Earth Friendly Handmade Toys
December 18, 2008 by Linette Gerlach
Filed under eco-friendly-toys
When you’re worried about all the recalls, and how it affects the toys you buy your wee ones, make sure you check out the handmade toy companies. One of these companies is Earth Friendly LLC.
They feature safe organic toys from renewable resources. In 2008 Earth Friendly was chosen by MAYA to exclusively distribute their products in the US. Most of these toys are very affordable, and retail from $8 to 22.
From the company:
The nonprofit Maya Organic Collective (MAYA), created 1989, has provided a livelihood for workers throughout India, while ensuring that the children of these artisans were educated, given proper nutrition, medical services and other opportunities. During the
first five years of its inception, MAYA worked directly with children, removing them from work places and enrolling them into schools. Now MAYA combines children’s rights with the creation of sustainable family wage employment for MAYA collective workers.
In addition all of the ornaments and toys are colored using Indigo, Tumeric, Kanchi KumKum plant extracts and extract from Ratanjyoti tree. The toys are also crafted out of Hale wood (Wrightia Tinctoria). The tree entire tree is not chopped down, instead the larger branches are cut out and the tree is allowed remain, and grow back. To find out more about how they produce these toys and to find retail locations check out the Earth Friendly website.
My son loves their tops. His favorite is the Flip Top. You start it spinning, and it flips over. It looks like such a simple toy, but it’s so fun to watch. The String Top is also very interesting, you hold on to the ball where the string is, then pull the string to set it in motion.
The Tutu Pull Turtle, Abacus Rattle, and Aba are all really cute for the little ones. They have very tight construction to help them handle all the attention they will receive.
If you’re looking for organic, sustainable toys it’s definitely worth the time to check out what Earth Friendly has to offer.
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