December is Safe Toys and Gifts Month.

December is Safe Toys and Gifts Month.

It is very important to evaluate each item for risk of eye injury when you are shopping this Holiday season.

How to Buy Safe Toys:

•Read all warnings and instructions to properly operate the toy

•Avoid buying toys with rigid or sharp points, rods, or anything that may have edges that are dangerous

•Try to avoid toys that shoot or have parts that fly off. Don’t forget that BB guns are not toys you will shoot your eye out

•Make sure you ask yourself if the toy is right for your children at his/her age

•Keep your eyes open for the letters “ASTM” (American Society for Testing and Materials) This tells you that the product meets the national safety standards set by “ASTM”

A great resource of toy information and toy recalls is from World Against Toys Causing Harm (W.A.T.C.H.) https://toysafety.org/toy-safety/2020-10-worst-toy-list/