Many accidents from The Philippines on the month of Christmas and New Years are about firecrackers. The strongest mini-dynamite is what they call "Piccolo". The Piccolo is one of the most dangerous firecrackers. They are small dynamites which you rub and throw. Some of them explode in children's hands so it is really dangerous to let children play with them. Here are boxes of Piccolos so you will know what they looked like:
There are many children injured and some died. Here are pictures of children who are injured :
Now you know why you shouldn't let your children play with Piccolo and other dangerous firecrackers.