• Top Tips for Toy Safety

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    Toy safety for babies often seems like common sense, but when you stop to think about everything that a child can grab (and try to eat), it becomes clear that you need to take a systematic approach to toy safety. Here are a few tips to help you keep your baby safe at all times. 1) Pay Attention to Age Recommendations It’s a good idea to always pay attention to those age recommendations on your toys, and to choose ones that match the child’s age, interest and abilities. Make sure that you read the labels to spot any safety features or warnings, and so that you know how to clean the baby’s toys properly too. 2) Get Rid of the Wrapper The plastic wrapping that toys come in can be a suffocation risk, so it’s important that you dispose of it as soon as you get the toy. 3) Choose Age-Appropriate Toys For a child under the age of one, toys should be colorful, lightweight and textured, as well as non-toxic. Kids at this age learn via sight, touch, taste and sound, and they tend to put new things in their mouths as a part of the learning process. 4)…

  • Abatons Animals – Collectibles Review

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    The Abatons Animals are coming!! If you have kids you are probably aware of BLIND BAGS! These are small Mylar bags with mystery toys or collectibles. 6-year-old Alice goes nuts for blind bags! She can barely contain her excitement when we are in the store. From choosing which bag to pick to the final moment of truth when the scissors come out and she opens the bag. Trust me, I get a happy girl while shopping, I get homework done without a single whine, blind bags are GOLD where Alice is concerned. We have a new series to add to our bribe I mean treasure hunting! So, exactly what are Abatons Animals? Exclusively available at Target. Abatons are clans of animals in the shape of totems. 25 characters and 15 additional variations, which are rare and ultra rare in Series 1. These include the chase and base characters. The chase characters include the rare, gold-plated Abatons and the ULTRA rare, transparent characters. That means there are 35 Abatons to collect in series 1. Your Abaton’s Clan name is engraved on the design and the Abaton’s name is on the sticker that is included in the blind bag along with the…