I am looking for a SAFE bouncy ball (basket ball size) for my 18 month old daughter. The ones I have found all have PVC in them! We have several Oballs but she really wants a ball that will bounce. My daughter still puts EVERYTHING in her mouth!!! My goals are PVC free, BPA free, Lead free, Latex free and Phthalate free and so far I am having no luck. Has anyone out there found such a ball?
Thanks for your time,
T.
A friend of mine just asked me this question so I thought I would put up an update for anyone else out there looking.
Thanks to all the moms who answered! We purchased two 7 inch bouncy playground balls from the company Crocodile Creek off of Amazon.com and my daughter LOVES them. I am happy too since they are free of nasty chemicals. A toy store new to our area Kazoodles (Vancouver WA) also carries them. I also found that the Melissa and Doug Company carry playground balls too (they are free of all the ingredients I am concerned about BUT do have Latex in them though which I am trying to avoid so we went for the Crocodile Creek ones). Thanks again!
Crocodile creek! They make the cutest stuff, including 5 inch and 7 inch balls and they are PVC and BPA free--my daughter has had one since she was about 1. They are very durable "playground" balls, good bouncers, and the best part is they are super cute! Check out their website, they have great eating utensils and stainless steel water bottles too, all meeting safety standards!
Moolka.com carries some rubber balls, at least one of which lists no PVC, vinyl, or bpa. I would assume that includes no late or lead either.....bpa is pthalate, so that is covered too.
They are a great site with very strict standards....
http://www.moolka.com/jzv/prod/24455/Crocodile+Creek/Toys...=
I use this website to look up safe kid products. I dont know if they have balls on it, but its worth a look:
I don't know of any that you'll be able to walk into a store and get without those items.
My understanding of the concerns with those products was related to using them for bottles, sippy cups, food prep vs. general uses.
As a cancer survivor, I certainly understand the desire to keep our kids safe from unnecessary items. I was diagnosed right after my second child's birth and have no idea what caused my lymphoma.
Have you looked at Tennis balls to see if they have those items in them? I know Walmart has big tennis balls right now for $5
She isn't going to eat it;-)
@T.- Unfortunately, I found out that Crocodile Creek balls are only 'lead safe' not lead free :(
Ugh!! I HATE when companies do that and make you think their product is 100% safe when it isn't!
