Been There: Official Blog of TheMotherhood.com

The League of Maternal Justice and the Parent Bloggers Network have created a Blog Day on toxic toys and we are completely onboard. From their post:

We're teaming up with the Consumers Union (you know, Consumer Reports!) and Parent Bloggers Network to help spread the word about the toy recalls. They're putting together a blog blast to promote the CU's campaign "Get the Lead Out This Holiday Season," calling parents to action with 12 days of safe shopping (11/23 to 12/4) where you can sign up to become a Safe Shopper and help spread the word at your local stores.
Participation is simple. Just write a post on 11/9/07 (This Friday) on your blog about the toy recalls -- how you're handling them, how you feel about them, or how you are avenging them!

Make sure you link blog.parentbloggers.com and the Consumers Union: http://www.consumersunion.org/SafeShopper

Then send your link to parentbloggers@gmail.com by Midnight PST. We'll link them up here and on the PBN site, as well as on the CU's blog: Get the Lead Out!

And if you're feeling extra vengeful, join their Safe Shopper Campaign. They need 30,000 by Sunday!

We are appalled that it's November and these recalls have been going on since summer, and still there's no end in sight ... or any confidence in the toys on the shelves as we go into the holiday shopping season.

And by the way, hats off to Costco, who we hear is going through their credit card receipts and calling everyone who bought Aqua Dots from them to let the families know of the danger. At least one American toy retailer is taking some constructive action.

As to what we're doing. I represented MomsRising at a protest in front of KKR's offices (KKR owns Toys R Us and Dollar General and hasn't agreed to sign a Safe Toys Code of Conduct), participated in a press conference on the same topic (that Lou Dobbs and a bunch of others covered), cleaned out our toy closet - though clearly I'm going to have to go back in and take another swipe at it, and signed the MomsRising petition.

If there are other ways we should be getting involved, let us know!!!!!