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Thursday, September 3, 2009

Top Five Eco-Friendly Stuffed Toys

With new toy recalls hitting the news just about every day, deciding what to let your kids play with can be stressful. Plush toys, by nature, are fairly foolproof. You don’t have to worry about metal pieces that could contain lead, chunks of plastic that deplete our natural resources and leach toxic chemicals or wood that may come from endangered forests. If you do one better and choose organic cotton or recycled plush toys, you can be sure playtime will be safe and green. Add these five eco-friendly stuffed toys to your child’s menagerie.

Sckoon Organic Cotton Happy Lion Doll: Not only is this fun lion made of 100% certified organic cotton on the outside, but also it’s stuffed with organic cotton, too. And it’s dyed with safer, metal-free pigments. Babies and toddlers will love pulling on the lion’s mane.

Amigurumi Style Elephant Kit from Stich Paradise: If you’re up for a DIY project, you can let your kids fall in love with this endangered species. You’ll create the elephant, which is said to bring you good luck, in the Japanese style of crocheting called amigurumi using recycled, repurposed or reused materials.

Organic Cotton Puppy Dog: This sweet plush is velveteen soft, nearly as wonderful to pet as a real a real pup, but this dog’s coat is made from organic cotton. It gets its hint of color from low eco-impact dyes and natural cotton fill is found inside.

Under the Nile Organic Cotton Vintage Monkey: From apparel to toys, Under the Nile makes all of their products from handpicked 100% organic cotton from Egypt and never uses pesticides or chemicals. This sock monkey with a vintage fabric twist is made of organic cotton inside and out.

Lana Organic Dragon: This fairytale creature is made from 100% organic cotton, meaning that playtime is 100% pesticide free. The fill inside is natural, too, it’s stuffed with pure wool. The dyes are Oko-Tex certified.

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