Personalized Soft Toys and Baby Fabric Books are Making Waves With the Varieties of Unique Gifts for Kids
Toys are essential in a child’s growing years. Soft toys are particularly popular among children, especially teddy bears and dolls. Some children even grew up into their teenage years, having all the toys that they had when they were babies. Some people even kept their childhood toys until they became adults and passed them on to their own children.
Nowadays, soft toys are not limited just to teddy bears and dolls. Many toy manufacturers are creating new toys every day. Soft toys are now available handmade in high quality materials. They are available in forms of soft books, fabric soft blocks and even educational textile playsets. These soft toys are made of fabric that is soft and safe for children of all ages, from babies, to toddlers and young children. Babies in their teething period may bite on these soft toys and parents do not need to worry because they are made of materials that are not hazardous to children. These products are tested by established organizations and are guaranteed safe. The soft toys are also very versatile. Little boys and girls will definitely enjoy playing with them and learn new things every day.
Since the soft toys are made of fabric, they are washable. If they are dirty, all the parents have to do is follow the cleaning instructions. The soft toys and fabric books are lightweight and easy to carry as most of them come with carrying box or bag made of cloth and vinyl. Handmade toys tend to be a little costly compared to factory made toys, but these handmade toys are made to last. With good care and handling, these quality soft toys can be used many times over and they usually last for years. Parents will save a lot of money with these handmade soft toys because they can pass them on to their younger children in the future, and possibly to their grandchildren.
The baby fabric books, soft toys and educational fabric playsets are great as gifts. They can be given as baby shower gifts, children’s birthdays, or as personalized Christmas gifts. They are especially perfect as gifts for expecting mothers too. Since they are made of fabric, they can be personalized with the child’s name. This makes the gift truly unique, parents will appreciate the effort, and thoughts put into making such a beautiful and unique gift. These soft fabric toys are great as educational tools for children, particularly babies and toddlers. Many of the products, such as the fabric alphabet playsets and the imaginative play sets with fabric books are made with extra attention to the educational values that children can learn from them. The fabric alphabet playsets can also be mounted on the walls as decorations of schools, children’s nurseries and even at home. Available in various languages such as English and Hebrew, the fabric alphabet playsets are not to be taken as just a toy, but definitely as an important learning material for children.
Who says that educational materials need to be plain and boring? The soft toys are making waves with the varieties of educational products. All the soft toys are made in assorted colors and they are definitely made with love. Parents who want to provide the best for their children should consider getting soft toys and fabric baby books for their kids.
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What are the toxic-free brands of baby toys? Are brands such as Safety First and The First Years safe?Are these brands free of pthalates? My baby is 7 months old and she needs some toys to stimulate her. Any suggestions. Safe toys, of course.
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One Step Ahead is definitely a great one for baby gear. They have some really neat stuff that you can't find other places. I think you will find that if you get on the mailing list for one of the catalogs, you will get several others that are similar.
The ABC catalog has some toys in it pretty cheap and sometimes they are older, wooden style toys.
As for clothes, a great website is BabyThreads Resale. They have new and used clothes at great prices!
!!!! 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 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.
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.
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
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.
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
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.