More toy thoughts

I've been intrigued by all this toy recall news and the fact that so many toys are made in China. I did a totally random check Friday night of about 10 toys at our house and here's what I found:

1 Barbie car (Mattel) - made in China.
1 stackable wood train by Melissa and Doug - surprisingly made in China.
1 Thomas the Tank engine train car case by Learning Curve, made in China
1 V-Tech driving toy - made in China
1 Leap Frog ABC toy - made in China
1 Bumble ball, purchased at Dollar General, Made in China
1 Gund stuffed animal baby rattle, Made in China
1 AMERICAN Girl Doll (Yes, you guessed it Made in China)
1 Wilson baseball, 1 Rawlings baseball - Made in China (this surprised me being that baseball is the favorite pastime of so many American boys)
1 shark puzzle (3-D) - Made in Poland. But then again, it's a puzzle and not a toy.

I don't know what this all really means, but found it interesting. I do know that Lincoln Logs, which we have at our house, are still made in the USA. Oh, and Minivan Mom, thanks for the suggestion on "misplacing" the Polly Pockets on my previous posting. I have permanently "misplaced" them.

A review of High School Musical 2

High School Musical 2 was enjoyable, but I must admit I didn't like it as much as the first one. The baseball number was fantastic as was the pool number with the pink piano in the water. I just like the storyline of the first movie better. My daughter and niece also like the original movie better. There's my in-depth review.

Sharpay, Troy and the gang

Break out the popcorn and the smoothie ingredients! There's only a few hours left until the premiere of High School Musical 2! It's been on our calendar for weeks. Yes, I know. I'm way too excited about this.

Made in the USA

Trying to figure out of we have any of the recalled Polly Pocket play sets is too much trouble. They all look the same to me. Think I will just discreetly "misplace" them and start buying toys manufactured only in the USA. After a check of our toy boxes, that's probably going to be pretty difficult. So, now I have to worry about lead and magnets too.

Seriously, more information about all the recent toy recalls can be found at cpsc.gov (the Consumer Product Safety Commission's site).