“Say it Wear it Mean it” is the tagline for Shains. Featuring a wide variety of colored-bands and elements containing either letters or cutesy designs, this product was designed to encourage the wearing of self-expression. Sustainable jewelry that promotes creativity and sharing. “SHAINS” is an acronym for “State How Action is a Necessary Solution”, which […]

The Smart Balance Bikes by Smart Gear see the concept name through as your child pedals their way towards learning how to ride a bicycle, sans the pedals. The idea behind this “balance bike” is to teach your child a fundamental handle of balance and motor skills. The child will sit and run or walk […]

One of the least intimidating crocodiles your child might ever meet is in the form of this playful, crocodile alphabet 3D puzzle by Golden Palm International. The colorful amphibian is painted varying shades of green, with the letters of the alphabet on one side and numbers on the opposite sides. The 26″ long croc is […]

One man’s junk is another child’s play thing. It can be, anyway, with the Uberstix “Scavenger” Recycling Set- Landsailor/UberDragster. A creative and playful way to teach children how to be resourceful and see everyday materials in a new way, this building set by Uberstix is designed to fuse traditional building toy pieces like Legos and […]

It’s like preparing pre-teens to audition for Lost, but with a lot more science. The Power House, developed by physicist Uwe Wandrey for Thames & Kosmos, is a kit containing over 20 building projects and roughly 70 experiments, designed to introduce adolescents to regenerative energy sources, while integrating basic principles of physical science. Transforming and […]

Follow your stomach! (as an honorary member of the Cookie Wrapper Brigade) This Oreo cookie wrapper kite by TerraCycle is made of, you guessed it, upcycled cookie wrappers. Normally cookie wrappers are non-recyclable and so they wind up in landfills, just sitting there. However, TerraCycle, Nabisco and Keebler are working together to counter this problem […]

Whether you live somewhere that has extreme weather, or you’re visiting somewhere that inspires you to get extreme in a frostily archaic climate- you can take a ride on the snow cycle by Hammacher Schlemmer for a thrill. The Guinness World Record breaker for the longest vertical drop (107,400′ in 11 hours), this snow vehicle […]

Go Green Games, Inc. has architected a tower of simple thrills based on a long-familiar concept. They call this tower Texas, and you should hope not to knock it over if you want to win! You just remove one of the rectangular blocks from the bottom of the tower and stack it perpendicular to the […]

The energy-efficient dollhouse is truly an original take on a childhood classic. Your eco-curious child can expand their imagination while discovering the merits of green living in a modernly constructed, 5 room dollhouse. Each piece is made of recycled natural rubber wood, and is dyed with vegetable and soy dyes. Conservation concepts featured throughout the […]

Etsy seller KnockinWood is a “Mom n’ Pop shop” that distributes hand-crafted items constructed by the “Pop” from inside the family’s living room in Upstate New York. Though these hand-carved toys were once only available through garage sales held by the family, troves of wooden toys can now be shipped to you directly, through Etsy. […]