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post #1 of 10
3/7/08 at 1:55pm
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http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/80021008

She plays with it in the bathtub. They are mostly #5 plastic but about 3 are #7. I took the 7's away. She is 7mo so she chews on the a lot also.

Should I just take them all away? or give them to her only outside the tub?

Eventually I would like to buy wood stackers but these were so cheap.
post #2 of 10
3/7/08 at 2:06pm
Absolutely. They're not going to get a lot of chemical out of playing with it and sticking it in their mouth now and then.

-Angela
post #3 of 10
3/9/08 at 2:47pm
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Originally Posted by yukookoo View Post
She plays with it in the bathtub. They are mostly #5 plastic but about 3 are #7. I took the 7's away. She is 7mo so she chews on the a lot also.
I need to know more about plastics....
post #4 of 10
3/9/08 at 4:31pm
We have that set (in its entirety) and DD still loves to pour water back and forth and so on while taking a bath. She's six years old and we've had this set since she was about 2.

I am aware of chemicals and plastics, etc. I have chosen to address the foods/beverages that go into her body (and containers to hold such items) and the household cleaners to reduce the risks.

Best wishes in your decision!
post #5 of 10
3/11/08 at 3:10pm

Other options...

Well, there are other options of colorful things she can use to play in the bathtub. I give my daughter finger puppets that are made of yarn with no little eyes or anything like that that she can swallow. She plays to give them a bath or hides them in the foam.

Gigi
post #6 of 10
3/18/08 at 10:27pm
No, I would not let my kids play with that. We've slowly been replacing items - see my blog for more info on that and way at the beginning I wrote a long article on safe toys.
post #7 of 10
3/18/08 at 10:42pm
What non-plastic toys work in the bathtub though?
post #8 of 10
3/18/08 at 10:52pm
I crocheted a little frog hand puppet from cotton yarn. There are places that sell wooden boats, we plan to try and make one. I did buy the Spielstabil set from Oompa thats plastic but not MIC and its a safe plastic.
post #9 of 10
3/18/08 at 11:00pm
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Originally Posted by Ruthla View Post
What non-plastic toys work in the bathtub though?
Metal measuring cups.

p.s. I let DS play with plastic in the tub, but he also loves metal measuring cups, so if you are going plastic-free, that is an options (stainless steel, I guess)
post #10 of 10
3/19/08 at 1:20am
No, we don't do plastic in the tub either. DD has stainless steel measuring cups and spoons.
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