Toys

Hank D and the Bee: Santa to Give Clean Coal?

December 16, 2010

Leave it to Santa to know what’s make-believe and what isn’t. Follow the rest of the Hank D and the Bee series at JoeMohrToons.com. For cartoon updates and other green goings-on, follow Joe on Twitter @GreenCartoons. Hank D and the Bee: Santa to Give Clean Coal? is a post from: Eco Child's Play

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5 Green Products: Rock & Roll Playground, Organic Bamboo Baby Towel, Organic Tie Dye Chicken, Heart of Haiti, School Garden

December 12, 2010

1. Bathing in Grace Organic Bamboo Baby and Me Towel Bamboo is well-known for its hypo-allergenic and anti-bacterial properties, so it only makes sense that baby’s first towel should be made from organic bamboo. Not only is bamboo good for baby’s skin, it is good for the planet: A grove of bamboo release 35% more [...]

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5 Green Products: Beauty of Mothering to 100% Cotton Swimmies

December 5, 2010

1. Beauty of Mothering 2011 Calendar Unfortunately, many people, including those behind Facebook, are uncomfortable watching women breastfeed. We treat the natural act of feeding a baby with breasts as though it were some sort of shameful sex act. Sadly enough, some women even think of breastfeeding as “gross”. According to the CDC, 3 out [...]

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The Top 10 Holiday Gift Guides

December 1, 2010

Janelle Sorensen Forget paging through catalogues (do people still do that in the digital age?) or spending hours traipsing from store to store. You will find everything you need for everyone on your shopping list right here. In no particular order, here are my current top ten holiday gift guides: 1. 2010 Safer Holiday Toy [...]

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Toys “R” Us Continues to Sell Toxic PVC Toys Despite 2008 Promise

November 29, 2010

On February 15, 2008, toy giant Toys “R” Us promised consumers it would phase out toys with dangerous chemicals. REDUCTION OF PHTHALATES AND POLYVINYL CHLORIDE (PVC) USE: All manufacturers have been notified that by the end of 2008 juvenile products sold in any Toys”R”Us or Babies”R”Us store in the United States must be produced without [...]

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10 Cyber Monday Eco-Friendly Kids and Green, Wooden Toy Deals

November 29, 2010

1. Mimi the Sardine Coated Organic Cotton Child’s Apron $16.00 (originally $19.95) Our eco friendly jungle apron is soft as cloth yet is permanently water and soil resistant. It is made from acrylic coated cotton and the cotton fabric was made in Sweden and meets the Oeko-Tex 100 Standard which is an ecological certification with [...]

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10 Black Friday Deals on Green Toys

November 26, 2010

Although I am an adamant supporter of Buy Nothing Day, I know today is a day of savings which many families need this holiday season. Here are ten green toy deals I found today: 1. Plan Toys City Series Parking Garage: $79.99 (regularly $99.99) + free shipping lan Toys practices the “Three R’s” of green living: [...]

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Around the Green Parenting Web: Facebook, Breast Milk Sharing, Destruction of American Childhood, Happy Meal Toys, and Vegetarian Babies

November 26, 2010

Healthy Child Healthy World: Is it Healthy to Raise a Vegetarian Baby? Vegetarian parents often wonder whether raising their children with a similar diet will affect their nutrition and health. Dr. Sears explains that with the proper food and information raising a vegetarian baby can be just as healthy. Democracy Now: Dr. Gabor Maté on [...]

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Holiday Toy Safety: 25 Years of Trouble in Toyland

November 24, 2010

With the holiday shopping season about to begin in earnest, and all of the over-consumerism it represents, we are once again cautioned by the US Public Interest Research Group (PIRG) that many toys are not safe. Trouble in Toyland: The 25th Annual Survey of Toy Safety has just been released. In researching the report, we [...]

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5 Green Products: Inca Kids Handmade, Fair Trade Christmas to Organic Toddler Doll

November 21, 2010

1. Inca Kids Handmade, Fair Trade Knitted Ornaments and Stockings We’ve reviewed a few beautiful Peruvian handcrafted items from Inca Kids before, and our recent fair trade Christmas items do not disappoint! Inca Kids is company committed to supporting Peruvian women working from home to support their children making crafts with traditional techniques and natural [...]

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