Do you know what labels to look for when you purchase a toy for Christmas? This article will help you! Toy safety symbols are located on the packaging of our babies and children’s toys, and sometimes on the toy as well. Have you ever wondered what they mean? We have! So we have done some [...]
First of all, CONGRATULATIONS, you are about to have a baby! Now is the perfect time to browse through our topic categories on the left side bar (0-1 year) to learn as much as possible about helping to create a safe and non-toxic environment for your infant. It is impossible to avoid all toxins that [...]
LEAD IS A FACT OF LIFE. And you need a plan to deal with it. Thanks to Joanna Cerazy and Sandra Cottingham, authors of Lead Babies, our exclusive interview below will give parents more insight on the dangers of lead exposure for our children, and what we can do to reduce exposure. Lead plays a [...]
Put your noisy colorful toys away and bring out this creative unpretentious toy. This natural wooden block set is a childhood classic and it keeps many kids engaged in creative play for hours. If your looking for a sweet safe alternative toy (to those flashy noisy games that overstimulate our nervous systems) maybe it’s time [...]
My son is little over 4 months old and he’s sucking and chewing anything he can get his hands on. I bought him a bunch of wooden rings, cloth toys and safe plastic teethers, but all he wants is his Sophie the Giraffe. He usually drops toys a few seconds after he chews on them [...]
The federal law that should protect us from health-harming chemicals just doesn’t work. Since 1976, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has required safety testing on only 200 of the more than 80,000 chemicals on the market. We need a stronger chemical law to keep our families safe and healthy. We have been cautioning our readers [...]
We are so happy to bring this Gift Guide for kids to you this year. We have hand selected only the finest products made from conscious companies with the highest standards in toy safety. All of these products are eco-friendly, non-toxic, green, or a safe alternative to other similar products readily available at big box [...]
We greatly admire all of the companies that you see highlighted on our Approved Vendor page through out the year. Below are some great gift ideas from these respectable web-retailers that provide healthy and safe products free of dangerous toxins such as PVC, BPA, fire retardant chemicals and more. Not only are these gifts special, [...]
This PVC, phthalate, latex, BPA and lead free teething toy from Smart Mom is truly a smart invention. Practical, a safe alternative to plastic chew toys (and a safe alternative to chewing on metal and beaded jewelry) and stylish! Yep, stylish! This chew toy doubles as a fun necklace for mom, and a teething toy [...]
We worry about exposing our kids to numerous chemicals in our homes but what about daycare and preschool? Most daycares and preschools have PVC sleeping mats, use toxic chemical cleaning products, pesticides and most toys are made of PVC plastics. For special events, does your preschool encourage good eating habits with nutritional treats or snacks? [...]
Our very popular and informative post titled “How Dangerous Is PVC in Toys? We’ve Got The Answers From THE Expert” clearly lays out the dangers of PVC in our children’s toys. One of the types of toys out there that is not easy to find as PVC-free has been sand toys. And since Spring has [...]
When we read Mark Schapiro’s comment in Mothering Magazine in the December issue regarding China manufacturing plants having 2 different assembly lines for the same toy, (one with the toxic substance phthalates permitted and made for sale in the USA, and the other assembly line safer, made for sale in Europe) we knew we had [...]
The new American Standard Toy Safety Standard (ASTM-963) requires children toys to be phthalates free and contain none to very low levels of lead. However, not all toxic substances are addressed in the ASTM-963 law. We at Safbaby.com looking for even safer standards, like 100% free of PVC, Lead and Fire retardants. (The ASTM-F963 has [...]
There is a big debate happening right now regarding the CPSIA’s new laws and regulations regarding toys that will be able to be manufactured after February 2009. A debate AND a good amount of confusion on all the details. For the most part, if you are a small ‘Ma-n-Pa’ company or boutique making products for [...]
Honestly, the quality of Plan Toys® is the best we have seen this year! We are so impressed with this companies work and standards that we had to put a few of their products on our recommended safe-toy-list this year. SAFbaby has tested a lot of toys throughout 2008, and Plan Toys® takes home the [...]
We just adore these personalized Felt stockings from The Land of Nod. A stocking just doesn’t have that “all-warm-and-cozy” feel if it can belong to just anyone! Here at SafBaby we are having a ball finding the SAFEST and CUTEST presents to stuff these great stockings with. And, of course, all of our recommendations are Non-toxic, PVC-free, BPA-free, Lead-free and unique!
We have literally been up to our ears in toy safety this season. We have reviewed so many toys with our toddlers testing them along side of us. We have interviewed experts in the toy safety world, and we have been interviewed for our thoughts too! We have put a serious filter (to say the [...]
“I’m writing about the challenge of finding safe toys for Christmas. Have you found it’s any easier to find safe toys, now that Congress passed the CPSC law? It doesn’t take effect until February, so I’m wondering if parents can shop with confidence, or if they still have to be careful, checking out each individual [...]
The first time that my baby girl played with a wooden Kitchen Play Center was in a toy store. She just loved it and it kept her engaged in imaginative play for quite some time. This was when I realized how wonderful a Play Kitchen really is for a child’s imagination and creative play time. [...]
Many parents are concerned about PVC/Vinyl in toys. SafBaby understands these concerns, and we have listened to your questions! Even though there is a lot of information out there, it can still be confusing about how concerned we as parents really should be. Because we couldn’t find clear answer anywhere, we contacted Mike Schade from [...]
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