Tot Scissors That Won't Cut Hair

on August 10, 2009 at 7:47 AM

Letting toddlers play with scissors is great for their fine motor skill development, but not without possible side effects like self-hair cuts, destroyed curtains and clothes, and endless other experiments with the sharp cutters.

Many moms love the safety scissors designed to cut only paper -- no hair, clothes or anything else. One of several brands available is pictured here.

About the author Cynthia Dermody

is The Stir's Managing Editor who has trophies in her home for her skills at the Irish Jig. She makes cupcakes with as many fattening ingredients as possible, doesn't comb her hair for months at a time, and was probably a faerie in a former life.

Filed Under: activities, development & growth, play, toys

Comments (5)

Peajewel

on Aug 10, 2009 at 9:26 AM

My neices daughter cut her own, very beautiful hair and her sister's too!

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babyboomboom

on Aug 10, 2009 at 9:39 AM

I let kids use scissors at about 2-3yrs old. But only w/ supervision.

Lanasmom

on Aug 10, 2009 at 1:26 PM

I'm getting dd a pair of these scissors for Christmas--i haven't let her use scissors yet, but she's showing interest, so i think a plastic pair that only cuts paper is good.

mylittleabby

on Aug 10, 2009 at 3:21 PM

This was written one week too late for us :( My daughter has the children's safety scissors that she uses when we work on her scrapbook but my husband went and got his hair cut last weekend and my daughter decided that if Daddy got a hair cut, she wanted one too. So she got a hold of the scissors and took a couple chunks off her hair before I noticed. Thankfully no one else can tell!!