In response to the fidget spinner craze of 2017, Kleynimals created a non-toxic fidget. Here’s one kiddo’s reaction to getting Jangles as a gift.

A while back, Kirsten at Kleynimals gave me a box of her products to give away as prizes at some childhood Lead poisoning prevention outreach events I did around the country.

At these events parents bring me consumer goods (including toys) to test for the presence of Lead, Cadmium, Arsenic and Mercury (using XRF technology.) Every now and then I come across a very toxic toy and want to help make sure to keep it away from potentially being used by a kiddo. Occasionally I would give a child one of Kirsten’s Lead-free Kleynimal toys in exchange for a child giving me their toxic toy for my “museum.” [To see some of the toys I have tested that have been positive for Lead, click here.]

I also kept a few of her toys stashed away in my bag to give to special kiddos I would meet in my travels.

Avery was one such kiddo.

Avery was SO excited when I gave him his own set of Jangles (and when I told him that my friend Kirsten made them – just for kiddos like him who like to have a [safe, non-toxic] fidget on hand) that he asked if he could write Kirsten a note, personally, and if I would deliver it to her.

So Kirsten!!! Here’s your note:

His original note is the scanned image here, which is also  “translated” below:

Dear Kirsten,

You are a genius.

I am writing this letter to encourage you to make more toys for kids.

Signed,

Avery XOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOX

To see more posts with Kleynimals products (including full XRF test results for their various offerings), click here.

Here’s my Amazon affiliate link* for Kleynimals’ Jangles: https://amzn.to/2Wiqnao

Kleynimals is now an advertising sponsor of Lead Safe Mama, LLC. Their support made it possible for us to redo this website to make it more searchable and more user-friendly. You can now find a link to Kleynimals’ site at the top of every page of this website (should you want to click through and buy some of their products as a gift for a child in your life!) They are also offering a discount for my readers. Any purchase of a single item will receive a 15% discount using the code “leadsafemama” (gift sets are excluded as they are already discounted!)

Thank you Kleynimals for your commitment to making safer products for children and for supporting the independent consumer goods testing I do and the childhood lead poisoning prevention advocacy work here on this site!

Tamara Rubin
#LeadSafeMama

*If you purchase something after clicking on one of my links, I may receive a small percentage of what you spend at no extra cost to you.