Every year, thousands of children are injured in preventable accidents involving toys
Help protect your child by following this simple advice:
- Choose only quality toys from shops you know. A cheap toy, isn't a bargain if someone gets hurt. Don't buy toys from places like car boot sales, without checking very carefully
- Give it to the right child
- Make sure it is right for their age
- A safe toy can become dangerous if it's in the hands of too young a child. Read the label and follow the advice. Young children can choke on toys with small parts, on marbles, even balloons. Watch too for children playing with toys meant for older brothers and sisters.
- Throw broken toys away
- Throw away broken toys. It's not charity to give them to others - it just passes your accident to someone else
- Lots of nasty accidents are caused by people falling over toys left lying around. Put them away.
- Keep rooms and stairs tidy
Contact us
Waltham Forest Trading Standards
Environment and Regeneration
Waltham Forest Council
Sycamore House
Forest Road
Walthamstow E17 4SU
