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Eco-friendly Artistic Wooden Toys: Win A Set of Cheekeyes Animals

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Toy trends may come and go, but wooden building blocks are a perennial favorite for the preschool set. Spark even more creative play with the Cheekeyes.  These artistic wooden animals won the 2009 Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum Award.  Since the Cheekeyes are handmade from eco-friendly rubberwood, each set is unique. Adults will dig the sophisticated design and minimal […]

Go Vroom, Vroom with Natural Pod

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Natural Pod is one of my favorite boutiques for children’s toys.  All of the products are so lovely and I feel good knowing they are made from eco-friendly and child-safe materials, by fair-wage workers or independent craftsmen. My preschooler checked out the Wooden Van (CAD $25; about US $19.50), a charmingly simple wooden toy automobile.  […]

Our Green House Coupon Code 10% OFF (Deal of the Day)

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Our Green House has some of our favorite eco-friendly products for the whole family. In our Hottest Toys for the Holidays Guide we featured the twirling dragon, a unique wooden pull toy ($28.50), and the Alphabet Puzzle with animals embracing the earth ($44).  My teething son loves the wood and organic cotton teether and rattle […]

Be a Radio Flyer!

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Radio Flyer’s Turbo Turtle is another hit from a fantastic toy company. My appreciation for Radio Flyer runs deeper than just nostalgia for the Radio Flyer Classic Red Wagon–they continue to come out with fun, innovative toys. And their new ride-on, Turbo Turtle, is a wild ride for toddlers an preschoolers. The best part about […]

Craftsbury Kids Coupon Code for 10% Off (Deal of the Day)

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Craftsbury Kids is the place to look for unique, handmade toys, clothing, art and decor, and gifts for babies and children. So it is no surprise we’ve featured some of their selections in our Guide to the Hottest Holiday Toys for 2008. This gorgeous Caterpillar Pull Toy ($34.00) is handmade of hardwoods in the USA. […]

Build Your Child’s Imagination with Toobeez

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One of our hot holiday toy picks for 2008, TOOBEEZ are a toy the whole family will enjoy. TOOBEEZ can best be described as giant Tinker Toys. The TOOBEEZ building system consists of different sized tubes and connecting spheres. Construction is easy. Just insert either end of the tube into one of the sphere’s 10 keyholes and twist […]

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