Our biggest green toy giveaway in celebration of Eco Child’s Play’s move to Simple Earth Media is over. Thanks to Natural Pod, Crystal C has won a wooden rocking boat and stairs handmade in Canada valued at $224! Crystal wrote:
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From the category archives:
Toys
1. Handmade by Jules Sweet Baby Hat
This handknit baby hat is from the wonderful Etsy merchant Jules Silas. It’s made from 100% cotton yarn, which appears to be pearle. I love the long stocking cap and tassels!
In a whole host of colors, as well as custom made, they can be worn all day, indoors and out, as well as at bed time. They won’t cause allergies like wool, yet they are not synthetic like most handknit baby hats. Made from 100% cotton, they are soft, yet sturdy and completely washable.
Jules has been knitting since childhood, and she has inspired me to take out the needles and finish that sweater I started for my daughter eight years ago, or at least think about it.
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We’ve been getting a lot of wonderful feed back from the comments on our Green Toy Giveaway: Classic Wooden Rocking Boat and Stairs by Natural Pod. Many readers have shared they like to learn about eco-friendly products, such as natural cleaning products and toys. Honest, authentic product reviews have always been part of Eco Child’s Play; however, my own personal interests lie with reporting newsworthy information about how changes in our environment affect our kids and what we can do to mitigate it.
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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
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I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: Natural Pod is one of my favorite natural toy vendors! Natural Pod gets it, they really get it. Only the highest quality, sustainable products are featured, and you can shop freely without having to scrutinize each product for greenwashing. Recently, my children and I had the pleasure of playing with two Natural Pod products: Tree Branch Blocks and Felting Kit. [read the full article...]
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Editor’s note: The following piece is guest post by Dalit Holzman from Natural Pod, one of our favorite eco-friendly toy companies. Dalit is part of the Natural Pod team (www.naturalpod.com) and raises her two daughters as open-endedly as possible…with the help of some boxes.
We’ve all heard it. In fact we’ve all said it: “the best toy in the house is the cardboard box!” As parents we are constantly reminded that the active imaginations of children really don’t need much stimulation to get going…and going, and going, and going!
Just the other day my very own living room was transformed from, well, a living room into a series of caves and burrows, an enclave for ambushing mini- pirates!
Kids constantly mimic and replay the world around them, and though I am no pirate (lol), my daughters do seem to have many of my mannerisms and modes of communication down to a science (arrr me hearties!) They listen to learn to repeat. [read the full article...]
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As the holiday season approaches we’re all looking for quality toys for our children. Readers of this blog, and increasingly the world at large are seeking toys that are eco friendly and inexpensive too.
That’s why Eco Childs Play agreed to team up with Goddard Systems, Inc, one of the largest child care providers in the country, to seek out the best green toys we could find for under $30.00.
After a national call for submissions, the Toy Test Committee, consisting of Eco Child`s Play representatives and Goddard educators, evaluated entrants based on a number of criteria, including:
* Affordable price range ($30 and under)
* Appropriate for preschoolers and early elementary school-age children
* Creative, social or engaging
* Eco-friendly
* Interactive, child-initiated play focus
We’re happy to announce the 10 finalists today!
The Top 10 Eco-Friendly Toys are as follows (in alphabetical order): [read the full article...]
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Any parent knows that children love cardboard boxes. Often, the box a present comes in encourages more creative play than the toy it once contained. Imagination Box Co. was born out of this cardboard creativity.
After raising three kids and seeing how much waste there was in the toy industry, we said, “NO MORE,” and began making many of our children’s toys. An old box became a way to stimulate their creativity and recycle at the same time. They loved them and so did the neighborhood kids. It took about 17 years, but…voila…Imagination Box Co was born!
Made in the USA, Imagination Box Co. toys are completely recyclable and made from 45% post consumer materials. Each set comes with watercolors, so that your child may decorate and assemble their own toy. For my eight-year-old daughter, it has provided hours of entertainment and excitement. [read the full article...]
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