droolicious : eco baby

Build a Green Bear at Eco-babies.net

Aaron Burgess — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 14:30:00 GMT

I'm as much a sucker as the next parent for Build-a-Bear Workshop's heart-tugging assembly line, but if you're looking for green alternatives to the bear-building concept, these teddies from Eco-babies.net are a great starting point. Prices start at $26.99 -- order a pre-made bear made from organic and recycled fabrics (including the stuffing), or special-order your own bear made from a beloved baby blanket, outgrown clothes, or any other fabric that's near and dear to you.

The Noah Owl Box From Mod Mom Furniture

Chris Ford — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 16:16:00 GMT

As I've said here on Droolicious before (here and here), I'm a huge fan of Mod Mom Furniture, and it seems she's got a new toy box to show off. The Noah Owl Box has an owl lid with owl eyes for finger holes, is hand made of eco-friendly birch plywood and is, as Mod Mom puts it herself, "woodland mod."

The Noah Owl Box is 17"x18"x15.5" and sits on locking casters. It might be too small for an entire toy storage solution, but if you're looking to add toy storage (who isn't?) or you're looking for a first toy box for that brand new baby, the Noah Owl Box might be just the thing.

The Noah Owl Box, $299.00 from Etsy.com. Also check out the full web site at ModMomFurniture.com.

ABC Kids Expo 2008: Animal Memory Game and Animal Dominos From Plan Toys

Chris Ford — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 11:29:00 GMT

I've told you already about the really cool Adventure Set from Plan Toys, and another product I saw from them is a lot more simple but no less cool. The Animal Memo and Animal Domino are beautiful versions of classic games, and are great for kids of all ages.

All the toys are (as are all of the Plan Toys products) made from recycled rubber wood and completely safe for kids. The Animal Domino game has 28 wooden tiles with seven different animals. The memory game has 24 picture tiles of 12 different animals. All the tiles are also rounded on top, which requires children playing with them to use all five fingers (which is better apparently than just using the thumb and forefinger).

Animal Domino, $25 and Animal Memo, $22 both available from PlanToys.com.

ABC Kids Expo 2008: Plan City Adventure Set From Plan Toys

Chris Ford — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 20:31:00 GMT

Plan Toys are really awesome. They're all made from recycled rubber wood trees, stained (as opposed to painted) and fun to play with. Every kid I think who was at ABC with their parents probably stopped by the Plan Toys booth at one point and played with their stuff. My favorite is the Plan City Adventure Set.

The Plan City Adventure Set is a play set that you can buy in parts, and the great thing about it is the tracks build out into four different levels. I can really see lots of parents and kids playing with this together. All of the parts are compatible with other Plan Toys products, and they're also compatible with Brio and Thomas the Train toys too. In the Plan City Adventure Set they drive cars and not trains (as you can see from the picture) but it you're a train family you can get trains too.

Plan City, Table $220 and Adventure Set is $190. Check out all of the great stuff at PlanToys.com.