Bead eyes on soft toys

So I had some toys given to him that were handmade and asked the lady that made them about this.

As a business, they have to meet certain criteria and get the toys sent off for testing they have pull tests on the eyes and check for other hazards, they have to be certain type of eye that locks behind the fabric.

However, they do say 3 plus because the potential danger if a bead eyes did come loose is greater with a baby under 3.

I do let my little boy play with his soft toys and he doesn't go for the eyes. I always supervise him and inspect the toys before I give them to him and when I put them away.

He usually tries to suck on the paws or ears. If he did go for the eyes I would give him a safe part of the toy to put in his mouth instead.

If you are really worried you could always try to remove the eyes and have some embroidered on instead. Personally, I just supervise him when playing with most toys anyway.

I would sew in a small piece of clothing over the beaded eyes but if that would spoil the aesthetics, you can try to have them embroidered