Lead Safe Mama, LLC’s March 2024 Affiliate Links for Lead-Free Choices Part 2 (Lead-Free Easter Basket Ideas!)

 

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Published: March 10, 2024

Below are links to some Lead Safe Mama-confirmed Lead-free items available on Amazon this month — with an “Easter ” theme. (Note: I am Jewish, and do not celebrate Easter — but I have vague memories from childhood… my mother didn’t want us to “feel left out,” so she got us Easter baskets when we were little… baskets filled with toys and treats, like one might do for Christmas stockings… so the list below is inspired by those personal memories!)

My list includes small(ish) things one might put in an Easter Basket — with a “Lead-free” twist! Of course, since this is LeadSafeMama.com, everything on the list below is a known Lead-free choice. If you think I should add something else to this list, some category of a thing that I may have omitted, which “definitely belongs in an Easter basket,” please let me know and I will look for the Lead-free version of that product for this list.

As always: While we actually don’t love supporting Amazon (despite the fact that we benefit from the extra Amazon affiliate revenue that helps to support the work that we do), we do love giving you — our Lead Safe Mama community members — ideas for safer products that you can buy for your home when you need them. Please know that you may find many of these exact items for less at brick-and-mortar stores (Target, Walmart, your locally-owned-and-operated independent stores, etc.) — and we encourage you to shop local whenever possible (but use these ideas as a guide for making Lead-free choices)!

Our number one tip for a Lead-free Easter is avoid purchasing and using Easter-themed ceramics. Even new Easter-themed ceramics often test positive for high levels of toxicants — they are often sold as “decorative items,” which are exempt from regulatory oversight, including even the leach-testing requirement for “food-use” items such as mugs and plates (even though obviously, such items could reasonably be expected to possibly wind up seeing at least occasional “food-use!”).

My number two tip for Easter is: Celebrate this year by taking those vintage Bunnykins and vintage Beatrix Potter ceramic baby cups and plates and throw them in the trash (make sure they break, so they can never be used again!). I have worked with several families for whom these items were determined to be a likely source of poisoning for a child!

You can see examples of the Beatrix Potter pieces (with test results) at this link:
https://tamararubin.com/category/beatrix-potter/

You can check out examples of the Bunnykins pieces (with test results) at this link:
https://tamararubin.com/category/bunnykins/

And without further delay, here are those affiliate links — from Amazon, or directly from some of Lead Safe Mama, LLC’s affiliate partners — for known/confirmed Lead-free items that might be good additions to your Easter baskets this year! (Please note the age ranges for the product on their listing once you click through, as all products listed might not be appropriate for all ages of children.) Amazon prices noted are as of March 10, 2024.

Non-Easter-specific gifts that might be fun to find in an Easter Basket:

– Favorite Heirloom Quality Baby Rattle – Amazon link – $39.99 – https://amzn.to/3V6XHOX
– Favorite Heirloom Quality Baby Rattle – Direct-from-manufacturer link – https://shrsl.com/4g7ur
– Favorite Fidget Toy for Babies & Older Children – Amazon link – $35.00 – https://amzn.to/3wO11Eq
– Favorite Fidget Toy for Babies & Older Children – Direct-from-manufacturer link – https://shrsl.com/4g7uv
– Favorite Heirloom Quality Baby Flatware Set – Amazon link – $41.99 – https://amzn.to/4a3KrPl
– Favorite Heirloom Quality Baby Flatware Set – Direct-from-manufacturer link – https://shrsl.com/4g7ux
– Fun Colorful Children’s Dish Set – Direct-from-manufacturer link – https://shrsl.com/4g7uq
– Fun Colorful Children’s Dish Set – Amazon link – $51.29 – with free shipping – https://amzn.to/3TsnxvA

Easter always reminds me of tea parties for some reason, so here are some tea party options:

– Favorite Delicate Lead-Free Tea Cups – 3.4 oz, set of four – $19.99 – https://amzn.to/43d2iBh
– Favorite Lead-Free Tea Pot – $29.99 – https://amzn.to/3TwNHxj
– Favorite Lead-Free Espresso Cups (good for a tea party set) – 3.5 oz, $46.48, set of six – https://amzn.to/3V54Pvc

Easter Animal-themed toys & children’s items:

– Toy Bunny Farm Set – $24.99 (plus theres a 25% coupon) – https://amzn.to/49EVXRk
– Toy Bunny – $7.99 – https://amzn.to/3ItMW1v
– Toy Lamb – $4.99 – https://amzn.to/3IvYfGy
– Glowing Bunny Nightlight – $24.99 (they have other animals, too — Charlie has the bear) – https://amzn.to/49LgsMi

Small Lead-free Easter basket-sized toys from my son Charlie’s “Favorite Toys List” (Charlie is 15 years old):

– Fishing Magnet – $19.99 – Charlie has this exact one and it is an absolute favorite – https://amzn.to/43e33cY
– Recording Button Toy – Charlie has this exact one – $10.50 – https://amzn.to/4c6mrgd
– Magnifying Glass – Charlie has this exact one – $6.99 – https://amzn.to/4caekzd
– Yoyo (this specific one is recommended by Charlie) – $9.99 – https://amzn.to/3TdCQ9U
– Tiny Boggle – Charlie has this exact one – $9.53 – https://amzn.to/4a2Jnv1
– World’s Smallest Magic Deck – $18.99 – https://amzn.to/3Tcokzj
– Bicycle Playing Cards – $5.24 – https://amzn.to/3Vb8Z4P
– Charlie’s Favorite Hat – $17.95 – https://amzn.to/4c6s661
– Kazoo – $14.00 – https://amzn.to/43dkhYa
– Rubik’s Cube – $9.36 – https://amzn.to/3TcoHdb

(Note that battery-operated toys will have Lead in the batteries.)

Amazon links are affiliate links. If you purchase something after clicking on a Lead Safe Mama, LLC affiliate link, Lead Safe Mama, LLC may receive a percentage of what you spend at no extra cost to you.

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