Monday, November 28, 2011

Green Your Christmas Week One

Toys.

It seems to me that no matter who you are, no matter who lives in your household, you seem to be scouting out great toy deals around the holidays for some little tyke. Luckily for those of us who encounter little ones on a regular basis (and buy colorful, entertaining devices for those little munchkins), there are more and more GREEN toy options popping up everywhere--even local box stores, which really have to have motivation to change their inventory to costlier options.

Green toys are truly mainstream now and readily available. Its refreshing to buy a toy that fosters creative play and critical thinking, are non-toxic and aren't easily broken! To many people, this more than off-sets the cost investment of quality products that aren't made of imported plastic. The following are a couple of options to consider:

*Melissa & Doug (www.melissaanddoug.com)--frankly, these toys are very comparable cost option!
*Soopsori (www.soopsori.com)--free shipping!
*Green Toys (www.greentoys.com)--sells not only their products but link to a slew of other green toy sites
*Plan Toys (www.plantoys.com)--inventive, unique designs
*Target & Amazon (www.target.com & www.amazon.com)--believe it or not, both of these sites offer fairly significant green toy collections

But, lest we forget, adults deserve green toys, too!

*Gaiam (www.gaiam.com)--quality products for sustainable living
*Portable sustainable solar charger (www.amazon.com)--pretty...cool
*First World Trash (www.firstworldtrash.com)--chic, urban products made completely from recycled materials
*Eco-artware (www.eco-artware.com)--various luggage pieces made from recycled firehose (!!!)

In fact, green products are so easy to find, and they're often much more unique than anything you can purchase from your local box store. A quick Google search is a perfect place to start.




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