Most likely, not all the toys your kids get this year are going to be perfectly green. First of all, for holidays, you should do the following:

Encourage family and friends to purchase green toys for you child. Of course, you need to do the same.
Make sure that handmade, safe, green toys continue to be an option for your child.
Buy less or give the gift of time over simply giving products to kids.

Not all the tips above work all the time though. Some family members can be a hard sell, and will continue to give your child toys that aren’t so …read more

It’s that time of year again. A couple of days ago W.A.T.C.H released their annual round up of the worst of the worst toys. There are some pretty dangerous toys this year, so I’d check the list out; make sure none of these on are your kid’s wish list. Also, I’m gonna add that from a design perspective the 10 worst toys this year also seem to be the worst looking. You’d likely avoid them anyhow, but still, just in case, you can view the list here.

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