From our toy boxes to the landfill - how can we solve this problem? Think about it! How many toys have we purchased that include twist ties, plastic trays, cardboard boxes, and other packagings to keep the product in place so it looks nice on the shelves? I am guilty of this. However, I have made a point to donate and reuse toys in a fun and innovative way, as well as breathe new life into them! I include these ideas below, but I also want to highlight new eco-toys and the brands working hard on producing 100% eco-friendly toys!
Perfect for birthdays, holidays, or just cuz -- these toys are guit-free gifting! Let's celebrate Earth Day in the a big way ... with lots of play!
Green Toys are my go-to toys! They are high quality, made in the USA, and really inspire creative and imaginative play! Plus, they are 100% recycled from packaging to product! With cool varieties like tea sets, vehicles, haulers, and even themed book sets—there are plenty of ways to pretend, play, and reduce your carbon footprint! The toys are great for indoors and outdoor play, dry play, to wet and wild water play! My kids have a blast with Green Toys.
At Target, you can get an additional 15% off via the Target Circle app right now for their line of toys! You can also get 25% off their Green Toys Disney Baby Line!
Green Toys Disney Baby Exclusive - Mickey Mouse Airplane Pull Toy, Amazon $11.24
Disney Baby Shape Sorter Truck, Amazon Exclusive $22.49
LEGO Group is the industry leader on products that can be enjoyed again and again. LEGO products are timeless, and they are one of the top toys that can still be used with their original LEGO bricks from more than 60 years ago! LEGO Group promised to produce an entirely eco-friendly product line by 2030. LEGO is truly an heirloom toy that can be passed down for each generation to enjoy.
LEGO started their eco-friendly journey releasing their first of LEGO Elements produced entirely from sustainable products and plant based sugar cane, which are fittingly LEGO Plants!
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Check out these awesome LEGO sets that are perfect LEGO colletors, LEGO Master Builders, and for LEGO fans just starting out on their building journey. Based on my personal experience, LEGO is timeless and can be enjoyed by generations from the past to the future!
Harry Potter & Hermione Granger™ Large Scale Minifigures, LEGO.com $119.99
LEGO Ideas Medieval Blacksmith, LEGO.com $149.99
LEGO Duplo Modular Playhouse, LEGO.com $59.99
Pop2Play is a new and exciting imaginative toy that stretches the limit of its uses! I love this collection because it's made of 100% recycled materials and from the box to the product itself, there was not one piece of plastic.
Pop2Play is part of a whole line of sets that are made of recycled cardboard. Each product unfolds and refolds flat in seconds! Once opened, it does not take up a lot of space, and provides imaginative fun! Then flatten Pop2Play in seconds ... flat for easy storage! Perfect for busy toddlers up to 50 LBS (22.6 kg)! Choose from their Pop2Play Slides Rainbow or Sunny | Amazon $29.99
More Gift Ideas from Pop2Play by WowWee
Pop2Play Kitchen Amazon $39.99
Pop2Play Car Amazon $24.99
Hasbro already has pledged to reduce their carbon footprint by removing plastics from their packaging. They also teamed up with TerraCycle to accept donations of well-loved toys and games. The toys are then transformed into the beautification of outdoor play spaces like park benches, and flowerpots. Hasbro hopes to phase out plastics from their packaging entirely by 2022.
I always felt that Mr. Potato Head was a toy that cared about our planet as it's one of the only toys that truly has interchangeable pieces spanning across all of their many titles. This new release is all for Mother Earth! Mr. Potato Head Goes Green (Amazon Exclusive) is made from all plant-based pieces! With 15 pieces made in all, there are plenty of ways to create your own wacky version of Mr. Potato Head. Mr. Potato Head's spud body has eyes to show a bit of potato realism, too, which I think is a great touch. The15 piece set is made of sugar cane and renewable materials. Less plastic is spudtastic meaning the packaging is made with FSC-certified papers. Hasbro, Amazon Exclusive $14.99 3+
You can find Hasbro products on Amazon, Walmart, and Target. Be sure to add in Play-Doh, plenty of board games into your Boredom Busters collection.
eeBoo launched its eco-friendly initiative in 2017! With over 30 years of experience, eeBoo, this women-owned and mother-run company strives on producing high-quality puzzles and games without compromising the beauty of Mother Earth. eeBoo pairs quality materials made of 90% eco-friendly materials, and plant-based inks with their passion for art. You will notice each of their puzzles, games, and gifts is made thoughtfully.
Life on Earth Memory & Matching Game shows the beauty of Mother Earth in its rawest of forms showcasing artistically designed flora and fauna from around the world. Boasting to be the #1 Memory Game on Amazon, and winner of the Oppenheim Platinum Award, this is definitely toy shelf worthy! Amazon $17.99 3+
Planet Earth 100 Piece Puzzle is a part of their Piece and Love collection that boasts sustainable packaging and awe-inspiring art! This puzzle has a neat twist, once you finish puzzling endangered wildlife together, children are asked to identify the 40 different animals using the key on the box! eeBoo $16.99 5+
Respect the Earth Flashcards is a great way to introduce the three R's to kiddos: reduce, reuse, and recycle! Throughout 48 colorful, kid-friendly cards adorable animals show how kids can reduce their carbon footprint and how to help our planet! Amazon $14.99 5+
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MGAE geniuses behind Little Tikes, L.O.L. Surprise, and more amazing toy lines promise to deliver products that are more mindful of an eco-friendly world. In 2019, L.O.L. Surprise collectors could turn in their packaging waste to TerraCycle, and continues this initiative today. Isaac Larian, CEO of MGAE promised that "Beginning 2021, the entire L.O.L Surprise! packaging line will be completely degradable." Larian kept that promise by including responsible packaging into all of their L.O.L. Surprise lines!
Little Tikes will now be launching a Go Green line of products that have that same Little Tikes high quality, high playability we love, but will also reduce the company’s carbon footprint. MGAE’s answer to this crisis of toy waste is their new patent-pending compound that breaks down plastic in landfill conditions. Larian also adds that "Beginning 2025, MGAE will only manufacture products that will degrade when disposed of properly."
Little Tikes Go Green! Playhouse encourages pretend play and teaches children the power of energy conservation and environmental awareness by means of a water bottle sunlight, a real garden, and even a water collection barrel. Amazon $369.99
Go Green Ride On Tractor, Amazon $42.99
LOL Surprise Dance Dance Dance includes the newest eco-friendly packaging! Their new line of dolls and packaging is all about conservation. may be the last series with the iconic ball. The latest series features new eco-friendly packaging and less waste while unboxing each surprise.
Mattel/Fisher-Price is taking the eco-initiative and turning their widely popular baby toy line into a stepping stone to lowering their carbon footprint. Not only are they using sustainable products but they’re using really cool materials!
Mattel announced that their iconic toys like their Fisher-Price Baby’s First Blocks bundle and the iconic Fisher-Price® Rock-a-Stack® will be produced using sugarcane-based plastics! They delivered on this promise, and hope to produce 100% recycled, recyclable or bio-based materials in both its products and packaging by 2030.
Fisher-Price Rock-a-Stack & Baby's First Blocks Bundle is 100% eco-friendly toy -- boasting 100% plant-based plastics and more eco-friendly packaging! Walmart, $10.00
ZURU is a company that knows how to party, and they announced last year even more ways to celebrate! Their widely popular Bunch O Balloons are now 100% certified recycled plastic with TerraCycle. How cool is that?
Bunch O Balloons Slingshot (3 Bunches of Bunch O Balloons) is great to keep kids busy outside. Who knows how long we have during this shelter in place? Why not get wet and have a blast while sheltering in place? Find this awesome set on Amazon!
Mini Brands and Toy Mini Brands took the world by storm with their miniature cuteness, but there were many collectors who saw that these toys really were not doing our planet any justice! I found a fun way to turn the 5 Surprise capsules into mini toy shelves!
Once you unbox your surprises, get some hot glue and piece the capsule segments together to create shelves. Check out my tutorial video on YouTube!
Mini Brands Mini Mart, Walmart $29.99
Eco-Friendly Plush
Would you believe that plush toys can be eco-friendly too? Most companies use recycled plastics to create plush that is super soft!
Wild Republic announced in 2019 that they would be producing a 100% eco-friendly plush called, Eco-kins Ecokins are made of 100% recycled materials —plastic bottles to be exact, which is an amazing technology. They are very soft and come in a variety of wild animals and mythical creatures. Swipe to see some fun rubber duckies too- a peacock, skunk, and unicorn add a lot of storytelling during bath time and pool time. We love their rubber duckies! Find Wild Republic products on Amazon like this cute Stuffed Leopard.
Wild Republic Triceratops, Amazon $9.99
Wild Republic Dinosaur Figurines, keep the packaging for easy storage, Amazon $10.50
Headstart Toys is known for making awesome toys - a lot of our favorite toys are by Headstart, so when they announced that they would be creating a fully sustainable plush toy line, I was not surprised.
Re-softables are super cuddly and totally eco-conscious. Made from 100% recycled water bottles, each plush boasts to be the softest plush around. Re-softables includes a collection of cuddly mini koalas, unicorns, kitties, pups to medium and large plush that are comforting to children and good for our beautiful world. Each Re-softables has a recycle symbol on its tush and what looks like to be the lid had been turned into a tag shaped as the recycle symbol. The fur is very soft, the colors are earthy yet bright, and would be perfect for Easter or any other occasion. Available now in Australia in-store and online! Aussie Toys Online K-Mart
Aurora World makes 100% eco-friendly plush -- even their tags are sustainable! With their licenses spanning from Dr. Seuss's The Lorax to Breyer to the adorable show on Netflix Yoo-Hoo, Aurora World quickly captures the essence of cuteness! They are known for their adorable plush that can be found on shelves from Zoo and Aquarium gift shops to flower shops to the toy shelves into your kid’s heart.
They made efforts starting in 2018 to reduce their carbon footprint by making small changes to their plush toy line. Now their plush will be 100% sustainable even down to the eco-friendly recycled biopolymer pellets inside the plush! I love their Shoulderkins and licensed plush! Find Aurora toys at Walmart and Amazon-like this adorable Turtle Shoulderkins on Amazon!
Toys with an Eco-Friendly Message
The nexty sets of toys are promoting Earth-friendly vibes, and I would be a fool to leave them out! Based on my own personal experiences with reviewing them, and including these products into my own children's every day play; I have found ways to go the step further with unboxing and beyond!
Blume Flowerpot Girls by Skyrocket toys is all about stopping to smell the roses. Each doll is bloomed with the power of water. You can turn their flower pot packages into your garden! Try it out with any one of these products!
Blume Flowerpot Girls, Fun in the Sun Series 2 are the same power of blooming with water, but with a twist! With new squishy hairpieces and a surprise image to be revealed in the sun! Amazon | Walmart | Target $9.99
Blume Flowerpot Girls Sparkle Surprise is the perfect set to bring out your green thumb! Included are three special editions of Blume Flowerpot Girls, and a really awesome watering center to reveal your Blume Dolls simultaneously. Once bloomed, get to transforming and turn that toy into a bonafide garden starter! Unbox three Limited Edition Blume dolls simultaneously! There are over 25 surprises included in this set alone! Collect all 10 Limited Edition dolls. Amazon | Walmart | Target $19.99
PlayMonster has a wide selection of playsets that inspire children to learn about planting life back into our world. With their highly acclaimed My Fairy Garden series, you will find a collection of whimsical sets featuring fairies, unicorns, animal friends, and houses that are sets where children can plant, grow, and play! Each set includes everything you need to start your own My Fairy Garden. Here are some options to choose from!
My Fairy Garden Lily Pond, Amazon $19.99
My Fairy Garden Fairy Light Treehouse, Amazon $17.85
My Fairy Garden Bean Blossom, Amazon $9.97
Jay@Play is known for creating fun and innovating toys that are big on fun and provide multiple uses like their fun toys Boxy Girls! Their new line of dolls is all about fighting villains and saving the planet! Each doll has its own superpower to help fight crime and learn about the beauty of Mother Earth, they are Super Cute Little Babies!
Super Cute Little Babies by Jay@Play are adorable dolls promoting the power of saving the Earth! Super Cuties focus on saving humankind from villains all while saving the planet, and spreading awareness of how important kids' roles are in saving the environment too! Plus, these dolls are just so adorable and perfect for pretend play that they would make great teaching tools! Find Super Cute Little Babies on Amazon $24.99
Sustainable Wooden Toys
HABA is the industry leader in sustainability as they have spread environmental awareness with their toys for many years. They only work with wood suppliers that are PEFC* certified, and only use beech and birch woods from sustainable forestry. HABA cares from their core—their environment awareness starts with their employees to the very hands of the child playing with their awesome toys.
*PEFC = Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification
Zooing Around Large Playset is a large playset with animals and even a zookeeper to encourage open-ended play. The whole package is the playset!
Le Toy Van is a firm believer that is “wood is good,” Le Toy Van is reducing our overall carbon footprint by creating thoughtful toys made from re-purposed Rubberwood trees that have reached the end of their life. Their products run the gamut from busy toys to tactile toys that facilitate pretend play and expand the imagination! Dollhouses with intricate details, toys for a baby that rattle and shake, and all made from sustainable wood!
Find Le Toy Van products on their website and on Amazon - like this adorable Daisylane Holiday Camper Van.
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