Organic Kid Toys

Natural and organic kid toys can be colorful and a lot of fun. The best part is that these toys do not come laced with potentially harmful chemicals, which is especially important for toys that will spend a lot of time close to your kids.

Find the top organic toys for kids.

Toys are big business, so it is no surprise that some toy manufacturers try to find ways to massively produce toys at the lowest cost available. This may mean the toys are produced with harsh chemicals and other toxins in ways that are anything but environmentally friendly.

Why should it matter whether the toys your kids play with are organic or not? When you think about how much time your kids spend with toys in hand (or in bed next to them, or even occasionally in their mouths if the kids are quite young) it becomes obvious that their toys should be as natural as possible. Buying organic kid toys ensures that your children are not being exposed to harmful toxins while engaged in play with their toys.

Children have smaller internal organs, yet are often exposed to the same (if not more) toxins as their adult counterparts who have much larger internal organs that have to work hard to process any toxins they come into contact with. Kids are hard at work developing physically, cognitively, and emotionally. Why expose them to dangerous toxins that may stifle that rapid development?

If you would like to buy toys that are completely organic, look for the work organic in the toy's title as opposed to natural because these two terms can mean different things.

When searching for organic kid toys, a common choice will be organic cotton dolls and animals stuffed with organic wool. While many organic kid toys are cute and charming, do not expect to find complicated electronic toys or flashy toys that are commonly carried in toy stores. Chances are your purchase of an organic toy will result in buying a fairly simple toy.

Some natural food stores, such as Whole Foods, offer a limited stock of organic toys in the stores. Specialty toy stores often carry organic toys in stock, but not everyone is fortunate enough to have access to a specialty toy store where they live. If you do not live near a store that specializes in organic and natural toys, you may have to turn to the Internet in order to find appropriate items. Luckily the Internet offers a huge variety of merchants –both big and small- that offer organic toys.

Here are some online resources for buying organic kid toys:

• Hazelnut Kids: This company offers a large variety of natural and organic kid toys. Organic offerings include stuffed animals and dolls.
• Pottery Barn Kids: This popular retailer offers a few toy products that are organic, but keep in mind that these items likely share shelf space with toys that are not organic.
• Oompa: This merchant has a large inventory of organic kid toys that are environmentally friendly for a variety of ages.
• Nuno Organic: In addition to offering organic toys, this company also offers organic art supplies for kids including crayons and paints.
• Eden Home: This company offers wooden and plush organic toys for kids. Eden Home also sells organic sculpting dough and is a member of the Organic Trade Association.

This is merely a brief list of retailers offering organic toys for kids. As these types of toys gain popularity, availability will increase and new technologies may make it possible for additional types of organic toys to be produced in an environmentally friendly way.

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