs to be SPECIFICALLY told an air rocket is not appropriate for a young child. Really?! Oh well I guess that sling shot for little 3 year old Tommy is out for this year…..sigh…and the battery charger as a gift is out too!?? God, this people are so cruel….they won’t let their kids have ANY fun during the holidays.
But the absolute SADDEST part of this article? I can actually think of 5 people in my own life I should be forwarding it to.
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