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Green Kids Toys: From The Archives
Dig deeper into these articles on kids toys from the TreeHugger and Planet Green archives.
Check out these tips to find battery-free toys for your kids.
A key step to greening your home is simply buy fewer toys.
Renting toys for your kids is a good way to go green, and have fun with playing with your kids.
Too many unused toys around? You can "re-goody" them to other kids who might enjoy them.
LikeaBike gets the 2-5 year-old set bicycle-ready.
Wood rocking horses last longer and are potentially less harmful than plastic ones (and better looking too!).
Here’s a puzzle made with sustainably harvested maple wood and non-toxic paints.
Natural wool is making its way into quite a few toys: Natural wool finger puppets from Branch and a natural wood octopus made in Kenya.
HappyMais is a new toy that features a natural GM-free corn starch material that is totally biodegradable, and from non-toxic compostable food colourings.
This toy lemur is made from fibers produced from the waste of tofu production.
Get them started on solar with this build-it-yourself toy car.
Make veggies cool, try these organic cotton hand knit varieties.
Nest makes a host of cool, sustainable kids toys and furniture.
Imaginarium toys teach kids about gardening and renewable energy.
Jess Hutchinson not only makes quirky and beautiful stuffed toys, but offers patterns for do-it-yourselfers.
Select Solar offers solar-powered toys that hop, glow, and roll.
Check out the crafty, eco-friendly winners of the Soft Toy awards.
Netto toys and kids’ furniture from Finland use sustainable wood and natural (forgive the pun) finishes.
Indian toy master Arvind Gupta demonstrates countless ways to make trash into toys.
miYim stuffed toys sport snuggly organic cotton skin.
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