Safe toys for your kids & Green world

Safe yours kids and world !!

Safe your children with fun and educational toys is part of the fun of being a parent and increasingly parents are wondering how they can also ensure these toys are eco-friendly. When choosing a toy, here is some information and some definitions we thought would be helpful to you and your family.

Rubberwood Toys

Rubber trees produce latex that is then used to make rubber. When the trees fully mature, they no longer produce latex and are burned. Some toys companies are now taking this abandoned rubberwood and making beautiful toys. Many of these trees are also grown without pesticides, making them organic as well as sustainable.

Bamboo Toys

Bamboo is a sustainable tall grass that grows abundantly and without need for much care or water. An entire forest can regenerate in just three short years. Easy to grow and easy to maintain, bamboo is also light, flexible and a wonderful material from which to craft green toys.

Organic Cotton

Organic cotton is cotton that is grown without the use of harmful pesticides. Organic cotton is also grown using plants that have not been genetically modified. The growth of conventional cotton uses more pesticides than any other crop and accounts for a large percentage of the world’s pesticide use. The use of organic cotton reduces the amount of these chemicals entering the watershed and also from irritating your child’s skin.

Recycled Toys

Manufacturers that make recycled toys use materials that have been previously utilized and then turn them into new playthings. Some companies, such as Green Toys, are using recycled plastic from used milk jugs and making colorful, safe, and fun preschool toys such as tea sets and beach buckets.

Environmental Packaging

Many toy companies are now working toward making packaging friendlier for the environment. Cutting down on the plastic packaging and using packing materials that can be recycled are just two of the ways that toy companies are helping to reduce the impact your purchases have on the earth.