1.  Heelys – These shoes have removable wheels and turn children’s shoes into inline skates.  Potential for blunt impact, spinal and neck injuries.

2.  Z launcher:  turbo water balloon launcher - Can turbo launch water balloons 100 feet with direct hit accuracy.  Potential for facial and choking injuries.

3.  Pram decoration-blossoms – This toy has a cord that is about 23 inches long and it has attached beads and other small cloth and wooden play items.  Its targeted audience is babies!  What are they thinking?!??!

4.  Pyramid stacker – This stacking toy is manufactured by The Pottery Barn Kids.  It contains multi-colored tiers, includes wooden parts, intended to be stacked upon a solid-wood dowel. A child who falls on the wooden dowel could be seriously injured.  The toy is marketed for children as young as 12 months.

5.  Bow & arrow set – Includes rubber-tipped “arrows” made of solid wood. The tips, however, are removable, and the rigid, wooden shafts can be propelled with sufficient velocity to potentially cause severe injuries.

6.  Zip-Ity Do Dolly – This doll is sold at Toys R Us. One of the dolls has a red plastic button on the doll’s clothing, attached with thread, which could be ingested by oral-age children. Once detached, the button fails even the toy industry’s inadequate small parts “choke tube” standard. Another doll has a soft, plush ball attached to the zipper, which also presents a potential choking hazard.

7.  Lil Snoopy – This pull toy has a 27 inch pull cord which could cause strangulation. It is marketed to children as young as 12 months old.  My son got one for his first birthday and I immediately took it back to the store.

8.  Superman Lamp – This lamp is sold in the toy department, rather than with the other lamps or electronics.  Families are further instructed to “[un]plug the product when leaving the house, when retiring for the night, or if left unattended.”

9.  Sky Blaster – This toy is sold as an “All In One Rocket & Launcher!” Potential for eye injuries.

10.  Fear Factor Candy Challenge - These candy pouches contain ”spine-chilling spiders”, “mystery meat”, and a “buzzard buffet”.  The candy is sold in the toy aisle, is based upon the television series which sometimes features contestants competing to eat as much as possible in the shortest time. Toy aisles should not be used to encourage food-eating competitions, which invite potential choking and ingestion injuries, particularly for young children.

There are plenty of other unsafe toys out there, which is one of the reasons that there are recalls.  When shopping for toys, watch for items that have loose small parts, pieces that are easily detached, long cords, and places where a child could get stuck.  Are there any particular unsafe toys that you have seen?  Comment about them below.

For more information on toy safety, visit the W.A.T.C.H. website.

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