“Made in the U.S.A.” Toys

Posted on November 24, 2007 by mdking

What toys are safe for parents to buy? Most board games are made in America. Books are printed in the U.S. American-made toys are the new fad after recent recalls on toys made in China. Here’s CNN’s Fredricka Whitfield giving the rundown on toys that actually undergo quality control here in the U.S.

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  1. Michael, on November 24th, 2007 at 4:36 PM Said:

    my father has been building safe wooden toys in Minnesota for more than 30 years now . . . . unfortunately it took loads of negative news for people to really discover the value of hand-made toys made in the US. http://www.doodletowntoys.com

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  2. mdking, on November 24th, 2007 at 4:46 PM Said:

    Excellent point. Thanks for posting a link.

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  3. teresat, on November 24th, 2007 at 7:06 PM Said:

    Check out my site for over 130 links to US-made toy companies (many mom-and-pop companies, some well-known companies).
    Thanks and happy holidays!
    Teresa

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  5. Veronica, on December 2nd, 2007 at 11:44 PM Said:

    I got an email today from a Web site that did a complete story on the recalls and how parents can find tos really made in America. It says they called manufacturers listed in newspaper articles about American made toys and found a lot of errors, so they made their own list, which is included in an Amazon store. Here’s the email:

    findingDulcinea published an article this week that every parent should read, about toy recalls. Some foreign-made toys are positively frightening. And the NY Times says the Consumer Product Safety Commission has ONE employee to test the safety of toys imported into America. A former official of the CPSC was quoted as saying “buyer beware – that is all I have to say.”

    http://www.findingdulcinea.com/news/health/Health-Risks-with-Imported-Toys-Trouble-Parents-.html

    Because of all this, many parents are eager to “Buy American” until stores can get a better handle on the issue. And with the plunging dollar making foreign goods more expensive anyway, American-made may be the way to go this year. So we did some research to find toys made in America. Most online stores do not have “U.S.A. only” sections. We found several newspaper articles about American-made toys, but when we verified their accuracy, we found that 25% of the toys listed are in fact made overseas, in whole or in part. So we created our own toy store on Amazon and popluated it only with toys that we are all but certain are made in the USA (or in a few cases, Western Europe) and that we recommend from our own parenting experience. Here’s a link to the store:

    http://www.dulcineamedia.com/store/?aznode=287

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  6. Carrin, on February 8th, 2008 at 2:31 PM Said:

    To see a site that is dedicated to non-Chinese toys, pay a visit to http://www.DownToEarthToys.com. They have a great selection of USA made toys!

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