Posts Tagged ‘eco-friendly’

Snails, Pails, and Puppy Dog Tails are definitely the things little boys are made out of. My little boy nearly 1 1/2 years old has taught me growing up with my four sisters and no brothers that boys go by some different rules for sure! He loves getting dirty, no the louder the better, he test the integrity of everything he comes across, and if any toy moves like a car or truck it’s a win. And that’s why I am thrilled to share about a fantastic Mini Vehicle Set recently introduced from Green Toys Brand new 2012 line that’s built with our little boys (or girls) in mind!

Green Toys is an awesome company that does everything it possibly can to reduce their carbon footprint and offer great products for children of all ages! I love this company and will continue to support them in buying products from their numerous lines for my own children and to share praises with everyone I know!

My nearly 1 1/2 year old son Owen, has lately been spending his days playing with the Mini Vehicle Set from Green Toys. This particular set comes with four vehicles: an white Ambulance, Blue Police Car, Yellow Taxi, and Red Fastback! These cars are mini sized making them ideal for the hands of young children and easier to control!

The unique design of this set of vehicles features no metal axles or external coatings. No BPA, phthalates or PVC. Packaged with recycled and recyclable materials and printed with soy inks. I for one am really loving the durability as my son has thrown, stepped on, gnawed (still teething), and put these cars through the ringer so to speak. We’ve let the kids play with these in tub, sand box,in and outdoors and still the cars look as good as brand new!

Overall I’m very pleased with these made in the USA set of vehicles from Green Toys. Honestly, you have to love a product that’s great for the environment being made from 100% recycled plastic milk jugs and that’s completely safe for your kids!

If you are thinking of purchasing the Mini Vehicle Set, it will cost you anywhere about $18 depending on where you purchase it. I found the Green Toys Mini Vehicle Set (4 Pack)on Amazon.com for $17.50 & eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on all orders over $25.00. (note that prices change often on Amazon so be sure to check the link to see the latest offered price).

Disclaimer: I was sent this set from Green Toys to review. This review is 100% my opinion and has not been edited or reviewed by anyone. I was not compensated in any other way for this product review.

My daughter is getting older and with that, I’ve been looking for fun age appropriate hands on activities to do together through our at home preschool curriculum.  Spring has finally sprung and with that, I thought it would be a wonderful time to teach my daughter even more about being green and planting things like herbs, flowers and our own food!

I’ve sung many praises about the Eco-friendly company Green Toys! They offer a lot more than toys but also other wonderful product that are all made in the USA, durable, educational, engaging, interactive, and lots of fun! All of their toys are made from recycled plastic such as milk jugs!  Supporting this company is a great way to show the world and teach my children about the benefits of recycling, saving energy, reducing waste in the landfills, and lower green house gas emissions!

I’m bringing up Green Toys because this season they’ve given my family the opportunity to review their Indoor Planter Set! You can bet I was thrilled with this news and so was my daughter. We couldn’t wait to get a bit of earth in our hands this Spring season. 

The Green Toys Indoor Planter Set comes with a trowel, a peopod shaped planter for the pots to sit upon, three planting pots, soil disks, and  three packs individual packages of organic seeds of zinnia, basil, and teddybear sunflower. The kit also comes with some instructions that inform you how to proceed.

The first step is to put the soil disks into each pot and add about a cup of warm water and then to wait 20 minutes for the soil to expand. You can bet my daughter had a hard time waiting but I put on a timer and after the allotted time we came back to follow the next step. She was so surprised and thought it was pretty neat that the small soil disks had expanded so much!

The second step was to make little ones and to put 5-6 seeds into each pot and then to cover them with dirt. We had done that and had a conversation about what was going into each pot and about how each day they need some water and sunshine to prosper!  It was really rewarding to to share my love of gardening with her in way she could understand and with a fun kid-friendly planting kit!

We’ve been surveying the plants every day, in fact every morning my daughter goes and checks on them to see how much they’ve grown and I’m really happy to say they’ve been thriving excellently! When the plants are big enough, we plan on moving them into bigger pots, but for now the starter pots will work just great. I would advise not to over water though, because these pots have no holes in the bottom.

Overall I highly recommend the Green Toys Indoor Planting Set! This set can be used year after year as it’s very durable. I love the bright kid friendly colors.  And the fact children of all ages can learn so much from such a simple set as this in making a huge impact on the environment! And with Earth Day right around the corner, this would make a wonderful set to gift to your children or grandkids!

If you are thinking of purchasing this set, it will cost you anywhere about $20 depending on where you purchase it. I found the Green Toys Indoor Gardening Kit for $20.21 & eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on Amazon.com

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Disclaimer: I was sent this set  from Green Toys to review. This review is 100% my opinion and has not been edited or reviewed by anyone. I was not compensated in any other way for this product review.

Reducing, Reusing, and Recycling is what we are all about in my home as it’s one of the simplest ways to reduce our carbon foot prints. Being eco-conscience is a must in preserving and caring for the world around us. I’ve been teaching my children the importance of recycling and as a parent, we do our best to purchase and buy products that are earth-friendly, for instance, my children play with sandbox shovels, vehicles, and tea sets that are all made from recycled milk jugs! My daughter was like “Wow, this was a milk jug at one time?”, and is pretty tickled about the whole idea of it.

Speaking of recycling, I’d like to share about one of latest products that we’ve been using in our home kitchen by Rubbermaid called “The Hidden Recycler”. This product is pretty nifty as it attaches to the inside of a cabinet door to collect recyclables out of sight and keeps your counter tops clear!