Tuesday, March 9th, 2010 Posted in 3-5 yrs, 5+ yrs, Awards, BPA-Free, PVC-free, Play, Product Reviews, Toys, Uncategorized | No Comments »
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 ... Read more..Thursday, January 14th, 2010 Posted in 0-1 yr, Development, PVC-free, Play, Product Reviews, Toys | 3 Comments »
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 ... Read more..Thursday, December 17th, 2009 Posted in 0-1 yr, 1-3 yrs, 3-5 yrs, 5+ yrs, BPA-Free, Cleaning Naturally, Environment, Fire retardants, Holiday Safety, Indoor air pollution, PVC-free, Petition, Uncategorized | No Comments »
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 ... Read more..Wednesday, November 25th, 2009 Posted in 0-1 yr, 1-3 yrs, 3-5 yrs, 5+ yrs, BPA-Free, Baby Doll, Baby Wearing, Fire retardants, Gift List 2009, Organic cotton, PVC-free, Play, Product Reviews, Toys | 3 Comments »
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 ... Read more..Wednesday, November 25th, 2009 Posted in 0-1 yr, 1-3 yrs, 3-5 yrs, 5+ yrs, Baby Doll, Cleaning Naturally, Clothing, Coupon Codes, Diapering, Gift List 2009, Massage, Mommy Gifts, Organic cotton, Potty Training, Prenatal, Product Reviews, Skin care, Toys, natural fertility | No Comments »
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 ... Read more..Monday, August 3rd, 2009 Posted in 0-1 yr, 1-3 yrs, BPA-Free, PVC-free, Product Reviews | No Comments »
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 ... Read more..Wednesday, July 1st, 2009 Posted in 0-1 yr, 1-3 yrs, 3-5 yrs, 5+ yrs, Daycare and Preschool | 6 Comments »
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, ... Read more..Tuesday, April 14th, 2009 Posted in 1-3 yrs, 3-5 yrs, 5+ yrs, BPA-Free, PVC-free, Product Reviews | 1 Comment »
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 ... Read more..Thursday, February 12th, 2009 Posted in 3-5 yrs, 5+ yrs, GMO, Play, Product Reviews, Toys | No Comments »
My daughter's loves arts and crafts, so I thought Happy Mais would be something she would enjoy. Little did I know she would be obsessed with it! When we got our ... Read more..Tuesday, February 10th, 2009 Posted in 0-1 yr, 1-3 yrs, 3-5 yrs, 5+ yrs, Toys | No Comments »
If you have been a loyal reader of SAFbaby.com since the beginning of December, you have been part of our obsession with toy safety and the new toy safety regulations ... Read more..Sunday, January 18th, 2009 Posted in BPA-Free, News, PVC-free, Petition, Product Recalls, Toys | 1 Comment »
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 ... Read more..Thursday, January 8th, 2009 Posted in 0-1 yr, 1-3 yrs, 3-5 yrs, 5+ yrs, PVC-free, Petition, Toys | 1 Comment »
Surprisingly enough, just because a manufacturer states that all toys are PVC-free, does NOT necessarily mean that the packaging they sit in and are brought into your home with are! Take ... Read more..Monday, January 5th, 2009 Posted in 0-1 yr, 1-3 yrs, 3-5 yrs, 5+ yrs, BPA-Free, PVC-free, Toys | 14 Comments »
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 ... Read more..Tuesday, December 23rd, 2008 Posted in 0-1 yr, 1-3 yrs, 3-5 yrs, 5+ yrs, Baby Doll, Bags, Car and Car Seats, Clothing, Diapering, Organic cotton, Petition, Toys | No Comments »
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 ... Read more..Tuesday, December 16th, 2008 Posted in Awards, Toys | No Comments »
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 ... Read more..Sunday, December 14th, 2008 Posted in 1-3 yrs, 3-5 yrs, 5+ yrs, Coupon Codes, Play, Product Reviews, Toys | 3 Comments »
SafBaby searched for quite some time before we found a play tent free of fire retardant and PVC for our kids. We literally asked numerous manufacturers if their tent had fire retardants ... Read more..Sunday, November 23rd, 2008 Posted in 0-1 yr, 1-3 yrs, 3-5 yrs, PVC-free, Product Reviews, Toys | 3 Comments »
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 ... Read more..Saturday, November 22nd, 2008 Posted in 0-1 yr, 1-3 yrs, 3-5 yrs, 5+ yrs, BPA-Free, Baby Doll, Coupon Codes, Drinking, Feeding, Fire retardants, Natural Remedies, PVC-free, Play, Product Reviews, Skin care, Toys | 3 Comments »
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. ... Read more..Friday, November 21st, 2008 Posted in 0-1 yr, 1-3 yrs, 3-5 yrs, 5+ yrs, Toys | 5 Comments »
Are we the dumping ground for toys that contain toxins which are banned in other countries? SafBaby thinks you can put it that way. When toy manufacturers in China ... Read more..Monday, November 17th, 2008 Posted in 0-1 yr, 1-3 yrs, 3-5 yrs, 5+ yrs, Allergies, BPA-Free, Drinking, Feeding, Fire retardants, Holiday Safety, Natural Remedies, PVC-free, Product Recalls, Toys | 2 Comments »
"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? ... Read more..