Toys

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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14 Green Toys and Gifts: 2010 Eco-Friendly Holiday Guide

November 11, 2010

The following green toys recommendations are based on our favorite product reviews from 2010. We hope it gives you some great ideas for your holiday gift giving, as well as helps you choose gifts for your children while considering their health (and the planet’s). EcoZoo Natural Cotton Backpacks: Part Toy, Part Pet, Part Bag Occasionally, [...]

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5 Green Products: Happy Baby Organic Baby Food to PVC-Free EcoZoo Natural Cotton Animal Backpacks

October 31, 2010

1. Happy Baby Organic Baby Food From Dr. Sears’ book Happy Baby: The Organic Guide to Baby’s First 24 Months, comes a line of organic baby food. Packaged in BPA-free pouches heated by placing in a pot of hot water, these organic meals are portable and easy to use. Unfortunately, the pouches can’t be recycled [...]

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Monopoly with Carbon Credits? 7 Green Board Games for the New Generation

October 27, 2010

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During your next family party, rainy afternoon, or monthly game night, set up one of these eco-friendly board games to encourage teamwork, cooperation, and sustainability lessons — all in…

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5 Green Products: BabyBjorn BPA-Free Baby’s First Cup to Biodegradable gWipes

October 17, 2010

1. BABYBJÖRN BPA-Free Baby’s First Cup Transitioning baby to his/her first cup is an exciting time. Many parents go straight to a sippy cup, hoping it will prevent spills. Neither of my children took well to sippy cups at first, as the sucking action required was quite different from breastfeeding. When home, I preferred to [...]

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Around the Green Parenting Web: Boycott Nestle to BPA Exposure

October 16, 2010

There are so many wonderful eco-friendly family websites, many of which are in our blogroll. I’d like to start a new series in which I highlight what my peers are writing across the web. Obviously, I don’t have time to write about every issue and topic on green parenting, and I want to share with [...]

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McDonald’s Happy Meal Toys to be Banned in San Francisco?

October 11, 2010

We know that fast food is bad for us. It’s filled with excessive calories, sodium and fat. It’s “meals” are often based largely on meat, which is very damaging to the environment as well as our health. Yet, we seem to think it’s completely alright to use toys and other kid-oriented incentives to entice children… Read More…

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5 Green Products: Green Halloween Treats (Organic Lollipops) to Zoe Organics Handcrafted Skincare

October 10, 2010

1. Green Halloween Treats: YummyEarth Organic Lollipops There are a lot of wonderful ideas for greening Halloween. From reverse trick-or-treating to trading junk candy in for good organic goodies, there is a lot you can do to make this holiday still full of childhood joy without limiting your child’s trick-or-treat bag to recycled pencils. After [...]

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5 Green Products: Nature Baby Organic Wool and Cotton Clothes to Marie Veronique Organics Kid Safe Screen

September 12, 2010

1. Nature Baby Organic Wool and Cotton Clothes From New Zealand
As you can imagine, we get sent a lot of baby clothes to review. I usually don’t get too excited about the clothes we are sent, but as soon as I opened the package from Nature Baby, I was in love.
Nature Baby is a family [...]

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SF Mulls Over Ban on Toy Marketing for Unhealthy Food Despite Opposition

September 7, 2010

Last spring, Santa Clara County, California banned toys in high calorie fast food, such as McDonald’s Happy Meals. San Francisco is now considering a similar law in an effort to fight childhood obesity. A poll conducted by the San Francisco Chronicle has found that 65% of people do not support the law, and the restaurant [...]

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