Balls

Kikkerland Egg Bouncy Ball – rubber ball shaped like an egg (one of my youngest son’s favorite toys!) Lead-free, Cadmium-free, Arsenic-free!

July 19, 2022December 11, 2022

July 19, 2022 – Tuesday We bought this at a local deli (Flying Elephants) in their gift section. My son absolutely loves this both as a bouncy “ball’ and as a gag. Every time you throw it it bounces off in a different direction (because it is not round) and it really looks and feels…

Flying Lady #3 – vintage pink Flying Lady golf balls by Spalding: 17 ppm Lead (safe by all standards).

December 3, 2021December 4, 2021

Here’s the general introduction I provide on a lot of my posts, for those who may be new to my work (or have possibly “stumbled upon” my work – while just casually browsing, or conducting more serious research): Tamara Rubin is a Federal-award-winning independent advocate for consumer goods safety and childhood Lead-poisoning prevention. She is also a mother…

This is one of my FAVORITE toys to get my kids — and it is only 25 cents!! [And you can get them all over the country!]

June 2, 2019June 2, 2019

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While I generally try to avoid plastic toys for my children, I make some exceptions for simple, durable things that are not battery-operated. Having been dead-broke for the past several years has also colored what we are able to get for our children as gifts, plus – of course – I have to know it is…

#LeadFree: Penn Championship Extra-Duty Felt Tennis Balls

July 5, 2018July 5, 2018

When tested with an XRF instrument these #3 tennis balls from Penn are negative (non-detect) for lead (Pb), arsenic (As), mercury (Hg) and cadmium (Cd.) To date, I have never tested a tennis ball that was positive for lead (although there are not a lot of vintage tennis balls arounds – so I cannot speak…