Which is fine and all if you're acutely aware of the risk, but most residential dirt readily available for digging in happens to be in the garden beds around ho

Which is fine and all if you're acutely aware of the risk, but most residential dirt readily available for digging in happens to be in the garden beds around houses and garages, right were flaking paint has been accumulating. The dirt people are likely digging in, if they're in an older community, isn't just any old random dirt. Also, most parents I've known aren't too keen on holes in the middle of the yard, away from the house. https://www.epa.gov/lead/protect-your-family-exposures-lead#soil https://www.epa.gov/lead/protect-your-family-exposures-lead#... Rather than take my word for it, there are plenty of federal, state, and county resources which can give you some idea of the likely lead levels to be found in your area and extrapolate from there. I'm not in the safest area myself, but I hope you find it's not something you yourself have to worry about.