For those of you who have been searching for natural toys that aren’t slathered in lead paint, I found one resource that does just that.
Maple Landmark of Middlebury, Vermont (US) is a small company of about 30 people that make all their own toys, games and gifts to follow U.S. safety standards and use local or domestically sourced raw materials. In fact, their website states that “only about 1% of our budget goes to purchase foreign-sourced item.”
Their “paints are non-toxic and completely safe for children” according to their marketing manager, and all the products have a timeless appeal that you …read more

The Man in the Yellow Hat must have been feeding Curious George old paint chips because he too has high levels of lead.
The Consumer Products Safety Commission announced the recall of a Curious George plush toy for violation of lead paint standards. Naturally, it was produced in China and the offending part of the plush toy was a hard, plastic face on the doll.
Description: This recall involves Curious George 12-inch plush dolls
with a plastic face. The dolls are dressed to represent five various
themes: birthday, fireman, sweet dreams, tool time and tool time with a
soft face. The plush dolls were sold …read more

Chief Family Officer, the omniscient lead toy recall source, has posted about another seven toy recalls. Six of them for dangerous lead exposure and one for a head injury risk.
Particularly timely is the recall of a Halloween pail for violation of lead paint standards.

I’m trying not to be negative and almost don’t like posting recalls every time one occurs (especially because it seems to be happening every day), but I feel it is something of which people should be aware. However, an additional six toys were recalled yesterday (Oct. 11, 07, listed below).
At the suggestion of a commenter on a previous recall post, I would like to assemble a list of people’s favorite healthy and safe toys. If you’ve got favorite (homemade or purchased) toys, please contact me and let me know about them. Either leave a comment or email me at …read more