Nanchen makes the most adorable little soft and cuddly dolls with natural materials, and in my opinion, the tiny Pumpkin Rattle Doll below is the perfect Halloween treat for babies who are still too young this year for candy treats.

Nanchen dolls are manufactured mainly with organic cotton and stuffed with Bioland pure new wool. All dolls are the perfect size and shape for your baby to hold and have sweet expressions painted on their tiny faces. The pumpkin above has a slight rattling sound. Nanchen only uses raw materials stemming from permanently controlled bio-cultivation and products conform to European safety …read more

As a green blogger, it’s frustrating because I work for more than one green client. Sometimes I’ll post something elsewhere that I KNOW Tree Hugging Readers would adore. That happened today, but since I think you’ll be interested, I’m going to send you away for the day.

The review is of Citiblocs – a totally green, super fun, and best of all, affordable green building toy. Cedar loved them, and if you’ve got little ones, this item is a must consider toy for the upcoming holiday season. Seriously, kits start at just $15 and are a cool family activity. Plus they …read more

Pretty soon here, I’m going to be reviewing Thames & Kosmos Green Power House – a Discovery Store toy. However, this kit is not so much a toy as a full on model home / eco-experiments activity project. There’s a lot to this activity kit though, so before I review I’m going to cover the basics.

Power House provides an introduction to sustainable energy sources and teaches basic concepts and principles in physical science. Using the kit will teach you about, and how to use heat and light energy from the sun, wind power, and electrochemical and plant energy.

The Power House …read more

I’ve actually liked this toy forever. Still, I’ve never posted it here.
Pandabo from Bamboo Collection
Pandabo, an Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Seal Award winning game is made of quick growing bamboo and decorated with water-based paint. The perfect little game for ages four years and up; Pandabo helps to develop fine motor and problem solving skills as children attempt to add sticks atop the wobbly panda bear. Plus, it’s just the best looking game ever – what child won’t want to play with this. Lastly, it’s also inexpensive at under $15.

Included:
- 1 wiggly panda
- 6 round sticks
- 8 square sticks
- 10 …read more

Kicking off the green holiday gift guide is something sweet for the littles. I’ll be featuring a gift a day through the season so you can get some great green holiday inspiration; some for the kiddos and some for us adults. The best thing to do is cut back on the amount we buy for the holidays but for the gifts we do buy we can go green, recycled, and still amazing…
Like this Kangaroo and Baby from Eco-Artware. Each mama and babe is made from a recycled beige sweater with various colored inserts in front. The baby roo is removable …read more