AIBU to worry that marbles in the nursery are a choking hazard?

[ProbablyBeingPFB]

Right, I'm probably being very precious and ridiculous here, so please go ahead and slap some sense into me.

My son is at a lovely nursery in a room with kids aged between 3 and 5. He is the youngest there (3 and a bit). The other day when I collected him I noticed he was playing with a marble run. I know I'm probably being ridiculous but to me those small little glass balls look like a dangerous choking hazard!

I know most children in that age group would be smart enough not to put random objects in their mouth. Although my son doesn't usually try to "eat" inedible stuff, I do sometimes think he lacks common sense and I worry about him just "putting one in his mouth" and then choking on it.

Would you be comfortable with your small child playing with marbles unsupervised? (Well, there are adults there but it's a big group, and they are not watching every kid all the time!)

I'm being ridiculous aren't I?

[Poobearflower]

Totally agree with you!