Toy guns and high-volume portable cassette recorders can permanently impair a child's hearing. Propelled toy darts and other projectiles. Propelled toys can result in cuts or injuries to the eye. Toys with strings, straps, or cords longer than seven inches. Long strings and cords could wrap around a child's neck and unintentionally strangle him or her.
Electrical toys are a potential burn hazard to children.
Toys painted with lead paint. Exposure to lead can result in lead poisoning, causing serious damage to a child's brain, kidneys, and nervous system. Toy cap guns. Paper roll, strip, or ring caps can be ignited by the slightest friction and cause serious burns. Many toy-related injuries occur when parents overestimate their child's ability to handle a toy designed for an older age group.