With all the recent controversy surrounding the lead-based paint and recalls of Chinese toys, something tells me that toy safety is going to be a huge issue this Christmas 

A group called World Against Toys Causing Harm (or WATCH–heh, clever) has released its list of the 10 Worst Toys this Year.  By “worst,” what they really mean is “most dangerous.”  And that’s cool and all, but I definitely think there should be a list of the 10 Lamest Toys to go alongside this as a companion piece. 

Anyway, some of you no doubt have children, and you likely try and do what you can to help those kids avoid injury.  If so, you might want to check out the list so that little Johnny doesn’t poke his eye out this Christmas with the Jack Sparrow Spinning Dagger.  Or the Rubber Band Shooter from Simple Toys LLC (a rubber band shooter is, indeed, a simple idea for a toy…simply dangerous!).  There’s also the extremely dangerous Dora the Explorer Lamp, which apparently has the potential for shocks and burns (oooh, fun!). 

Go here to read the whole list and the MSNBC article about it.