As September draws to a close, we reflect on the toys we've created throughout the year and turn our focus to the holidays and the busy shopping season.

Perhaps you are starting to think about the toys you may be gifting to the little ones in your life. Since September is National Baby Safety Month, we wanted to share about toy safety.

The helpful tips below were compiled by Consumersafety.org whose mission is to provide consumers with the information to lead safe, healthy and happy lives. They've given us these tips below for sharing and even created a new tip based on our advice.

Our toy safety tip

General baby safety tips

Read on below for more tips to help spread the word about potentially hidden hazards.