Community› The Bump Message Boards› Eco-Friendly Family
Eco-Friendly Family
New Discussion

Painted wooden blocks...

Beebee09Beebee09
in Eco-Friendly Family

I found a HUGE back of colored (painted) wooden blocks at a local thrift store.  They were $3 and are in great shape.  However, when I took them out to clean up I noticed there were some small chips of paint at the bottom of the bag.  I assume it chipped off from the blocks smashing together, but it made me a little concerned.

Should I worry that this paint may be dangerous (i.e. lead?)  I have no idea what brand they are or how old (although they don't look antique-esk).

Any thoughts?  DS is turning 1 so he still puts a lot in his mouth.  Maybe I should put them away for now, but I thought they were too good to pass up.

Thanks for your thoughts.

 

Report Reply to Post

Re: Painted wooden blocks...

  • kdellokdello member

    I got a big bag of wooden blocks, half painted and half natural colored. I'm putting the painted ones away until she's older because the natural ones are covered in teeth marks already!

    Warning No formatter is installed for the format bbhtml
    Report Reply
  • Loading the player...
  • Beebee09Beebee09
    Yeah, I'm thinking that it would just be safer to put them away even though they are probably fine..I'd rather not risk it!  I wish I could track down the brand to see whether they are non-toxic and approved toys, but I didn't really think about that until after I bought them.
    Report Reply
  • Lotte134Lotte134
    You could always buy one of those lead test strips.  I've heard they're not 100% accurate, but what I remember is that they give false positives and not the other way around.  But it's really your comfort and I don't blame you for wanting to keep them away for now.  I think DS stopped constantly chewing by 18-20 months or so.  Now it's incredibly rare that something goes in his mouth. 
    AlternaTickers - Cool, free Web tickersAlternaTickers - Cool, free Web tickers
    Report Reply
  • Valerie120408Valerie120408
    Could you sand the paint off (sand down ? I don't know what it's called but I think you understand what I'm trying to say) and put natural oil on them? That's what I would do (or have DH do for me).
    2007 BFP#1 MMC 12w; 2008 BFP#2 DS1; 2010 BFP#3 DS2; 2011 TTC; 2013 Pursuing DIA
    Report Reply
This discussion has been closed.
Choose Another Board
Search Boards
"
"