Fun Stuff For Kids This Weekend
January 17, 2009 by Linette Gerlach
Filed under Uncategorized
It’s too cold to get outside here this weekend, unless you’re a snowman, it’s been below 0`F( -15`F last night) here for several days. So I thought I’d catch up on my blog surfing. I found some great stuff I thought Play Library readers might be interested in so I thought I’d share with you.
For your weekend reading enjoyment:
Operation No Kid Hungry~ 1 out of 6 children worry about where their next meal will come from, they may be right in your neighborhood.
Have a KB Toys gift card? You can trade it in at Toys R Us and …read more
The Consumer Product Safety Act of 2008 And How It Affects Used Toys
January 12, 2009 by Linette Gerlach
Filed under Toy Safety, Toy Talk
There’s a lot of buzz out there about the CPSA act that goes into affect on February 10th 2009, and the ability to sell used toys.
It sounds like resellers can only sell toys they are certain do not contain lead amounts in violation of the act, but they’re not required to certify toys. All resellers should check the CPSC website before selling a toy to make sure it has not been recalled.
The report also says toy resellers should avoid toys that may contain high levels of lead, and offers these tips-
From the CPSC Website:
WHILE CPSC EXPECTS EVERY COMPANY …read more
