Baby Toys – Avoiding Overpriced Toys
My daughter Vanessa is now six years of age and she still plays with the baby toys she was given when she was much younger. My wife and I have large baskets to store all of her toys in and because she has so many toys, we keep most of them in the basement and reintroduce them to her every once in a while so she doesn’t get bored by having too many of them all at once.
One of my daughters favorite things to do, is to go to the dollar store in our neighbourhood and look for toys there. You don’t need to spend a lot of money on baby toys because generally babies can get bored with them very quickly, so we don’t go to stores like Toys R Us or what we like to refer to them as Toys R Overpriced because quite frankly we do find them overpriced and avoid those kinds of stores. For just a dollar or two you can buy a baby toy and your child can play with it as long as they would with a ten dollar toy. There are even educational toys at the lower prices stores as well.
Another great place to find baby toys are gently used or second hand stores where the baby toys have been disenfected for cleanliness and are in great condition for babies to play with. You can find some great deals at these types of stores when you are looking for educational baby toys, baby clothes, maternity clothes, furniture or baby strollers as well.
One thing I have started doing recently is trading toys with friends who have kids. We will lend each other toys that our own kids are not playing with anymore and we find that it works extremely well instead of buying new toys all the time for our daughter.
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The baby reaches for his toys. Five months old.
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How to get the chemical smell out of baby toys?I just bought my baby a new rattle by Fisher Price. It was inside packaging when I bought it so I didn't realize until I got it home that it smelled horrible like chemicals. The instructions on it said to wash before use in warm soapy water. Which I did and do with all of her new toys, but it didn't take the awful smell away, I don't want her to put it in her mouth that way. How do I get the smell out? I tried soapy water and baking soda. What else should I try?
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Damn, that baby is a beast.
My dog has "HIS" toybox
My Baby has "HER" toybox
Toys are kept separate.
Baby is only allowed to play with her toys.. if she has a dog toy, I remove it from her and give her one of HER toys
Dog is only allowed to play with his toys.. if he has a baby toy, I remove it and give him one of HIS toys.
Eventually the toys will have their individual scent and your dog should be able to recognize which are his and which belong to the baby.
Baby toys are also put away when she's done playing.. they are not left laying anywhere. Most of her toys are kept in the living room, which is baby gated off- the dog has limited access to that room.
The best solution is to just supervise, and make sure that baby toys are put away when the baby is not playing with them. Your child can learn at a young age to keep her toys picked up, or they may become chewed up.
!!!! WAIT !!!!! ANSWER #1 IS 100% INCORRECT !!!
He states
"Stick with wooden or cloth/plush toys for a baby – that's one option. "
The wooden toys from China are the ones that are painted and have the biggest chance of having lead based paint (LBP). Cloth/plush items will (can) collect lead dust from floors. And then pass it to the kids if they are not cleaned / washed often.
There was a web site for recalled toys but I can't find it right now. But even this site may not list all the toys effected with lead. Its a good start but I would test each wooden OR PLASTIC toy I bought. There can be lead in plastic or vinyl.
edit: found the web site… http://www.babycenter.com
The easiest way to test is with a product call "Lead Check". They are small white tubes that deliver a chemical (sodium rodizinate) to the surface. If there is leach-able lead it will turn color (pink or red). Call around to your local paint stores to find them. There are many types of these chemical test kits but my opinion is Lead Check is the best / easiest.
HINT: They cost about $3.00 each BUT !!! (Lead Check hates me to teach this) … There are 5 to 7 drops in each tube. If you use a clean dry cotton swab on each item, you can get 5 to 7 tests.
(no I don't work for or own stock in this co.) …
For more info plese read http://home.mindspring.com/~wrltc/lswp.pdf A book I wrote for parents doing re-modeling or having it done. And lead issues in general. It was paid for by a fed/state grant. Which means its your book as much as mine. I am NOT trying to sell you anything. Education about this subject is my job.
I used to work in an infant room in a daycare center and DHS regulations had us spray the toys with diluted bleach…take a clean spray bottle and fill it full of water then add one table spoon of bleach to it. Spray the toys over the sink and let air dry. If there are stains on them you are trying to remove, you can simply take a little bit of laundry detergent and rub it on the stain and then rinse it.
toys r us
I love disinfectant spray! I think it is awesome. Obviously you don't want to give it to your child while it is wet and you just freshly sprayed it, but I use it on my sons toys while he is napping or after he goes to bed and put then run them under hot water and let them dry. It just makes me feel better. But also hot, soapy water works great too.
lemon juice or V8
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No, most of the toys you will find at regular commercial toy stores do contain pthalates. The FDA and other regulatory agencies do now acknowledge any dangers in pthalates, parabens, dioxins, SLS, sodium polyacrylate, etc., so the manufacturers don't see a need to change to more expensive materials. If you want non-toxic toys, shop at natural baby stores. Some good online stores are:
http://www.cottonbabies.com
http://www.wilddill.com
http://www.melissaanddoug.com
Redbull and Babies dont mix (o:
aww its so cute when he gets stuck under the chair! and i absolutely love this song even though i dont speak french! I’ve looked ‘coeur de pirate’ up on iTunes and now i have her on my iPod!
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i want this existence.
You may be surprised how many of those toys can actually survive the washer and some even the dryer. I've washed many stuffed toys and they come out of the washer clean and in good shape. Use the gentle cycle and air dry them if you're concerned about the heat of dryer. You might try it first with something you're not really attached to and see how it works for you.
Very cute idea… I should do that with my son.
I agree with hot soapy water but you could also use a 50/50 solution of water and peroxide. If you are looking for a non toxic/healthy way to clean.
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