crib mobile

Among the areas under consideration in this review are strings that hang from toys and cautionary labeling on crib mobiles.

But in the last three decades, the array of available toys has undergone explosive growth, with everything from elaborate crib mobiles to fancy bikes.

"Last week we got a truckload of 15 cartons full of crib mobiles and lamps from KIDS," she said.

Leading the way were video games and baby toys like crib mobiles and rattles, where prices fell as much as 20 percent in some cities last month.

Along with plastic bouncy seats and garish crib mobiles, buybuyBaby sells a $700 oval beechwood crib by Stokke, which has won several design awards.

LEAD: Musical crib mobiles made by Woodcrafter Kits Inc. are being recalled because of excess lead in the paint, the Consumer Product Safety Commission announced today.

Kids' stuff is their specialty, with koalas and kangaroos in the $20-$30 range, colorful felt crib mobiles of animals for $13, parrot bibs, kangaroo washcloths, possum finger puppets, and such books as "The Muddle-Headed Wombat" and "How the Kookaburra Got His Laugh."