Helathytoys - A Popular children's toys toxic chemicals testing and info website
The Ecology Center, a Michigan-based nonprofit organization, released the results of their testing of 1,200 popular children's toys for toxic chemicals at HealthyToys.org.News are inundated with all of the toy recalls and it is becoming increasingly difficult to shop for toys. As a parent I feel this is a great database of healthy toys and I’d make sure I browse this site before buying anything this holiday season. The announcemnt says 47% percent of toys (excluding jewelry) is tested by HealthyToys.
Recently the American Academy of Pediatrics recommended a level of 40 parts per million (ppm) of lead as the maximum that should be allowed in children's products.
Here is the screenshot of one toy that I did search by name "Toys R Us" and found the toy I want to check on the lead ratings.Also if you don't find the info you are looking on any toy, you can send them info.
Recently the American Academy of Pediatrics recommended a level of 40 parts per million (ppm) of lead as the maximum that should be allowed in children's products.
Here is the screenshot of one toy that I did search by name "Toys R Us" and found the toy I want to check on the lead ratings.Also if you don't find the info you are looking on any toy, you can send them info.
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written by Kalyan @ 12:07 AM,
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Black Friday toysrus 2007 VTECH, Fisher Price , Leap Frog deals
ToysRUs is one store you cannot avoid for Black Friday either shop for self if we got kids or shop for friends who has kids. Toys are expensives and Black Friday makes it a perfect day to buy toys for cheap.
Remember to stay away from all recalled toys due to lead poisoning that is rattling the toys industry very bad these days. I believe in ToysRUs will be prompt to take the recalled items off-shelf.
Here are all Black Friday 2007 list of ToysRUs toy sales.
Remember to stay away from all recalled toys due to lead poisoning that is rattling the toys industry very bad these days. I believe in ToysRUs will be prompt to take the recalled items off-shelf.
Here are all Black Friday 2007 list of ToysRUs toy sales.
| TOYSRUS toys sale | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Toy Category | Toy Name | Price | comments |
| Board Games | Deal or No Deal Games | $ 7.49 | |
| Board Games | Spider-Man 3 Board Games | 10.49-14.99 | A door buster item |
| Board Games | Twister Moves | $ 9.98 | |
| Board Games | Assorted Cranium Games | 50% OFF | |
| Board Games | Guesstures | $ 9.98 | |
| Board Games | Outburst Remix | $ 9.98 | |
| Board Games | Pavilion Game House Bundle | $ 19.99 | |
| Board Games | Pokemon Talking Pokedex | $ 12.99 | A door buster item |
| Cars | 1:10 Scale R/C Shelby GT500 Or Dodge Challenger | $ 24.99 | |
| Cars | Cars Fios V8 Cafe | $ 14.99 | A door buster item |
| Cars | Hot Wheels Performance Track Set | $ 23.99 | A door buster item |
| Cars | Hot Wheels Radar Gun | $ 11.99 | |
| Cars | Hot Wheels Road Beasts Battle Pack | $ 10.99 | A door buster item |
| Cars | Hot Wheels Supermax Set | $ 10.99 | |
| Cars | iCar | $ 9.98 | A door buster item |
| Cars | Matchbox Fire Blasters Vehicle | $ 23.99 | |
| Cars | New Bright 1:14 Scale R/C Hummer H3 or Chevy Silverado | $ 17.49 | |
| Cars | Power Wheels Nascar Dale Earnhardt Card | $ 169.99 | |
| Cars | Road Rippers Streetpoundin' Sound Trucks | $ 14.99 | A door buster item |
| Creative | Crayola Diego Color Wonder Activity Set | $ 8.49 | A door buster item |
| Creative | Crayola Dora Color Wonder Value Pack | $ 8.49 | A door buster item |
| Creative | Crayola Items - Buy 1 Get 1 FREE | BOGO | |
| Creative | Crayola Super Arts Kit | $ 9.99 | |
| Creative | Creepy Crawler Oven | $ 12.99 | |
| Creative | Doodle Doug | $ 4.99 | A door buster item |
| Creative | Step 2 Scribble Center | $ 17.99 | |
| Creative | All Kid K'Nex Sets | 50% OFF | |
| Creative | All Magnextic Tubes | $ 9.99 | A door buster item |
| Creative | K'Nex Value Tub | $ 29.98 | |
| Creative | Mega Bloks Dora Gardening Bucket | $ 24.98 | |
| Creative | Play-Doh Super Craft Caddy | $ 11.99 | A door buster item |
| Creative | Play-Doh Super Craft Caddy BONUS Pack | $ 11.99 | A door buster item |
| Creative | Project & Draw | $ 9.99 | |
| Dolls/Figurines | Barbie Fairy 2-Pack | $ 9.98 | |
| Dolls/Figurines | Barbie Fashion Fever Grow N Style Styling Head | $ 14.98 | A door buster item |
| Dolls/Figurines | Bob the Builder R/C Follow Me Scoop | $ 14.99 | A door buster item |
| Dolls/Figurines | Bratz Big Babyz Dollz | $ 9.98 | A door buster item |
| Dolls/Figurines | Bratz Gold Medal Gymnastics Dolls | $ 9.98 | A door buster item |
| Dolls/Figurines | Bratz Rock Angelz Cool Concert Set | $ 29.98 | |
| Dolls/Figurines | Cabbage Patch Kids Color Change Doll | $ 12.49 | A door buster item |
| Dolls/Figurines | All Animal Planet Foam Figures - Buy 2 Get 1 FREE | B2GO | |
| Dolls/Figurines | All Pirates Of The Caribbean Action Figures - Buy 1 Get 1 FREE | BOGO | |
| Dolls/Figurines | Animal Planet Large Buckets | $ 4.99 | |
| Dolls/Figurines | Baby Alive Special Value Pack | $ 49.99 | |
| Dolls/Figurines | Cheetah Girls Doll and Guitar | $ 29.98 | |
| Dolls/Figurines | Fisher-Price Happy Ears Eeyore | $ 9.99 | |
| Dolls/Figurines | Fisher-Price Little Mommy Deluxe Newborn Baby Playset | $ 29.99 | |
| Dolls/Figurines | Spider-Man Origins Signature Series Figure | $ 2.99 | |
| Dolls/Figurines | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Figures - 4-Pack | $ 12.99 | |
| Dolls/Figurines | Transformers Cybertron Leader Optimus Prime | $ 19.99 | A door buster item |
| Dolls/Figurines | WWE Four-Way Havoc Playset | $ 12.99 | A door buster item |
| Dolls/Figurines | You & Me Baby In Car Seat | $ 9.99 | A door buster item |
| Dolls/Figurines | You & Me Doll Outfit Value Set | $ 9.99 | A door buster item |
| Dolls/Figurines | All Dora's Magical Castle and Castle Accessories | 50% OFF | A door buster item |
| Dolls/Figurines | Fisher-Price Collectors Edition Dora | $ 12.99 | |
| Dolls/Figurines | Furreal Friends Jungle Cat | $ 14.99 | A door buster item |
| Dolls/Figurines | Furreal Friends Newborn Baby Cub | $ 7.49 | |
| Dolls/Figurines | G.I. Joe 8" Paratrooper Figure | $ 9.99 | |
| Dolls/Figurines | Itsy-Bitsy Spiderman | $ 9.99 | A door buster item |
| Dolls/Figurines | Littlest Pet Shop Get Better Center | $ 19.99 | |
| Dolls/Figurines | Power Rangers 5" Morphin Figures - Buy 1, Get 2 FREE | B2GO | |
| Dolls/Figurines | Roboreptile | $ 49.99 | A door buster item |
| Dolls/Figurines | Robosapien V2 | $ 99.99 | A door buster item |
| Dress Up | Shimmer n' Sparkle Nail Salon | $ 5.99 | A door buster item |
| Dress Up | Streak & Style with Bonus Hair beader | $ 24.99 | |
| Educational | All School Zone Workbooks & Flashcards | 50% OFF | A door buster item |
| Educational | Story Reader w/ BONUS | $ 14.99 | A door buster item |
| Educational | VTech Learning Laptop | $ 19.99 | A door buster item |
| Educational | All LeapPad or My 1st LeapPad & Little Touch LeapPad Books | $ 7.99 | |
| Educational | Leap Frog Learn Around Playground | $ 29.99 | |
| Gaming Tables | 54" Open Ice Air Hockey Table | $ 39.99 | A door buster item |
| Gaming Tables | Stats 60" Billiards Table | $ 99.99 | |
| Handheld Electronic | Dream Life Game | $ 14.98 | A door buster item |
| Educational | Fisher Price Pixter Multi Media | $ 14.99 | A door buster item |
| Handheld Electronic | Simon Trickster | $ 9.98 | |
| Karaoke | Singing Machine 5.5" Monitor Karaoke System | $ 49.99 | |
| Karaoke | High School Musical Theatre Projector and Microphone | $ 29.99 | |
| Misc | Speed Stacks | $ 19.99 | |
| Misc | Nintendo Lunch Box Starter Kits | $ 12.99 | |
| Misc | Ben 10 Omnitrix Alien Viewer | $ 7.99 | |
| Misc | Ben 10 Transforming Figures | $ 4.99 | |
| Misc | Assorted Lego Sets | 50% OFF | |
| Misc | Big Blast Single Tek Mega Pack | $ 14.99 | A door buster item |
| Misc | Classic Hideaways | $ 9.98 | |
| Misc | Dance Styles Studio | $ 9.99 | |
| Misc | Fisher-Price Activity Walker | $ 12.49 | |
| Misc | Music N' Motion Ball Pits | $ 19.99 | |
| Misc | Pixel Chix Sets | $ 14.99 | |
| Misc | Scootboard Value Pack | $ 14.99 | |
| Misc | Shadow Hobby Spring Horse | $ 49.99 | |
| Misc | Spy Gear Spy Shooter Super Set | $ 24.99 | |
| Misc | Star Wars Transformers Millennium Falcon | $ 19.99 | A door buster item |
| Misc | Stats 24" Play Mats | $ 9.99 | A door buster item |
| Misc | That's So Raven Girl Talk | $ 9.98 | |
| Misc | Ultimate Rescue Set | $ 19.98 | |
| Misc | Dance Dance Revolution DisneyMix | $ 9.99 | |
| Musical Instruments | First Act Discovery 5-Pc Drum Set | $ 49.99 | |
| Musical Instruments | First Act 61-Key Electronic Keyboard | $ 49.99 | |
| Musical Instruments | First Act Electric 30" Acoustic Guitar Pack | $ 19.99 | |
| Musical Instruments | First Act Electric Guitar Pack | $ 89.99 | |
| Musical Instruments | Rubber Piano | $ 9.99 | |
| Playset | Braun Kitchen Set | $ 17.99 | |
| Playset | Cranium Adventure Fort | $ 14.99 | A door buster item |
| Playset | Fisher Price Medical Kit | $ 4.99 | |
| Playset | Fisher-Price Roll-a-Rounds Jungle Treehouse | $ 14.99 | |
| Playset | Just Like Home Chuck E. Cheese Party Play Food Set w/ $10 in FREE Chuck E. Cheese Tokens | $ 9.99 | A door buster item |
| Playset | Just Like Home Shopping Cart w/ Food | $ 8.70 | A door buster item |
| Playset | Pirates Of The Caribbean Black Pearl Playset | $ 29.99 | |
| Playset | Step2 Neat & Tidy Cottage | $ 99.99 | |
| RC Toy | Nikko 1:16 Scale R/C Cars | $ 12.99 | A door buster item |
| RC Toy | Fisher-Price Dora R/C Jeep | $ 14.99 | |
| RC Toy | Spin Master R/C Plane Value Pack | $ 39.99 | A door buster item |
| RC Toy | Tyco NSECT R/C Vehicle | $ 49.99 | A door buster item |
| Science | EDU-Science Star Theater 2 & 3-D Space Projector Combo | $ 27.49 | |
| Science | FREE Egg Drop Kit with ANY Mad Science Purchase | FREE | |
| Science | Mad Science Dinosaur Curator Set | $ 19.99 | |
| Scooter | Razor Helment | $ 17.99 | |
| Scooter | Razor Ripstik | $ 69.99 | A door buster item |
| Sports | Fisher-Price Grow To Pro Basketball | $ 29.99 | |
| Sports | Stats XXL 10-Pin Bowling Set | $ 14.99 | A door buster item |
| Sports | Bradford Gym Set | $ 74.99 | |
| Sports | Little Tikes 8'x8' Bounce Around | $ 129.99 | |
| Sports | Moon Pogo Hopper | $ 9.99 | A door buster item |
| Tools | Dirt Devil Jr. Vacuum | $ 19.99 | A door buster item |
| Tools | Little Tikes Little Handiworker Workhorse | $ 9.99 | |
| Trains | All Thomas Wooden Railway Engines - Buy 2 Get 1 FREE | B2GO | A door buster item |
| Trains | Free Transportation Train Set w/ Purchase of Imaginarium Arch Train Table | FREE | |
| Trains | Imaginarium Arch Train Table | $ 79.99 | |
| Trains | Imaginarium Ride-On Train | $ 99.99 | |
Labels: 2007, baby toys, BlackFriday, toysrus
written by Kalyan @ 2:57 PM,
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World Against Toys Causing Harm (W.A.T.C.H.) - 2007 "10 Worst Toys" List
World Against Toys Causing Harm, Inc. (W.A.T.C.H.), a Massachusetts charitable non-profit corporation, was founded by Edward M. Swartz, a nationally known trial lawyer and child safety consumer advocate.
WATCH's top 10 worst list has been published.
The list is ... 2007 "10 Worst Toys" List
1) Go Diego Go Animal Rescue Boat
2) Sticky Stones
3) Jack Sparrow’s Spinning Dagger
4) Dora The Explorer Lamp
5) Lil “Giddy Up” Horse - Sassy Pet Saks
6) Spider Man 3 New Goblin Sword
7) Hip Hoppa
8) B’Loonies Party Pack
9) My Little Baby Born
10)Rubber Band Shooter
WATCH's top 10 worst list has been published.
The list is ... 2007 "10 Worst Toys" List
1) Go Diego Go Animal Rescue Boat
2) Sticky Stones
3) Jack Sparrow’s Spinning Dagger
4) Dora The Explorer Lamp
5) Lil “Giddy Up” Horse - Sassy Pet Saks
6) Spider Man 3 New Goblin Sword
7) Hip Hoppa
8) B’Loonies Party Pack
9) My Little Baby Born
10)Rubber Band Shooter
written by Kalyan @ 4:35 PM,
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Buying Toys for the Baby
Initially the mistake we made in choosing the toys for our baby is to go all by our self (myself and the wife) to buy toys that we like.We ended up most of the times in choosing the wrong toys. Believe me we thought it is as simple as to go buy toys and we learnt it hard way that we are not helping ourself and our baby in choosing the right playable toys.Call this as our inexperience with toys and all that first baby learning mistakes.
Now What we usually do is take our child to a toy store for her to play with a toy before buying it, Most of the times (70%) this works.This provides a good opportunity to observe your child playing with different toys.See what interests your baby. Watch to see whether he/she has an inkling about how to use the toy. If he/she does, go ahead and buy it.
Also when you visit your friends who has babies of same age as your child , this socializing is good opportunity to see what friends toys your baby likes.
Basing on all these now it is time for you to call the shots on what to buy for your baby.
There are thousands of toys and toys stores to choose, and that's just in the newborn and infant section. one cannot buy all the toy store and more over it is unnecessary to create too much junk in the house, over time build some criteria to narrow it to your child needs.This is a bumpy road and will take some time but every one kind of gets a feel of what baby likes and dislikes. Just not limit your baby to only one set of toys make her toys diversified that eventually helps her/him grow.
Here's what we specially look for age, safety, stimulation, variety and simplicity :
Product Features
* Tummy time mode features a busy box with light-up letters, steering wheel, and horn
* Rocker mode allows baby to rock while learning shapes, numbers, colors and letters just turn the steering wheel
* Ride-on mode gives toddlers a fun, learning ride by teaching words and fun role-play while developing gross motor skills
* 6 months +
->Bobble & Giggle Pals
Product Features
* Enhances fine motor skills & eye-hand coordination as baby slides, pulls, toggles & turns buttons to see the characters pop up
* Listening to fun tunes & animal sound effects stimulates baby's auditory sense
* Figuring out how to make the characters pop up helps baby understand that sounds are associated with animals
* Pals pop up and bobble as fun music and sounds play
* 9 Months +
->Toddler Bargains: Secrets to Saving 20% to 50% on Toddler Furniture, Clothing, Shoes, Travel Gear, Toys and More (Toddler Bargains)
->Leachco Safer Bather - Infant Bath Pad - Blue Fish
->Baby Spring Float With Canopy
->Dorel Junenille/ Safety 1st #71175 4PK Tot Lock Start Set
->Little Tikes Light & Go Thomas Flashlight
->Little Tikes Light & Go Thomas Flashlight
Now What we usually do is take our child to a toy store for her to play with a toy before buying it, Most of the times (70%) this works.This provides a good opportunity to observe your child playing with different toys.See what interests your baby. Watch to see whether he/she has an inkling about how to use the toy. If he/she does, go ahead and buy it.
Also when you visit your friends who has babies of same age as your child , this socializing is good opportunity to see what friends toys your baby likes.
Basing on all these now it is time for you to call the shots on what to buy for your baby.
There are thousands of toys and toys stores to choose, and that's just in the newborn and infant section. one cannot buy all the toy store and more over it is unnecessary to create too much junk in the house, over time build some criteria to narrow it to your child needs.This is a bumpy road and will take some time but every one kind of gets a feel of what baby likes and dislikes. Just not limit your baby to only one set of toys make her toys diversified that eventually helps her/him grow.
Here's what we specially look for age, safety, stimulation, variety and simplicity :
Age-wise toys
->V Tech - 3-in-1 Smart WheelsProduct Features
* Tummy time mode features a busy box with light-up letters, steering wheel, and horn
* Rocker mode allows baby to rock while learning shapes, numbers, colors and letters just turn the steering wheel
* Ride-on mode gives toddlers a fun, learning ride by teaching words and fun role-play while developing gross motor skills
* 6 months +
->Bobble & Giggle Pals
Product Features
* Enhances fine motor skills & eye-hand coordination as baby slides, pulls, toggles & turns buttons to see the characters pop up
* Listening to fun tunes & animal sound effects stimulates baby's auditory sense
* Figuring out how to make the characters pop up helps baby understand that sounds are associated with animals
* Pals pop up and bobble as fun music and sounds play
* 9 Months +
Safety
->Toddler Bargains: Secrets to Saving 20% to 50% on Toddler Furniture, Clothing, Shoes, Travel Gear, Toys and More (Toddler Bargains)
->Leachco Safer Bather - Infant Bath Pad - Blue Fish
->Baby Spring Float With Canopy
->Dorel Junenille/ Safety 1st #71175 4PK Tot Lock Start Set
Stimulation
->Little Tikes Light & Go Thomas Flashlight->Little Tikes Light & Go Thomas Flashlight
->Little Tikes Light & Go Thomas Flashlight
Labels: Amazon, baby toys, coupons, Deals, Discount, free
written by Kalyan @ 11:20 PM,
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I'm Kalyan from Chicago, Illinois, United States. I write articles about Cricket matches and their reviews, Money saving Deals and tips, Immigration info related to Green Card or EAD or AP or H1-B, Road to MBA degree and afterwards. I'm writing in hope and passion that one person will be better because he or she benefits from these posts.
