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Softimals Toy Sets Recalled

Around 7,000 Softimals Building Toy Playsets have been recalled by Infinitoy due to choking hazards, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). Why the product is being recalled:The plastic hats found on playset figures pose a choking/aspiration hazard for children.

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Let’s Craft: Candy Corn Softie

Let’s Craftis a special feature full of great crafts, inspiration and DIY projects that are perfect for any Modern Mom! This week’s guest blogger is one of our favorite crafty ladies, Amanda Formaro fromCrafts by Amanda.She’s shared an adorable Halloween craft to do with your little ones: “This is a fun beginner sewing project for young kids. And it’s agreat way to get them started using a child-safe needle and yarn. Parents can help with sewing the softie itself together, while kids will sew the sections and help fill him with stuffing.

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(Scary) Scenes from the Soft Play Center

I understand the concern surrounding the soft play at the mall. Any place that breeds a virus called hand, foot and mouth disease is no place for children. The soft play is alarmingly similar to a public restroom: its free, smells, and gets cleaned once a day (though whoever sees that happen?). But kids wash with hand sanitizer, run barefoot, zip down slides with squishy soiled diapers, and inevitably lick the 3-foot tall apple–just to see.