Green Toys: Diva Review
December 8, 2009 by Tania
Filed under Gift Guide, Giveaways, Holidays, Reviews
By Tania Reuben
Green Toys makes a line of toys made in the USA from recycled milk jugs! Very few toys are Made in the USA and even fewer are made from primarily reclaimed ingredients!
Most PND readers know that I’m not a big fan of plastic. Green Toys are part of the solution. They use recycled plastic milk jugs, turning waste into fun, high quality, safe toys. The milk jugs are high-density polyethylene (or HDPE), the safest plastic option in the marketplace today.
Green Toys has some great basics in their line-up. Everything from jump ropes & eco saucer (think frisbee) to a 15 piece tool set, 4 piece Sand Set and a 27 piece Cookware & Dining Set.
Green Toys recently sent me a couple of their toys to check out:
The Tea Set – 17 pieces of food safe tea fun!
Their Tea Set is great, and I’m not the only one who think so. At the time of writing this post this set had 78 reviews on Amazon and a 5 star rating!
The set is sturdy, the colors are pale pastel and the size of the cups and plates are just right. Not too big, not too small.
One of the best things about this set is that it IS food safe. Now this might seem like a basic criteria for a children’s tea set, but surprisingly it’s not. Most of the tea sets in the marketplace for children are not food safe. Yet I bet everyone of them is used to hold many a thimbleful of water that that will be refilled and consumed throughout every tea party.
Recycle Truck – Boys (and girls) loves trucks and choosing a recycling truck gives another tool for eco teaching the child in your life
The Truck is a good size, similar to those you’ll see in a sandbox or playground. It has a door that opens on the back so it can be filled with treasures – important in the Diva home. We also liked that the side of the truck had small openings that the children use to stash coins or rocks.
It’s worth noting that the doors to the cabin of the truck don’t open and close and which is fine with me, one less thing to break off and fall apart.
A Special Not About Packaging! Have you ever had to spend more time wresting to get your toys out of their excessive packaging? You won’t have that experience with green toys. They don’t use any cellophane, plastic, or twist ties! They also use all 100% recyclable corrugated cardboard to package their toys. Open the box and play! Just like it should be!
We loved the Green Toys so much that I added a few of their items to the children’s wishlist for their grandparents! I added the cookware set and the tool box.
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I am already a subscriber and I also follow you on Twitter{Deb55106}
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I also love the Chef Set~Too Cute
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The Chef set is too cute. Thanks for the chance.
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I am now a subscriber
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I also love the tea set and jump rope.
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Their tool set is super cute!
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My boys love pretend cooking so I think the chef set is pretty cool!
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I subscribe my name would be intensev5 or my email address. I really like the tea set — thanks for the great giveaway:)
I am an email subscriber. One of my favorite toys is the Chef Set. I love the soft colors of these toys. Thanks for the review and giveaway!
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I subscribe and my favorite is the indoor gardening kit
I am now a subscriber and I love their tea set.
I am a email subscriber
I like the green toys tool set
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I love the green toy tea set!
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my son loves the eco trucks
I just subscribed. My favorite toy is the Tea Set.
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I am a sucker for tea sets and I LOVE theirs!carrie.coffey@gmail.com
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I am following you and green toys on twitter.
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I already am a fan of your site on facebook and now am a fan of green toys.
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My favorite is the tea set!
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I subscribed by email.
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I’m subscribed to your emails. Thanks.
My favorite toy is their Indoor Gardening Set. Thanks.