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18 month old licked a Crayola pens should I call toxic helpline or AIBU?

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MummaHud · 19/11/2025 18:51

My 18 month old just licked one of his big sisters Crayola silly scents felt tip in blue.. now his tounge is blue.

we’ve scrubbed his tounge with his tooth brush and he’s drunk a big bottle of milk..

i want to call toxicity help like but my husband says I’m being unreasonable because ChatGPT and the Crayola website say they’re non-toxic and I’m wasting peoples time when the information is online.

am I being over dramatic haha

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Milosc · 19/11/2025 20:28

From the Crayola website:

Are Crayola and Silly Putty products nontoxic even if ingested or inhaled?

  • Yes, all Crayola® and Silly Putty® products are non-toxic and safe to use. Crayola has been a trusted brand in homes and schools for over 100 years, prioritizing safety since 1903.
  • Independent toxicologists consistently evaluate our products, confirming they contain no known toxic substances in quantities sufficient to harm the human body, even if ingested or inhaled. Both Crayola and Silly Putty art materials carry the Art and Creative Materials Institute's (ACMI) APPROVED PRODUCT (AP) seal, indicating they meet or exceed specific quality standards.

They are fine. Your child could have ate the entire marker and been fine.

nocoolnamesleft · 19/11/2025 20:25

Kids are eating crayola products all the time. We'd have found out years ago if they were in any way toxic.

Simplelifeneeded · 19/11/2025 20:16

Dc will be fine Crayola make non toxic products for kids.

Mumofsoontobe3 · 19/11/2025 20:12

Natural to stress and worry. My DS has done it too. He was fine! Blue tongue was gone by the following afternoon.

onho · 19/11/2025 20:11

I'm hoping they are the genuine brand; in that case, I wouldn’t worry because they are non-toxic.

Gossyboo · 19/11/2025 20:09

Your baby will be absolutely fine OP, don't mind the snotty comments x

User564523412 · 19/11/2025 20:09

Yes A&E immediately! Scented crayon ink could lead to bowel movements permanently smelling like blueberries.

Perplexin · 19/11/2025 20:09

My daughter ate a red crayola crayon - the joys of PICA. I waited days to see if she had red waxy poop 😅

Crayola fortunately make their products non toxic so nothing to worry about.

stichguru · 19/11/2025 20:09

Non-toxic: All Crayola markers are certified non-toxic and are safe for children - from the Crayola website

Londonismyjam · 19/11/2025 20:09

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Hilarious 🙄

ActYourAge · 19/11/2025 20:08

He'll be perfectly fine, so calm down.

sanityisamyth · 19/11/2025 20:07

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🤣🤣 brilliant!

ThePeachHiker · 19/11/2025 20:07

Clearly you’ve never worked with kids before, once you’ve seen some of them pop poop into their mouths like sweets then you learn to chill out.

PyongyangKipperbang · 19/11/2025 20:06

MummaHud · 19/11/2025 20:03

Are you joking orrrr? I can’t see anything online about Crayola and Ricin?!!!!! I don’t have the receipt / product code? They were only brought 3 weeks ago.

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This was a very poor attempt at humour in frankly a cruel and needless way.

Ignore it.

Easy to be smug when those first few years of learning are a distant memory.

bridgetreilly · 19/11/2025 20:05

MummaHud · 19/11/2025 20:03

Are you joking orrrr? I can’t see anything online about Crayola and Ricin?!!!!! I don’t have the receipt / product code? They were only brought 3 weeks ago.

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Of course she is joking. Get a grip.

PyongyangKipperbang · 19/11/2025 20:04

Kpo58 · 19/11/2025 19:31

I'm guessing that this is your first child. Kids will eat far worse and be fine than trying to eat a Crayola felt tip.

Thats true, when you find your kid licking the sole of a shoe or the wheel of the buggy (both DS2, I think I grow weird sons) certain things dont matter anymore!

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MummaHud · 19/11/2025 20:03

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Are you joking orrrr? I can’t see anything online about Crayola and Ricin?!!!!! I don’t have the receipt / product code? They were only brought 3 weeks ago.

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PInkyStarfish · 19/11/2025 20:02

Anxiety and over reacting this severe needs counselling before your children pick up on it.

There I’ll be more more toxins from dyes on a birthday cake or in sweets or drinks than from a lick of a pen.

PyongyangKipperbang · 19/11/2025 20:02

At about the same age my son ate half a tub of glittery Play-Do that I didnt even know was in the house! Blue glittery poo for days, made nappy changes more fun!

He survived, he is now 35!

Kids eat weird shit, its what they do. Be grateful it was only a crayola, the same son found a tub of sudocrem that I kept in the changing bag and went to town with it, he was waterproof for weeks and the carpet was ruined!

Wingingit73 · 19/11/2025 20:01

Dont worry. X

ThatLilacTiger · 19/11/2025 20:01

LingeringDogFart · 19/11/2025 19:39

They do in some countries. They used to be made with lead once upon a time.

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Frankly though, even if it was made with lead it still wouldn't be an emergency.

DaisyChain505 · 19/11/2025 20:00

MummaHud · 19/11/2025 18:58

dunno, don’t have the packaging anymore

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Yea but you said you looked on the crayola website and say that it said non toxic.

DaisyChain505 · 19/11/2025 19:59

These are children’s pens. They’re non toxic. Kindly, you’re over reacting.

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DuchessofStaffordshire · 19/11/2025 19:49

I reckon thousands of young children up and down the country stick Crayola pens and crayons in their mouths on a daily basis. If it were a problem, there would be A and E departments full of them. And there aren't.

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