The Bite:
Bingo: Connect Four to 12-year-olds with green games made from recycled materials. These fun factories make eco (trivial) pursuits entertaining, while giving new Life to old stuff.
Want a board game with a Twist(er)?
02.24.2009
Submitted by alara on Tue, 02/24/2009 - 12:00am.
The Benefits:
- Sinking Battleships in cleaner water…and air. Most board games use paper bleached with chlorine, which can bypass water treatment and end up in nature, plus dyes and glues made with air-polluting chems.
- Saving a (Candy)land of trees. Eco board games use recycled paper and cardboard, not virgin tree pulp.
- Less oil-hungry, hungry. Our picks don't include game pieces made from plastic, which uses up 1,000-2,000 gallons of oil per ton.
- Boggle-ing minds in a fun way. Kids'll learn about science and the environment without feeling like they’re in school.
Personally Speaking:
Five-year-old Basilia gets to play with her mom's old board games: Guess Who, Candyland, Chutes & Ladders. Her mom, Maria, likes that the games get a second life, but mostly that she doesn't have to run out and buy loads of new stuff.
Wanna Try:
- Eco-Ranch - players run a sustainable ranch by caring for abused and neglected animals; board includes an interactive peace garden and recycling center; made with 20% postconsumer waste and veggie-based ink; ages 10 and up ($35).
- Head1Liners - a game for aspiring journalists where players get a "front page photo" and write a headline; made with recycled paper and printed with soy ink; ages 12 and up ($35).
- Earthopoly - players buy properties, trade carbon credits for clean air, and pick up green tips with each land deed; made with recyclable paper, veggie-oil-based ink, and organic game pieces like stone and wood; ages eight and up; also Garden-opoly ($22-$25).
- A Beautiful Place - players work together to protect the Earth from stuff like pollution clouds; made from recycled paper with soy-based inks and water-based glues; ages four and up ($15).
Timeout
Basilia, little gamer.
Bang For The Bite
If 10,000 Mama Biters buy a game made of recycled paper products instead of a regular one, we'll keep 130 adult trees standing.
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