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Toys - Safety AlertsBack to Safety Education Resources

Balloons Can be Suffocation Danger to Kids
Balloons Can be Suffocation Danger to Kids

Keep uninflated toy balloons and pieces of broken balloons away from young children. Kids can suffocate on them.

Button Battery Safety Quiz
Button Battery Safety Quiz

How much do you know about the dangers that button batteries pose to children? Take the button battery safety quiz.

Caps for Toy Guns
Caps for Toy Guns

Don't let children put caps for toy guns in their pockets. They can ignite and burn your child.

Child Safety Protection Act Fact Sheet

Keep marbles, small balls and uninflated balloons away from young children, who can choke on them.

Choking Hazard: Plastic Film on Toys and Other Children’s Products
Choking Hazard: Plastic Film on Toys and Other Children’s Products

Check toys and other children's products for plastic film coverings and remove them. The film can be a choking hazard.

Choking Hazard: Plastic Film on Toys and Other Children’s Products in Spanish
CPSC Warns Consumers of Dangers with Toy Chest Lids
CPSC Warns Consumers of Dangers with Toy Chest Lids

The lids on toy chests or other types of chests can fall and trap, injure or kill kids. Lids with hinges that keep the lid open are much safer.

Electric Toy Safety
Electric Toy Safety

Be selective when buying an electric toy. Follow age recommendations on packages, make sure the child is mature enough to operate the toy and supervise the toy's use.

Hoverboard Safety Alert
Hoverboard Safety Alert

CPSC recommends that consumers, who own or use hoverboards, take these steps to reduce the risk of fire.

Ingested Magnets Can Cause Serious Intestinal Injuries
Ingested Magnets Can Cause Serious Intestinal Injuries

Small magnets like those found in magnetic building sets and other toys can kill a child if two or more are swallowed.

Ingested Magnets Can Cause Serious Intestinal Injuries in Spanish
Strings and Straps on Toys Can Strangle Young Children
Strings and Straps on Toys Can Strangle Young Children

Toys with strings and straps can strangle kids. Don't give them to young children.

Toys - Safety GuidesBack to Safety Education Resources

Buying Toys for Children Ages 0-5
Buying Toys for Children Ages 0-5

Help is on the way as you shop for a child ages 0-5. Safety tips for buying the right toys for this age group.

Buying Toys for Children Ages 6-12
Buying Toys for Children Ages 6-12

Kids change as they grow. This guide has helpful tips for choosing toys for children ages 6-12.

For Kids' Sake, Think Toy Safety ...By knowing toy dangers
For Kids' Sake, Think Toy Safety ...By knowing toy dangers

Think about your child's safety when buying, maintaining and storing toys.

For Kids' Sake, Think Toy Safety ...By knowing toy dangers in Spanish
Resellers Guide to Selling Safer Products
Resellers Guide to Selling Safer Products

This guide helps you identify the types of products that are affected and to understand how to comply with the law so that you can keep unsafe products out of the hands of consumers. Consumers who regularly buy used products may also find this information helpful in avoiding products that could harm them or their family.

Think Toy Safety - Piense en Juguetes Seguros
Think Toy Safety - Piense en Juguetes Seguros

Children have fun learning about toy safety as they use this coloring book.

Think Toy Safety - Piense en Juguetes Seguros in Spanish

Toys - Neighborhood Safety Network (NSN) PostersBack to Safety Education Resources

 4 Keys to Holiday Toy Safety
4 Keys to Holiday Toy Safety

Holiday Toy Safety poster 2005

4 Keys to Holiday Toy Safety in Spanish
ABC's of Toy Safety
ABC's of Toy Safety

Holiday Toy Safety Poster  2007

Buckyballs Recall
Buckyballs Recall
Buckyballs Recall in Spanish
Button Battery Safety
Button Battery Safety

A child can swallow a button battery and suffer chemical burns in as little as two hours.

Button Battery Safety in Spanish
Holiday Toy Safety
Holiday Toy Safety

Play it safe. Tips to help you shop smart this holiday season.

Holiday Toy Safety in Spanish
Holidays: Shop Smart, Shop Safe
Holidays: Shop Smart, Shop Safe

Holiday Toy Safety Poster 2006

Holidays: Shop Smart, Shop Safe in Spanish
Magnet Dangers
Magnet Dangers

Keep small, high-powered magnets out of the reach of children.

Magnet Dangers in Spanish
Top 5 Hidden Home Hazards
Top 5 Hidden Home Hazards

See the five most common hazards in the home that you might not have thought about.

Top 5 Hidden Home Hazards in Spanish
Toy Safety
Toy Safety

Three toy tips to remember: Play safe, keep safe, put away safe.

Toy Safety in Spanish
Toy Safety NSN Poster 2018
Toy Safety NSN Poster 2018

Toy Safety Statistics

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