NJPIRG just published that "a red area inside the smile of a cartoon face on a Dora the Explorer backpack, produced by Global Concept Design, contains 150,000 parts per million of a type of phthalate, a substance used to soften plastics that Weissman said has been connected to reproductive and developmental health defects. The federal government regulates some kinds of phthalates, but not the type used in the backpack."
This was the exact same backpack used in the photo that accompanied the article. Buyer beware. Dora the Explorer Backpack Rescue Bag
My three-year-old requested a "Dora packpack".
I looked in my local stores. I really didn't want something with Dora's face plastered all over it. So, I looked here on Amazon and found this. I like it because if you aren't familiar with Dora you'd just look at it and think "cute backpack."
It's relatively small. But her blankie fits into it fine. We use it mostly for bringing her bathing suit and other clothes over to daycare. At home she fills it up with toys.
It fits my skinny three-year old well. She can get into it by herself.
The face is embroidered into the bag. The map is attached to a piece of elastic, so it won't be going anywhere. My only complaint is that the magnets that hold the flap down aren't very strong. It pops open very easily. The magnets are inside two layers of fabric with a plush nap on it.
We haven't washed it yet, but it looks like it could handle a delicate cycle in the wash. - Backpacking - Dora The Explorer - Toys - Dora'
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