| Looking for great toys this holiday season, but want | | | | material. They also use non-toxic water based paints |
| to make sure the toys does not hurt the | | | | as well as biodegradable fabrics. |
| environment. Then you will want to purchase toys | | | | 5. Sprig Toys |
| from the 10 following companies. | | | | Sprig Toys have an exciting line of battery-free, |
| 1. PlanToys | | | | eco-friendly, paint-free, kid-powered toys. Recently, |
| PlanToys are wonderful wooden toys that have very | | | | they have expanded their line to include even more |
| high play value. All PlanToys are made with clean, | | | | imaginative toys. |
| natural rubberwood from rubber trees which no | | | | 6. miYimmiYim makes a wonderful collection of plush |
| longer produce latex. PlanToys does not use dyes | | | | toys using organic cotton. |
| containing lead or any other heavy metals. They use | | | | 7. imagiPlayimagiPlay toys are made of natural |
| non-toxic water-based dyes on their toys and soy | | | | materials such as wood from Rubber Tree and |
| and water-based inks on their printed materials. They | | | | Bamboo. Some of their toys utilize MDF, compressed |
| use solar energy and low emission biofuels to power | | | | sawdust. They are utilizing the byproducts of another |
| the machinery that kiln-dries the wood and the | | | | industry. The MDF they use is formaldehyde free and |
| finished toys. | | | | tested for child safety. Every step of their toy |
| 2. Haba | | | | production from seed to shelf is carefully thought out |
| Haba Toys are made primarily of indigenous maple, | | | | to minimize impact on the earth. They select |
| beech wood and water-based paints. Fabric, felt, | | | | factories that are close to our raw materials to avoid |
| leather, cardboard and glass add dimension and | | | | this needless expenditure of gas, oil and greenhouse |
| variety to the Haba line. Their manufacturer process | | | | gases. |
| includes thermal energy and using wood scraps | | | | 8. Thames & Kosmos |
| instead of coal for heating. Awarded national and | | | | Thames & Kosmos provide hands-on science |
| international prizes for their top-quality, child-oriented | | | | kits with serious foundations in real science. Their |
| design, Haba's inventive playthings are a perfect | | | | mission is Key to connect science education with |
| match for inquisitive minds. | | | | relevant issues, including an alternative Energy & |
| 3. Habe | | | | Environmental Science line. They have updated |
| Habe is also known for their wooden toys made with | | | | versions of their Fuel Cell and Power House kits, |
| natural materials. They have just launched the world's | | | | along with entirely new Hydropower and Global |
| first collection of bamboo toys. It took Habe years | | | | Warming kits. Their commitment to environmental |
| to develop this line of toys because bamboo, a giant | | | | issues extends beyond the kits themselves, as they |
| natural grass that grows as tall as a tree, is its | | | | donate one percent of sales of their Wind Power and |
| sensitivity to sawing, cutting, filing, dyeing, | | | | Hydropower kits to environmentally focused |
| temperature and bending. Once cut, bamboo grows | | | | non-profits. |
| back completely in a mere three years. Bamboo also | | | | 9. Orange Blue Games |
| combines lightness with stability and is flexible but | | | | Blue Orange Games are made of wood, in order to |
| very strong. The bamboo grain has a wonderful | | | | provide quality and durability, warmth and appeal. Blue |
| tactile feel and is enhanced with a bright water-based | | | | Orange uses natural playing materials. Pine, Birch, |
| paint. | | | | Beech are among the trees planted by Blue Orange |
| 4. Wonderworld | | | | Games for renewal of the environment. Blue Orange |
| Uses rubber-wood that is made of replenishable | | | | plants two trees for every tree used to create Blue |
| source from plantations and widely accepted | | | | Orange games. |
| throughout the world as the environmental-friendly | | | | 10. |