Non-Toxic Modern Versions of Your Favorite Childhood Toys

Published: May 23, 2024, Thursday

Most vintage toys are toxic — metal and painted wood toys are, of course, but many plastic toys are, too. Vintage plastics can test positive for Lead, Cadmium, Mercury, and Arsenic at very high levels — not to mention BPA. I will put links to several examples of toxic vintage toys we have tested in the comments section of this piece (links including other articles that have the test results for the items pictured) — so please do check those out. LUCKILY we can give our kids and grandkids many of the exact same toys we played with as children by passing down remanufactured versions from the original companies, but with added modern safety standards in mind (so removing the Lead, Cadmium, Mercury, and Arsenic — but, go figure! — the toys are still just as fun to play with).
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There are links below (Lead Safe Mama, LLC Amazon affiliate links) to each of the remade (safer) classic toys shown in the image with this article, as well as a few linked toys not featured in the image.
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Thank you for checking out these links.
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While we may not be able to eliminate EVERY source of toxicant exposure from our kiddos’ lives, we can at least make sure the toys they play with most often are safe.*
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I am listing the classic toys below in order of price, with cheapest items first. The prices (USD)  published here are current as of May 23, 2024 and may change.
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$3.59 — 28% off today: https://amzn.to/3VetcGz — Slinky
$5.88 — 26% off today: https://amzn.to/4dWM5oL — Fisher Price Baby Stacking Toy
$5.94 — 26% off today: https://amzn.to/4awVccQ — Mrs. Potato Head
$8.63 — 28% off today: https://amzn.to/4aAJeim — Connect 4
$10.98 — https://amzn.to/4dSipsC — Fisher Price Baby Stacking Toy (made of plant-based materials)
$11.10 — 26% off today: https://amzn.to/3yFEEBW — Rubik’s Cube
$11.98 — 40% off today: https://amzn.to/44Tnvks — Twister
$11.99 — 29% off today: https://amzn.to/4bvgoRB — Boggle
$12.99 — https://amzn.to/4bm2CRj — Classic Candy Land
$13.65 — 20% off today: https://amzn.to/4dQrRgd — Mr. Potato Head
$13.79 — 31% off today: https://amzn.to/44Te2tc — Lego Classic set (213 pieces + carry case)
$13.99 — https://amzn.to/4bvCZO4 — Fisher Price Baby Corn Popper Toy
$14.19 — 29% off today: https://amzn.to/4dU6omz — Spirograph
$14.99 — 25% off today: https://amzn.to/4bN7COH — Lite Brite
$15.99 — 20% off today: https://amzn.to/4bRzHEE — Lego Classic set (333 pieces)
$15.99 — 20% off today: https://amzn.to/3Vadvjo — Fisher Price Xylophone
$17.00 — 18% off today: https://amzn.to/4bM02DU — Fisher Price Dog Toy
$19.90 — 10% off today: https://amzn.to/3ysjIhI — Monopoly
$21.99 — 37% off today: https://amzn.to/3WUrn2x — Classic Telephone Toy
$21.99 — https://amzn.to/4dUYxVI — Classic life board game
$22.99 — 54% off today: https://amzn.to/3QZYdvj — Barbie Chicken Farmer (not classic but so cute!)
$23.99 — https://amzn.to/3WZJLax — Classic Barbie
$24.04 — https://amzn.to/3QZA7AO — Etch A Sketch
$24.60 — https://amzn.to/4bOmqwl — Fisher Price Classic Radio Toy
$25.99 — https://amzn.to/3QXriaL — Classic Boggle
$28.36 — https://amzn.to/4bm1Nbb — Classic Monopoly
$29.99 — 43% off today: https://amzn.to/3yzVbHO — Classic Tonka Truck
$32.99 — https://amzn.to/3KjTX5O — Classic Toy Record Player
$37.24 — 7% off today: https://amzn.to/3wRq0XR — Fisher Price Cash Register
$37.98 — https://amzn.to/3yzlIF9 — Classic Sit ‘n Spin
$39.80 — https://amzn.to/4awZ8Kv — Classic Tinker Toy set
$49.99 — https://amzn.to/4bvxNd4 — Classic Lincoln Logs (111 piece set)
$59.99 — https://amzn.to/3wYgamZ — Classic Lego Classic set (850 pieces)
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*Together we can protect future generations from suffering from the Lead-related symptoms many of us struggle with every day: Reproductive health disorders, arthritis, kidney issues, heart issues, headaches, memory issues, developmental delays/ learning disorders, dyslexia, ADHD, anxiety, dental complications — and so much more! Choosing safer toys for our youngest children is an easy (and not-too-expensive) first step for many families.

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Tamara Rubin is a multiple-federal-award-winning independent advocate for childhood Lead poisoning prevention and consumer goods safety, and a documentary filmmaker. She is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children (two of her four sons were acutely Lead-poisoned in 2005).

• Tamara owns and runs Lead Safe Mama, LLC — a unique community collaborative woman-owned small business for childhood Lead poisoning prevention and consumer goods safety.
• Since July of 2022, the work of Lead Safe Mama, LLC has been responsible for five product recalls (FDA and CPSC).
• All test results reported on this website are science-based, accurate, and replicable.
• Please check out our press page to see some of the amazing coverage of our work so far this year!