Hours of eco entertainment with this make your own recycled cow puppet kit!
There are literally thousands of soulless, ready-made plastic toys in the shops these days, so why not do something different and encourage your kids’ creativity this Christmas with this delightful Crafty Kids recycled cow puppet kit? Charmingly retro in its design, this fun eco kit (made of recycled cardboard, you’ll be glad to hear, not recycled cow!) contains all you need to make one cow puppet – giving children the creative challenge of making the puppet, then hours of fun playing with it. All of the cardboard contained in the puppet kit is made from post-consumer waste paper, so not only is the cow puppet eco-friendly, it can of course be recycled when it finally comes to be disposed of, so will not contribute to landfill. The recycled cow puppet kit contains the cardboard tub, tubes and cone, as well as glue, threading tags and dowels, eyes and three kinds of non-toxic paint – everything you need to make this cute recycled puppet and decorate it the way you want to! Like all Crafty Kids kits, this recycled cow puppet kit has passed all of the relevant safety standards and is suitable for children over the age of four. It’s a great way to encourage your kids to be both creative and environmentally friendly – and teaching them that being green can be lots of fun at the same time!
Solar powered helicopter a soar away success
A solar powered helicopter kit is the perfect gift for the mini-mechanic in your life. Techie toys are always a treat but they are usually plastic or PVC, and run on batteries or electricity, so harmful for the environment, as well as often being expensive to run. These solar powered helicopter kits from Solar Technology are part of a range of solar powered toys aimed at educating and entertaining children by teaching them about solar power as well as providing endless hours of fun. These eco-friendly toys are great for any children interested in gadgets or science and are laser cut to fit together, so they are easy to assemble without tools or glue. As well as the solar powered helicopter kit, you can buy a range of other solar powered toys including a solar powered biplane and a solar powered windmill – so lots to keep the kids entertained and there’s no concern about not having any batteries on Christmas Day! And because Solar Technology recognises that we don’t get as much sun here in the UK as many other countries, their products use crystalline silicon technology which is more suitable to the lower lighting conditions here in Britain. So why not buy your child a solar powered helicopter for Christmas, and make your festive season a soar away success?
The Horizon H-Racer Hydrogen-Powered Car
Do you feel the need for speed – but the guilt to be green? The eco-friendly Horizon H-Racer is the world’s smallest Hydrogen-powered fuel cell car and lets you indulge your inner Top Gear without damaging the planet. This futuristic toy car is powered by Hydrogen – a non-toxic, renewable energy. The car’s fuel cell technology converts Hydrogen to electricity without any combustion, meaning the only exhaust resulting from fuel cell cars is pure water. The remote control H-racer is an exciting toy that uses the technology that is being developed by motor industry manufacturers to power this eco-friendly car. It contains an onboard Hydrogen storage tank, a fuel cell system linked to the car’s electric motor and a Hydrogen refuelling system that can be linked to an external system solar-powered refuelling system (which is included in the kit) so the car runs on completely clean energy! It is also totally safe, given the tiny amounts of hydrogen used. Developed by Horizon, a group of scientists and entrepreneurs dedicated to developing greener energy solutions, this toy car uses technologies that might one day be commonplace on our roads, helping solve one of the greatest energy challenges we face today – our dependence on fossil fuels. But in the meantime, it provides endless hours of eco-fun and makes the ideal gift for the would-be Lewis Hamilton in your life.
Idbids helping get the green message to kids
Getting the environmental message to young children can be tough: you want them to understand green issues, but you don’t want to worry or scare them. This is where the Idbids come in. The Idbids are three cute little nine inch plush toys – Lola, Scout and Waverly – designed to help parents teach their children about the environment in a easy and understandable way. Each Idbid comes with a book that uses simple language and entertaining stories to explain issues about the planet. Once they have read the book, children can then check the included Field Guide, which contains easy, helpful tips on how they can help save the planet. These are small steps that any child can make – such as turning off the tap when they brush their teeth, switching off lights, using both sides of the paper when drawing or colouring in – but which make a real difference. Each Idbid is dedicated to a particular environmental element – Scout is a cloud who teaches about air pollution, Lola the flower who knows all about trees and plants, and Waverly, as his name suggests, is an expert on all things water-related. As well as being cute to look at and fun to play with, each toy is made using organic, recycled and eco-friendly materials – making them the ideal green gift for kids. So why not get your child into eco-habits early with the help of an Idbid?
Eco-friendly toys help parents have a green Christmas
Now that it is starting to feel like winter, many of us are looking forward to Christmas and starting to think about buying gifts. But for parents, keeping their children happy at this time of year and still trying to be green is a difficult balancing act. Luckily, there are now a whole range of beautiful, ingenious toys available that are both child- and eco-friendly. Take, for instance, the Recycled Aircraft Tyre swing from Fallen Fruit. This stylish swing is designed to look like a horse – complete with swishy mane! – and can hang in or outdoors, and is, as the name suggests, crafted from a recycled aeroplane tyre. Or how about My First Eco Radio from Ecotronic? This eco-friendly toy will keep young children entertained without the need for expensive and wasteful batteries. Also from Ecotronic is Mr Robot Head, a fun and challenging toy that helps develop hand/eye co-ordination, as the child tries to move the wand along the antenna without touching the sides and making Mr Robot Head buzz. And as this, like My First Eco Radio, works without batteries, you avoid the usual stress of having to panic buy batteries on Christmas Eve! Finally, as most parents will be familiar with having bought a child a present only for them to show more interest in the box it came in – why not actually buy them a box? A Paperpod recycled cardboard dolls’ house is an eco-friendly gift that encourages creativity, as your child can paint or decorate it however they like. For outdoor fun, try the Paperpod recycled cardboard teepee – which can be quickly folded away and stored, if it should start to rain! With all of these options, it’s easier for parents to ensure that, whatever the weather, they have a green Christmas.
