Fisher Price Bongo Band, Geo Trax & Mattell Barbie Recalls
September 5, 2007 – 2:00 am
Well, at this point I don’t know whether to laugh or to cry. With every recall I feel more satisfied with my decision to ban China made toys and cheap, plastic toys from our household.
I spent over 5 hours in our garage today sifting through toys and other items for our upcoming garage sale this weekend. I am not sad to see all these toys go. I feel relieved and have a sense of pride in having found within myself the ability to detach myself and my daughter from the constant message to consume, consume, consume. I am scrutinizing each new purchase in our home and I am learning a lot.
Today, my daughter’s set of blocks came in the mail. They are fabulous and the maple smells wonderful.
I will update pictures of our garage sale at the end of the week.
HERE ARE THE RECALLS:
For the complete list of recalls I have compiled go HERE
Fisher Price Bongo Band Toys: HERE
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