Safety Fears Cause 'Pin the Tail on the Donkey' Game Sales to Drop, Report Claims

"'Pin the tail on the donkey" may soon become a childhood game of the past.

Parents are raising safety concerns about placing pins into the hands of children, the U.K. Daily Mail reported Monday.

In Britain, sales of the traditional party game have been outpaced by the pinata at a ratio of six to 4, according to the website.

Some parents, however, maintain that the pinata, which calls for kids to batter candy-filled objects with a hammer or baseball bat, is a more dangerous activity.

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