Dangerous Christmas toys, which should not be in the house with children

His first New Year, my son met in 3.5month. It was the first and last holiday for a long time, when we did not put a Christmas tree. They decorated the apartment with tinsel and garlands, and toys - literally a few plastic balls - were hung on the palm of the room. Admiration was not the limit: everything glitters, shimmers, bright, colorful. A year later almost all New Year's attributes returned to our apartment. And now, when the child is already six, strong fingers can be entrusted even with the most fragile glass toys.Photo:But before that, of course, not all toys had a place in our house - for the sake of children's safety. A number of restrictions had to be observed. - No glass toys. Even on the topmost branches of the tree. The ball can fall completely by accident and on its own, even if it is not tugged. - We connect the garlands to the most inaccessible sockets. It is advisable that the baby does not even see where they are stuck. We will assume that this is magic. - We either get rid of tinsel for a couple of years, or we hang it up so that it is impossible to reach it. Because the child will pull by one thread, and the whole Christmas tree will crash. Well, pulling it out of a child's mouth is also not the greatest pleasure. All the more so as a Christmas tree decoration. - Toys with sparkles. To be honest, I don't like them at all - after them absolutely everything sparkles. Give a child one time in his hand - he will then have these sparkles everywhere. - Pointed toys: stars, icicles. Either we hang it high, or we remove it altogether. - Characters that the child is afraid of, if any. The son, for example, was afraid of snowmen for a couple of years. So the jewelry with their image was gathering dust in the box. The holiday is not the moment when you have to fight against fears "by contradiction". - Cookies, apples, sweets. No, edible toys are good, and I have nothing against it globally. But it's better to have fun with this if you are sure that the child can already carefully remove them from the tree on their own. - Toys from grandmother's chest. Simply because it will be very sorry to break them. Leave these family decorations until you're ready to tell their story to your child. There is no place for low-quality toys in the house, no matter what they are. When buying a new outfit for your Christmas tree, consider this: 1. Are the sharp edges of the glass decorations protected by caps, are the fastening elements of the toy itself firmly held. 2. Are there any defects, streaks, air bubbles, displacements of the pattern relative to the relief or contour in the drawing. 3. Do the toys smell - there should be no foreign odors! Smelling toys may contain hazardous substances. Before buying, read the label: the composition should be free of phenol and formaldehyde. 4. Is the paint permanent? You can check it like this: wrap it in a napkin and rub it a little. If there is paint on the napkin, it is bad. 5. Are small decorative elements well glued: rhinestones, beads. 6. Are there any sharp edges, scratching burrs, glue residues, protruding needles or other dangerous elements?