Toys

Eco-friendly Kitchen Play Sets

January 18, 2009

Last week I showed an earth-friendly kitchen play set from Plan Toys. I wanted to bring in a few more options though because there are so many cool green play kitchen sets out there. Above is the very bright and fun Daisy’s Kitchen Set from Djeco – made with wood and nontoxic paints and finishes. [...]

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Plan Toys: earth-friendly kitchen play set

January 6, 2009

When I was a kid, my favorite toy was my play kitchen set. Kids today aren’t much different; at least all the kids I’ve known adore playing with kitchen sets and pretend food. The cool deal now though is that we have lots of greener choices. My plan was actually to post 10 fun eco-friendly [...]

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Grimm’s Fairy Tale Village Wooden Blocks

January 2, 2009

Sorry to be gone; I was taking a small holiday break. However, I’ve got something totally great for the first post back – Grimm’s Fairy Tale Village Wooden Blocks. I love almost all wooden blocks; and have plenty of favorite earth-friendly sets, but the blocks made by Grimm’s Spiel & Holz Design pretty much take [...]

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Green Holiday Gift Guide: Green Experiment Kits

December 17, 2008

I just recently saw this Wind Power Experiment Kit and think it would make such a cool gift for an older green kiddo.
Kids 8+ can assemble their very own wind turbine and electric generator with this Wind Power Kit. There are 20 different experiments kids get to conduct, including lifting a heavy weight and generating [...]

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Green Holiday Gift Guide: Fun Eco-Games for the Littles

December 12, 2008

Pandabo is an awesome little kid’s game. Totally cute and made out of lightweight earth friendly bamboo, this game is not only fun but helps tots to practice fine motor skills. Comes with 1 panda, 24 sticks in 3 shapes and 1 dice. This game was also winner of the Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold and [...]

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New Organic Animal Joobles

November 19, 2008

Oompa has the cutest new organic stuffed friends in stock right now – a lovely variety of Organic Animal Joobles from Fair Indigo. I like Jiffy the Giraffe best, but there are other adorable soft pals that your little one would love just as well.

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Sweets for Your Sweetie

November 12, 2008

Yellow Label Kids is a wonderful company making amazing 100% hand-made items. This company is a member of the Fair Trade Federation, and stands by beautifully and ethically made children’s items. Each of their products is created by an artisan who is paid a living wage.
I love their knit baby items most of all. Truly [...]