5 Most Dangerous Children's Toys in the World Ever Made

VIVA – The most dangerous children's toys in the world every year thousands of products are pulled back. These toys are considered dangerous for children, and even it can cause injury.

The holidays are a time to spread joy and celebrate with loved ones. However, many toys given away during the holiday season contain hidden dangers that put children at risk of injury or death, according to World Against Toys Causing Harm (W.A.T.C.H.). In fact, every three minutes, one child in the United States is admitted to the emergency room for injury because of a toy.

Since the start of Covid pandemic, there has been more play time at home for most children in an effort to stop the spread, increasing children's time with toys. One thing we can do only to be aware of the dangerous toys in the market that present a danger to children.

Here are 5 most dangerous children's toys in the world ever made:

1.  Grass Archery

The most dangerous first toy in the world was grass archery. Originally, designed to pierce grass in a game similar to horseshoe, children find different ways to use darts. This toy was first launched in 1970 before reaching an agreement with the manufacturer to avoid selling it as a toy. As many as 6,000 children went to the hospital in the 70s and 80s with injuries and even death. The CSPC officially banned it for good in 1988 and urged consumers to destroy the remaining games.

2.   Sky Dancer Doll

The second most dangerous children's toy in the world is the sky dancer doll (Sky Dancers). These fairy-shaped dolls have soft foam wings that allow them to spin through the air when launched. Unfortunately, when the cord is pulled to launch the elf, it does so at high speed. According to oal-law.com, three years after its introduction to the market, the Consumer Product Safety Commission received 150 reports of eye injuries, broken teeth and even minor concussions. These toys were mostly sold in the second half of the 1990s. Nearly 9 million were eventually recalled in 2000.

3.  Gilbert U-238 Atomic Energy Laboratory

Next most dangerous children's toy in the world is the Gilbert U-238 atomic energy laboratory. You may think that putting uranium in children's toys is not a good idea. But apparently it never occurred to the toy maker Gilbert Atomic Energy Laboratory. Described when it was sold in the early 1950s as "the most complex Atomic Energy educational kit ever produced" it featured four samples of ore containing Uranium. Even in an age when science sets routinely come up with substances like potassium nitrate (a component of gunpowder) and sodium ferrocyanide (currently classified as a poison), the Atomic Energy Laboratory positively glows with danger.

4.   Pop Star Hannah Montana Card Game

After that, the most dangerous children's toy in the world is a card with pop star Hannah Montana containing lead. Lead is the second deadliest household poison ever. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that no toys contain more than 40 parts per million of lead. That's why it was so worrying when lab tests revealed The Hannah Montana Pop Star Card Game contained 75 times that level of lead – 3,000 parts per million.

A report by takejusticeback, Hannah Montana wasn't the only toxic toy in 2007. The research found that 35 percent of all toys on retailers' shelves contained high levels of lead, and nearly 5 percent contained toxic arsenic or cadmium. At the end of the year, there were 42 recalls involving 6 million toys due to excessive lead levels. But Hanna Montana remained on the shelf because the lead was found in the vinyl, not in the paint, and was thus not covered by the regulations.

5.  Water Beads

For sure, the children know these toys. Unluckily, it turns out to the most dangerous children's toy in the world. The tiny, colorful water beads are undeniably mesmerizing. Made of super absorbent polymer, they grow and expand sometimes up to 200 times their original size, when placed in water. Unfortunately, that means bad news for the kids who ingest it. There was an 8-month-old child who even underwent surgery to remove a water ball that had enlarged and blocked the intestine. Although several brands of water beads were recalled in late 2012, they are still widely circulated, mostly in craft stores and garden centers.

Children's toys should be safe for children who generally don’t know what danger is. Therefore, as adults, especially as parents, we must be more careful in choosing toys that are suitable for children. A suitable toy can be adapted to his age and how the toy works. Don't forget to also find out a lot of toys that we will give to children. Like finding out the content in it whether it uses harmful chemicals or not.