Day of Anticipation

Today is February 10. The day in which the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act comes into orbit. If you recall, this is the hastily written law that didn't take into considerations the thousands of small business, crafters, and artists when it created steep lead-testing standards.

But our country is great, and voices can be heard. The fight to Save Handmade is still going strongly. There's a one-year stay on enforcement of the law, while they sort out the details.

The law is a good idea. The presence of lead and phthalates in toys in concerning, and I'm glad Congress is finally doing something about. I've been concerned about letting my kids play with too much plastic/certain kinds of plastic. I'm not insane-o about toys when we're out and about, but I try to minimize them at home, not that we don't have our Legos or anything. Bad plastics are scary, though. Eeew. So buying toys and children's products from small companies and handmade sellers is a great alternative!

So, please, folks, don't throw the baby out with the bath water.