10 Worst Toys of 2013: Safety Group Calls Little Pink Backpack Dangerous

By Chris Helms

We know kids sometimes like toys that can turn out to be dangerous. Just consider the "you'll shoot your eye out" theme in the holiday classic "A Christmas Story" about a boy who wants a BB gun under the tree.

But comedy aside, some toys can be dangerous. A safety group that has for decades flagged each season's most dangerous toys recently made its 2013 list public.

The year's list from World Against Toys Causing Harm includes some items that are no surprise, like the Black Widow Folding Slingshot, "Throw & Catch" Boomerang and a weapon replica called the "Army Force Automatic Rifle."

But also making this list is the seemingly innocent Shakespeare Disney Princess Backpack Fishing Kit. The cute pink set aimed at getting girls interested in fishing and the outdoors contains lead.

You can read through the whole list in the attached PDF. Use the "full screen" button on the Scribd toolbar if the text is too small to read. On some mobile devices the list might not work, so visit this link to download the PDF.