Green Toys for Little Bodies

Parents have always wanted the best for their children, but today's generation of moms and dads are even more fastidious about how their little ones are being raised. The green movement has brought a new set of ideals into the mainstream, which, in a sense, is going back to the basics. From organic baby food to fair trade toys, parents have a lot of options in the path towards going green with kids.

Today's hot toys are not only fun and cute, but they are also made with organic materials from sustainable sources, and many times are handmade by companies that take big steps to invest in social responsibility. Plan Toys is a company that sets a perfect example of taking green ideals into action. These super cute toys are made from recycled rubberwood that is non chemically treated. The rubberwood is taken from trees that are no longer able to produce latex. Producers of latex usually burn the rubber wood at this point in a rubber tree's life cycle, but Plan Toys has found a way to re-purpose it into toys - a much happier destiny.

This adorable "Dancing Alligator" for toddlers is one of my favorite from Plan Toys. Not only is he green in more ways than one, he teaches several developmental lessons, such as eye-hand coordination, gross motor skills (such as running and walking while pulling), fine motor skills, creative development, imagination, and agility. Many of Plan Toys' products are meant to allow room for the child's imagination to be active, and are intended to be adapted into each individual's play-style.

Another completely organic toy company that deserves props is Miyim. For 30 years Miyim has been making completely organic plush toys. The materials all come from the finest raw cotton, and are colored with Miyim's own technology. Their adorable stuffed animals include a monkey, bear, bunny, elephant, and more. If I were a kid, this little guy would be on my wish list:

Baby George

If you want to come play with these toys, they live permanently in BODYKids with a variety of other toys from the same lines. BODY Boutique also offers a variety of organic toys for sale.

-Keryn

To all the parents

You asked for it and you are going to get it. BODY kids hours and space are expanding for all you parents out there. We are also adding more classes for the kids and family programming. We are reopening September 2 with a new sustainable and non-toxic space with cork flooring, natural paints, and new organic, sustainable and fair-trade toys, games, and activities. In addition, BODY Kids hours have expanded and we will be offering afterschool art and movement classes and family programming. You can finally take those few hours and relax in a studio class or massage treatment.
The hours will be:
MON-8:30-3
TUES-7:30—5:15P
WED-8:30-4P
THURS-7:30-4P
FRI: 8:30-4P
SAT-7:30-3:30P
SUN-8:30-1P

There is kids yoga Wednesday and more classes are in the works on Thursday and Friday afternoons. We have a mothering circle on Tuesdays and a children's development class on Monday.
And as a PS: We now take reservations for birthday or other parties in BODY Kids on Saturdays from 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm and Sundays from 1:30 - 3:00 pm & 3:30 - 5:00 pm call 505-986-1111 x 121 for more information.