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Beat The Summer heat with the Water Toys and Essentials

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The summer time is on and the scorching heat too, with the kids at home on their vacations it is the time to spend some quality time with them being a good parent. And to spend the quality time with them you can always plan a picnic or a trip to some tropical place where you and your kids can have the best experience of nature, beauty of God, and an adventurous thrill. Many parents plan for outing to different places including tours to different countries of the world and amazing places just to give their kids an ultimate joy and happiness during their vacations season. But the problem might arise if one cannot afford to give their kids an expensive trip to some place where they can spend some quality time together; still there are other alternatives available to them and one of them is buying some outdoor water toys for the kids and combine it up with a portable pool so that the kids can have maximum fun indoors under the supervision of their parents. Usually these water toys and essentials are not that expensive and features phenomenal durability if you buy it from a recognized producer.

Also I prefer the use of such toys and essentials more rather than the other artificially engineered computer games which have taken the whole segment of teenagers to adult by fire. Kids are innocent why not give them something that matches up better with their personality and also help them work as a team with their friends.

Safe toys for your little ones

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If you are planning to buy toys as Christmas gift for your young children and godchildren, please read this safety tips first before heading to your favorite department store.

Characteristics of a good toy:

  1. Suitable to the child’s physical capabilities, mental and social development;
  2. Appealing and interesting to the child; and
  3. Well constructed, durable and safe for the child’s age.

Do’s and Dont’s in Toy Safety:

  1. Check labels on the packaging and observe precautions appearing in the labels to ensure the safety of the child;
  2. Ensure that the child will play with a toy suited for his age under adult supervision;
  3. Dispose plastic packaging accordingly. Keep it out of reach of children;
  4. For children under age three (3), do not buy the following toys:
  • balls with a diameter of 1.75 inches or less so as to prevent choking;
  • that easily breaks into small parts or pieces (glass or brittle plastics);
  • containing small detachable parts or pieces which could become lodged in the throat;
  • with sharp points and edges;
  • with electrical parts, unless supervised by an adult;
  • with parts that could pinch or entrap fingers, toes or hair;
  • with parts put together by straight pins, sharp wires or nails that are exposed and easily detached. (http://www.doh.gov.ph/)

Aside from this safety tips, please be wary about toys that may contain lead paint. Sometimes mommies tend to pick more colorful toys because they appeal to the eyes of very young children. But, we must be aware that some colorful toys may contain lead-based paint that could pose serious health problem to children.

An epa approved lead test kit can help you detect lead-free toys. The kit contains lead test swabs that instantly alerts consumers to the presence of lead in consumer products.

Lead can cause irreversible damage to the nerve, kidney, heart and reproductive system. Lead poisoning is often fatal to children.

Just to show you how serious lead poisoning is the US FTC recalled at least 20 million toys containing poisonous lead in 2008.

For local inquiries about toys safety please call the Bureau of Health Devices and Technology (BHDT)-Department of Health at 743-8301 local 3408 or at 711-6824.