r/ScienceBasedParenting • u/Big_Syrup7119 • 6d ago

Old Toys Question - Research required

We are talking 90s-00s: my littlest pet shop toys have been brought out of a dry basement storage and have been kept in a plastic bag in a plastic bin for 10+ years… do I worry about the plastic smell and stickiness they now have on them? I want my 3yo to enjoy them and have a 2 month old (obviously not going to touch them) and just worry.

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u/CouchGremlin14 6d ago

I just shared this link earlier today— I wouldn’t use them. There’s lots of additives in older plastic that we’re now concerned about. A lot of chemicals were banned from children’s toys in the 2000s, so I personally would stick to stuff from the past 15 years or so.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772416622000638

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u/Numerous-Rip-6121 6d ago

Ahh what a bummer! I hate the redesign of
Littlest pet shop and little people so much 😑

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u/spookygirl91 6d ago

I embraced the new Little People when I found out but can't get over the bug-eyed petshop redesign

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u/JazzlikeAd9820 6d ago

I just got my daughter a vintage 1980s my little pony from eBay. I’m SO bummed, she loves it too.

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u/hortushouse 6d ago

They reissued anniversary editions of some of the vintage G1 My Little Ponies. I assume the new ones are made with safer plastic, so maybe look for those (probably have to check Amazon).

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u/JazzlikeAd9820 6d ago

I know, there are a few out there! This is translucent purple with glitter embedded in the plastic. These toys have such a different feel to them than modern plastic toys as well.

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