Eco-friendly Toys that Keep your Child Busy While Keeping Plastics out of the Landfills By Writer and Contributor Annamarie von Firley
Eco-friendly Toys that Keep your Child Busy While Keeping Plastics out of the Landfills By Writer and Contributor Annamarie von Firley
If it feels like you can't find toys that aren't made from plastic these days, you are right! In fact, “the toy industry uses 10 tons of plastic for every $1 million in revenue and is the most plastic-intensive industry in the world. 90% of the toys on the market are made of plastic.” And much to our dismay, “Plastic toys can contain heavy metals such as lead or cadmium or other harmful chemicals such as dioxins.” [1]
But fear not, we are here to save the (Holi)day! We've curated 5 must-have plastic-free toys that will keep your child busy while you help clean up the planet.
#1 Do Good while Doing Good
This large felt busy book is chockful of developmental goodness that will build loads of life skills such as learning to button, snap, zip, & thread while learning to identify and match colors and shapes. Adorable finger puppets build finger isolation and social-emotional skills. What is more, each purchase of this clever activity book sends a girl to school in India for a month! Goodness on the go.
https://www.adventuretowntoys.com/large-busy-book-safari.htm
#2 End the Lego-lovers Lament
Keeping plastics out of the oceans doesn’t mean that your little Lego-lover can’t get their brick-building fix. Designed to work with your child’s existing Lego collection, these bio-degradable bricks do more than save the planet. Your future architect can color them to design patterns on their own unique creations. Move over Legos. There is a new kid in town!
https://www.adventuretowntoys.com/bamboo-lego-bricks-90.html
#3 Garden Get-Together
Transform your garden into a fairy-friendly fantasy with this fair-trade wooden nixie Dreamhouse and leave the “Mojo Dojo Casa House” behind. This darling dwelling made with loving hands out of baobab wood in Nepal that brings to life a woodland wonderland is sure to bring all the fairies to the yard. Don’t forget to accessorize your pixie playhouse with tables, chairs, and beds or the sprites will have no place to sit or sleep!
https://www.adventuretowntoys.com/woodland-fairy-house-small.html
#4 Find Balance
Helping your go-getter to learn to ride a bike doesn’t have to collide with your dreams of a healthier planet. This 3-in-1 eco-friendly wooden bike from New Zealand grows with your child as the transition from a toddler walk-along to tricycle to balance bike. Lightweight, adjustable, fully repairable and made from plantation birch wood for indoors, outdoors, and offroad use. Who could ask for more?
#5 Act like a Rube
Rube Goldberg has nothing on this clever contraption creation kit from France. Your budding inventor will be mesmerized watching the metal balls trigger the chain reaction starting the gauntlet of ramps, wheels, teeter totters, vortex, and more. A great introduction toy to learn STEM concepts such as gravity, force, and momentum, and how they can create a chain reaction. Endless opportunities for endless fun!
https://www.adventuretowntoys.com/zig-go-45-pieces.html
But your quest for sustainably made toys doesn’t have to end there, you can find over 400 more eco-friendly toys when you visit Adventuretown Toy Emporium’s website.
https://www.adventuretowntoys.com/Eco-Friendly.html
References:
1. https://www.theworldcounts.com/challenges/consumption/other-products/environmental-impact-of-toys
Bio:
Annamarie von Firley is the President of the beloved Adventuretown Toy Emporium located in Los Angeles. She has a BFA in Wooden Toy Design and Construction from Hampshire College and BFA in Furniture Design from California College of the Arts She was the cofounder and designer of the revered reproduction vintage clothing store, reVamp, for 20 years. Her handiwork has been seen on Broadway and major motion pictures, as well as in the Smithsonian.
