Little Tikes Recalls Nails from Workshop Toys
 Little Tikes Nails Recalled Photo © CPSC |
More than a million Little Tikes workshop toys are being recalled because the included nails can pose a choking hazard. This is not the first time that nails like these have been recalled, either. Playskool had a similar problem with their workshop toys back in 2006. I say toy designers ought to take note of this particular phenomenon.
Little Tikes Models affected are:
- Electronic Project Workshop #0914/430B, sold from March 1994 - Dec. 2003
- Little HandiWorker Workhorse #0920/612237, sold from March 1999 - June 2009
- Home Improvement 2-Sided Workshop #4146, sold from Feb. 2001 - Jan. 2009
- Swirlin' Sawdust Workshop #440Z, sold from April 2004 - Nov. 2008
- Black Pickup Truck with Tools #4028, sold from March 2000 - April 2009
You can contact Little Tikes at 800-791-2737 or fill out this form on their Web site to obtain replacement nails. And, since this recall involves older toys, parents please be on the lookout in spots other than home. Church nurseries, gym child care centers and other part-time or temporary care locations are sometimes a bit slower to hear about these types of recalls, but are likely to have older equipment around.
Comments
Honestly, I find this a bit ridiculous. Those workshop nails help develop fine motor skills and can lend hours of fun for children. I think recalling toys because they pose a choking hazard is encouraging this idea that our kids need to live in a bubble-wrapped, feel no pain kind of world. I don’t find that realistic and I think you should just leave well enough alone. If I had one of those toys, I would not be bringing the nails back. I feel sorry for the companies who have to deal with this.