Mushrooms growing with my seedlings?!?

Burchard, NE(Zone 5b)

I have started seedlings in my south window of my home. They were started in the jiffy greenhouses, and I've moved them to newspaper pots. When I checked on the seedlings this morning, I found mushrooms growing in the flat! I know mushrooms are fungi, but how do I get rid of them? Are they going to bother the seedlings? My main concern is that they may be poisonous, I have a four year old and cat in the house. I've started seedlings this way for years, and have never come across this. The other weird thing is that they're only on the pots with the cosmos, not the zinnias, and they're in the same flat (don't know why that would make a difference?) Any advice you can give is appreciated.

(the long white strands in the picture are from my cat...she can't stay out of my plants!)

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Burchard, NE(Zone 5b)

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Murfreesboro, TN(Zone 7a)

do you have a small fan that can give a *gentle* breeze to your seedlings? maybe some air circulation would dry out the environment some. you could remove the mushrooms by putting a plastic bag over your hand and pulling them, then invert the plastic over them so you wouldn't have to touch them. sorry, can't help you with telling if they are poisonous or not.

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