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August 30th, 2007

More Toy Safety

Another couple of posts and articles to keep you up on a few more recalls and some tips on keeping safe with the toys in your home.
From Thrifty Mommy:
Karen shares More Recalled Toys Part I and Part II.
Then check out some safety tips and reminders from seattlepi.com. This one includes a link to a […]

By Kerri Aldrich -- 2 comments

August 22nd, 2007

Lead Paint Test Kits

With all the talk of the lead paint in recalled toys, I’m wondering how seriously parents are taking the news. So, here’s my question: Did you clear out the potentially dangerous toys from your kids’ toyboxes? Did you compare the recall list to your current toy inventory list? Will you […]

By Kerri Aldrich -- 2 comments

August 16th, 2007

Shrinky Dinks

I’m not sure how we didn’t get mom to get us Shrinky Dinks when we were young, because I remember hearing about them and thinking they sounded like so much fun to do! I believe I was an adult before I actually witnessed the shrinking, curling, melting action of the product. […]

By Kerri Aldrich -- 0 comments

August 15th, 2007

Over 9 Million Toys Recalled by Mattel

And I thought the recall coming in a week and a half ago was huge at about 700,000 toys. Now NBC is reporting that over 9 million toys are being recalled. The toys are made by Mattel in China and the concerns, as before, are lead paint and small magnetic parts.
You […]

By Kerri Aldrich -- 4 comments

August 14th, 2007

Toy Storage: Are Lego taking over the living room?

What was your house like growing up? Was every room in the house fair game for kids’ toys, books and puzzles? Was the living room mascot more likely to be identified as Strawberry Shortcake or G.I. Joe than Hummel or Lenox?
I’m really surprised anymore at how many times I hear of houses […]

By Kerri Aldrich -- 3 comments

August 3rd, 2007

80’s Micro Machines Commercial

Check out the crazy fast speech of speed talker John Moschitta, Jr. in this 80’s commercial for Micro Machines.

I actually do remember his FedEx commercial from my younger days. It’s pretty remarkable to watch the countdown timer and to realize how many scenes they fit into that 56 seconds! It’s always interesting to […]

By Kerri Aldrich -- 0 comments

August 3rd, 2007

Toy Recall: Fisher-Price Products

There is a massive toy recall on Fisher Price products due to the discovery of unsafe levels of toxic lead paint. Many of the toys feature our kids’ favorite characters such as Dora the Explorer and Sesame Street characters. The following are a few articles containing more information:
Recall info from injuryboard.com
Recall info […]

By Kerri Aldrich -- 2 comments

July 28th, 2007

Another Easy Bake Oven Recall

When I got the heads-up from Karen about an Easy Bake Oven recall, I remembered that Hsien had reported one back earlier in the year. It seems that the issues that were causing concern in February have not yet been properly addressed, and now I’ve seen them use the word amputation. Yep, definitely […]

By Kerri Aldrich -- 1 comment

July 28th, 2007

How green is your toybox?

While I’d love to say that I’m way ahead of the whole environmentally aware, eco-friendly attitude, the truth is that I’m really just now being more deliberate toward that lifestyle. We’ve been recyclers for years, and the lights are usually turned off when we leave a room, though not always. Recently, though, I’ve […]

By Kerri Aldrich -- 1 comment

July 13th, 2007

Nostalgia Toy #8: Slinky

The first SLINKY I remember being in our home was a big, dual-colored (yellow and orange) plastic one that my sister had. I think that was the first plastic Slinky I’d ever seen. We found out that you could sit in the back of our vehicle and peg the person in the front […]

By Kerri Aldrich -- 4 comments