safe finish for children

I am looking for a clear wood finish that is safe for children. My dad wants to make a wooden something (he hasn't told me what), but all the clear finishes he usually uses have all sorts of warnings on them. He thinks the warnings refer to the fumes and not the dried finish, but he wants to be as safe as possible. The item won't be meant for chewing on, of course, but it seems to me that it will go in the kid's mouth no matter what.

I've looked at Ikea's BEHANDLA beeswax polish, but their website doesn't really give any information about it.

TIA!

Jen

There are some water-based wood stains and finishes available at Lowe's. We used these in finishing a wooden table & chair set for DS, and there were no fumes when we applied the stain/finish, and there were no fumes in the final product. If you'd like to me look up the name of the manufacturer, lmk!

That would be terrific, thanks!!!

Jen