Soon-to-be-banned plastic toys flooding the market

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Emilie — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:36:53 GMT

There are still great PLASTIC toys! I recently purchased a set of Jumboblocks for my niece and nephew. I attended a toy fair in Omaha at the mid america center with them. There were these awesome "jumboblocks", they are like giant legos that any age child can play with. The adults "big kids" there were even building things!! They are made right in Omaha too! Now how many toys can you say are built in the USA?

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1sportygirl — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 00:33:34 GMT

what is the world comming to. whats next i cant buy food because it has sugar in it?

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marie9703 — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 17:05:24 GMT

What is the content of phthalates in the plastic cups and utensils we are all using? How about our ground water and air...

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jess.c. — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 10:11:20 GMT

i still think homemade toys are the best kind... and there is a world of like minded people out there who's main goal is safety and that is why they make these toys (myself included) available for the masses... and even the infant toys you buy from the bigger "safer" companies still require adult supervision... most accident that happen with toys (not including things like hidden chemicals) is due to lack of supervision!

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KIM — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 15:16:30 GMT

I received 28 (!) toy catalogues this year- only three have hand made wooden toys and I do not know if they are made in America( I hope so), but I will be buying for my two grandchildren from these 3 only. And yes, at 5 & 2 yrs old, they do want all the

plastic stuff that they see advertized. But I think that each person does have the power to show manufacturers what we think is most important - our children's safety-with our buying power. Believe me- te bottom line is what it's all about for them - so if everyone would quit buying that plasitic, they would quit making it.

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Jennelle — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 06:46:22 GMT

My boys love to use "real" things. They are probably not the safest, but PVC for like irrigation cut into various sizes with couplers and corner pieces can be used to build great immaginative items. My boys also LOVE papas house for his wood- workshop. Building cars to play with.

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Samantha — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 04:11:14 GMT

i agree with Jen J.

its onlly telling you that their harmful, u can stop buying them because u care about ur kids or u can just ignore it

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Anita — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 20:29:32 GMT

I agree with Linda. When my kids were little, if they got 10 toys, 8 were left behind on the floor for the 2 best ones. Cut back. Little kids do not even notice that they are 8 instead of 15. How many do you weed out during the year? I used to put 1/2 the new ones they got from Grandmas in a box in the closet and rotate them out when it was a day that needed something to brighten it up a little. Like a sick day, rainiy day, Daddy's traveling day, etc.

I know it is hard - everyone wants their kids to be so happy and have everything- but truly- those extra cheap toys you buy to fill in? Skip em. Some of my best memories as a kid (and my siblings would say so too) were playing with a wooden marble machine, handmade by someone that my Mom got at a craft fair. Hours of fun- and some science lessons learned on the sly too.