Green Toy Giveaway: Classic Wooden Rocking Boat and Stairs by Natural Pod

by Jennifer Lance on December 3, 2009 · 185 comments

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Leave a comment to win this rocking boat and stairs from Natural Pod

To celebrate the relaunch of Eco Child’s Play and move to Simple Earth Media, our friends at Natural Pod are sponsoring a green toy giveaway! Just by leaving a comment to this post, you could win a wooden rocking boat and stairs handmade in Canada valued at $224!

Children enjoy rocking back and forth on the rocking boat just as though they are rocking on the ocean waves. Turn it over and it becomes a sturdy set of stairs; children as young as two especially enjoy climbing up and down the stairs, having great fun while they develop coordination and motor skills.

It can also be easily placed on its side and pushed against a wall where it can double as a book shelf or display shelf when it is not in use for boat or step play. We have also seen children turn it into a a play store counter

We have a wooden rocking boat and stairs toy at my preschool. I discovered it hidden away in the attic of our county office of education, and this sturdy toy has withheld decades of play. The plethora of imaginative play this toy inspires abounds. From a bridge for the Three Billy Goats Gruff to a fishing boat, a day does not go by in which the children are playing cooperatively on this versatile toy.

To enter the green toy giveaway celebrating our relaunch, please leave a comment to this post about Eco Child’s Play. You can describe what you like about our blog, what you would like to see in the future, suggestions and ideas, etc. We want to hear from you, our readers! A winner will be selected randomly from the comments on Friday, December 11, 2009. Good luck and thank you Natural Pod for supporting Eco Child’s Play!

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1 Heather December 10, 2009 at 11:12 am: Oh my gosh, what a priceless gift! The boat is gorgeous! I love your blog for all the natural toys and fun play ideas!
2 Maja Meza December 10, 2009 at 12:50 pm: i like crafts and gardening posts
3 Paula Michele December 10, 2009 at 1:56 pm: I would like to see more ideas centering around the kitchen. Recipes, products, ideas that are useful, etc.
4 Tanya December 10, 2009 at 3:49 pm: I like the beauty section. I’m concerned about the chemicals we put on our faces with regular products and I love the info I get here
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5 reeva December 10, 2009 at 5:42 pm: i love reading how-to tips and demo’s and anything that has to do with gardening or flowers

fabulous prize!
6 carol lewis December 10, 2009 at 6:01 pm: Eco Child’s Play is very interesting and filled with really intense articles that are filled with good information. I think you cover things that others don’t and that is refreshing. I would like to see things like how to create things like homemade paints to paint walls with, and how to decorate using things you already have-like vintage linens or cloth, how to reuse old things and remake them. I would like to learn how to make my own soaps for clothing and personal use-things like that that are safe and cost efficient.
7 Julie Moe December 10, 2009 at 6:30 pm: I’d love to see more green toy giveaways!
8 Rebecca December 10, 2009 at 7:47 pm: Great site and great giveaway

I especially like to read about products for my family that are green/non-toxic – toys, cleaners, bath products etc.
9 Christy December 10, 2009 at 7:49 pm: What a fabulous giveaway!! I love Eco Childs Play for the wide variety of information provided in all areas of parenting. I have young chikdren so I am mostly drawn to posts relevant to them.
10 ryana December 10, 2009 at 8:03 pm: I like the education category. It’s a wonderful source for homeschoolers
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11 fidget December 10, 2009 at 8:41 pm: i like that you all cover the ways to make my childrens’ home environment more natural and less toxic

the boat stairs looks like a lot of fun!
12 Chrysa December 10, 2009 at 9:05 pm: I like the clean layout of your blog and I reallllly love green toys. We had a very similar rocker in my kindergarten classroom and that is getting close to 40 years ago! It’s classic!
13 Janet December 10, 2009 at 9:15 pm: I like all the arts and crafts:)
14 R Hicks December 10, 2009 at 9:21 pm: Glad to see your site around. Would like to see more of the elementary teachers emphasizing eco friendly things. This might be a new area for you.
15 Hope December 10, 2009 at 9:26 pm: What a great gift for some of the very young ones here. Congratulations on the move to Simple Earth Media!
16 Susan Marina Brown Lane December 10, 2009 at 9:34 pm: This is my first time here! I Love the site! Especially the Arts and Crafts section! I LOVE the Windsurf board! Thank you so much for the giveaway! lanemarinab@aol.com
17 lilshuga2001 December 10, 2009 at 9:49 pm: wow

THANKS FOR THE CHANCE

ID LOVE TO WIN!
18 Gianna December 10, 2009 at 10:33 pm: I love your food and recipes! I’m always looking to make something new
19 rajee December 10, 2009 at 10:33 pm: i like crafts and gardening posts
20 Tammy Greer December 10, 2009 at 10:57 pm: We are all for going green and we love these natural products. Love the site!
21 heather December 10, 2009 at 11:54 pm: I like the recipes and I’d love to see more!
22 Lily Kwan December 11, 2009 at 12:59 am: I would love to see more contests on your blog. ;0D
23 kari December 11, 2009 at 10:46 am: I like the arts and crafts ideas. Such fun!
24 Eric December 12, 2009 at 8:29 pm: The Wooden Rocking Boat and Stairs looks like a lot of fun! A DIY plan that a father and son(s) or daughter(s) can follow to build at home as a family project would be nice.
25 Cynthia D December 12, 2009 at 9:06 pm: Anything with wood is great for children – especially with all the recalls out there. That is why I like reading Eco Child’s Play!
26 Sarah December 14, 2009 at 10:25 am: Oooh, my daughter would love those!
27 Missy January 1, 2010 at 1:53 pm: Love this toy – had one at church. We always had a ball playing with it. My son (2 1/2) would love this too. His new fascination is stairs, and he’d love the boat part too!
28 Anne January 6, 2010 at 4:21 pm: Love this toy. My husband actually made on of these for our daughters to play on when they were toddlers. I had forgotten about it. They spent many a wonderful time using it in every which way! It really brought back memories!
29 Alison Culver January 12, 2010 at 12:01 pm: Great website! I have never seen one of these ‘boats’ before. I think my son would love it!! We have a small space so I love how multi-functional it is.
30 CAR June 29, 2010 at 5:39 am: This looks soooo fun!