Toys
Eyebrow:
Puzzles
Wanna spread your kid's love of puzzles?
Submitted by alara on Mon, 08/24/2009 - 11:00pm. Groovy. Introduce them to sustainably-made jigsaws. They'll dig these wood and recycled cardboard puzzles that stack or connect (ones for all ages here), and keep their hands and brains busy. Mind blowing.Eyebrow:
Eco-Instruments
Got a budding talent in the house?
Submitted by alara on Tue, 08/11/2009 - 11:00pm. Have 'em take the stage with fair-trade, eco-instruments just for kids. Your rocker-in-training will get to play with real instruments, such as pint-size drums and xylophones, that don't sell out the planet's resources (or workers) for a song.Eyebrow:
Cardboard Playhouses
Kids ready to pull some new toys outta the station, er, store?
Submitted by alara on Thu, 07/30/2009 - 11:00pm. Here's the ticket: Try a first-class recycled cardboard playhouse. Kids can help build and decorate these mini castles, barns, and treehouses (all recyclable too) - while using their imagination and having fun. Choo-choose one.Eyebrow:
Recycling EWaste
Kids' old video games and consoles piling up?
Submitted by alara on Wed, 07/29/2009 - 11:00pm. Get rid of it already - but instead of dumping broken stuff or games they've outgrown, recycle their electronic waste. Here's where to dispose of it safely, or else refurbish and resell it for cash. Either way, you'll keep ewaste outta landfills. Just do it.Eyebrow:
Cork Toys
Kids whining for a new plaything?
Submitted by alara on Tue, 06/30/2009 - 11:00pm. Shush 'em with a toy made from renewable cork. These puzzles and toy animals are nontoxic, help keep cork tree forests alive, and are cheap to boot. No complaints here.Eyebrow:
Eco play dough
Want your kids to have a drop of golden fun?
Submitted by alara on Mon, 06/22/2009 - 11:00pm. Let's start at the very beginning: Ordinary play dough's loaded with artificial nasties that'll send you running for the (Austrian) hills. So (la ti), opt for eco molding clay.Eyebrow:
Beach Week - Eco Water Toys
Wanna hustle up some serious neighborhood cred?
Submitted by alara on Thu, 06/04/2009 - 11:00pm. Trick out your pool with PVC- and BPA-free water toys. Great for schlepping to the beach too, these fun eco rafts and castle-makers are made without the toxic chems of other sandy playthings. Now shoot.Eyebrow:
Wood Training Bikes
Little shrimp not quite ready for big wheels?
Submitted by alara on Wed, 05/20/2009 - 11:00pm. Then chew on this: Put your kiddos on an eco wood balance bike. These training bikes (no pedals, just foot powered) are made from sustainably harvested wood with nontoxic finishes. Kids'll eat 'em up.Eyebrow:
Sidewalk Games
Don't have a yard or lawn to play on?
Submitted by alara on Mon, 05/11/2009 - 11:00pm. Cheer up your kids with eco sidewalk games (any pavement will do). Hopscotch with lead-free chalk, PVC-free jump ropes, and reusable sponge "balloons" are just as fun as the ordinary kind, but easier on the planet and healthier to boot.Eyebrow:
Infant Stimulation Toys
