safety scissors

Child-friendly snippers

Safety scissors are scissors designed to minimize injury risk, typically featuring blunt or rounded tips and limited cutting power.

They're standard in preschools and kindergartens, where children learn to cut paper without the danger of sharp points: The kids used safety scissors to make snowflakes.

The term sometimes describes any scissors with protective features.

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blunt · handle · paper crafts · paper · fine motor skills · blades · cutouts · cut · glue sticks · creative play · collage art · hand-eye coordination · spring-loaded · early childhood education · rounded blades · left-handed · construction paper · plastic

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Opposites
sharpness/danger level

safety scissorsrazor blade

Flat cutting sliver

scalpel · box cutter · utility knife · X-Acto knife · fabric shears

user context

safety scissorsindustrial equipment

Machines for manufacturing processes

power tools · workshop tools

Family

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Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G