"Green Toys Inc. makes an awesome line of classic children’s toys constructed from recycled plastic and other environmentally friendly materials. This helps reduce fossil fuel use and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, improving the overall health and happiness of the planet."
Green Toys makes all of their toys from recycled plastic milk jugs and they are all made in the USA. In addition to the fact that they use recycled plastic, their packaging is made from recycled cardboard and is 100% recyclable itself. No cellophane or annoying little twist-ties. Just the bare minimum so there is less waste and the toys are easy to remove. All of their toys are also free of BPA and phthalates.
In honor of Earth Day, Green Toys sent me their Indoor Gardening Kit to try out. William was very excited! He's been intently looking at my veggie seedlings for a few weeks now so he was very happy to get his own seeds to plant.
This kit comes with everything you need to plant your seeds: 3 pots, tray, shovel, soil and organic seeds. The seeds are Basil, Sunflower and Zinia and they give you more than enough in the packets. The soild come sin dehyrdated "bricks" that you simply add water to and then atch them exand. We planted our seeds on April 17 and today, 6 days later, we alrady have some sprouts poking through the soil.
In addition to the gardening kit, they also have trucks, a tool set, a tea set and more. I particuarly like the Recycling Truck and the Cooware & Dining Set.
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One winner will receive their Indoor Gardening Kit from Green Toys.
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This giveaway is open to US Residents 18+ only and will end on Friday, May 8th at 11:59pm EST. One winner will be chosen at random using Random.org. Winner has 48 hours to claim their prize otherwise a new winner will be picked. You must leave your e-mail address in your comment(s) so I can contact you. I will not share your e-mail address with anyone, it will strictly be used to notify you if you win. Good luck!
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& we like both the dump truck & tool set best!
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I learned that the raw materials and toys aren't shipped from overseas, which saves a lot of energy and reduces greenhouse gasses. I also love the cookware and dining set.
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ReplyDeleteOh that's easy! I absolutely, positively, want THIS for my son!
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The cooking set. He would LOVE it!
Oh that's easy! I absolutely, positively, want THIS for my son!
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The cooking set. He would LOVE it!
Also, from what I understand, the company was founded by Laurie Hyman and Robert von Goeben.
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There is a "Where to Buy" store locater and I found a store just 2 miles away from me that carries these darling toys. My favorite toy is the Dump Truck for my littlest guy. Thanks for sharing~
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ReplyDeleteI love all their toys!! I want them all, hehe:) One thing that I did learn from the website is that not only are the toys made in the USA, but they are specifically made in the state of California. Which is wonderful to hear since that state is known to have strict toy safety and environmental laws.
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I have your Earth Day Blog Party button on my blog:)
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I have your Earth Day Blog Party on my blog, so this makes for my second comment=)
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raw materials and toys aren't shipped from overseas, which saves a lot of energy and reduces greenhouse gasses.
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ReplyDeleteI've seen these toys on Target.com. I love that people don't have to go to a speceilty store to buy safer toys. I'm thinking about getting the Sand Play set for my nephew because he practically lives at the beach during the summer!
ReplyDeletethe raw materials and toys aren't shipped from overseas, which saves a lot of energy and reduces greenhouse gasses mverno@roadrunner.com
ReplyDeleteThe toys, including the precious tea set, are made in the USA.
ReplyDeleteWould love the tea set. I became a fan on facebook
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The toys are free of lead paint. The Tool Set looks very nice. Thanks for the giveaway.
ReplyDeleteI learned that all Green Toys products are packaged in recycled corrugated boxes with no plastics, cellophane or twist-ties, and are 100% recyclable. I love that dump truck!
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I learned that they use all local materials. I love the recycling truck!
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ReplyDeletethis company won aGREEN TOY COMPANY AWARD
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ReplyDeleteOne of the owners makes a great brownie! :) These toys are super cute! I think my favorite is the dump truck followed closely by the sand toys!
ReplyDeleteThey have a sand and play set, but the garden prize is the one I would like to have most.
ReplyDeleteI learned that they contain no traceable amounts of Phthalates or BPA. I like there tool set toy which is cute.
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They're made in CA, USA! I also like the dump truck!
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I have loved this company for a while now!!!
ReplyDeleteI learned that on average, for every pound of recycled milk jugs used in their toys saves enough electricity to power a TV for 3 weeks.
And I LOVE the new Recycling Truck toy!
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ReplyDeleteThey won a green toy company award! The jump ropes look fun!
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ReplyDeleteThe toys are made in the USA and I like the jump rope.
ReplyDeleteI like their committment to making toys that are fun, safe, and environmentally friendly. And it would be nice it was a please and thank you world too as they stated. My son, Luke, has the Tool Set on his wishlist for his birthday. Blessings, Stefanie Hartman fhartman@frontiernet.net
ReplyDeletetheir stuff ISN"T shipped from overseas & i love the dump truck!
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I learned that some of these toys are carried at Toys R Us. My son would love the tool set.
ReplyDeletemade in California which is known for strict toy safety and environmental laws
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Green Toys products are tested by nationally recognized, independent, third-party labs in the USA. They contain no traceable amounts of BPA and are designed without any external coatings eliminating the fear of lead paint. I love the Cookwear and Dining Set, my girls would love this set! Thanks so much for such a wonderful giveaway!
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I am also following you on Twitter (furygirl3132) and I tweeted: http://twitter.com/furygirl3132/status/1628711756
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I learned that raw materials and toys aren't shipped from overseas! I love the recycling truck!
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I learned I can get their toys at Toys R Us. I love the cute tea set!!
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ReplyDeleteThank you for a great giveaway! I learned that the toys are all made in the USA which is fantastic. I also like the tea set. Thank you
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I love the beach play set. For every pound of recycled milk jugs used it is a savings equal to 3,000 AAA batteries.
ReplyDeleteI love the beach playset! And the fact that the toys are made here in the USA!! Thanks for the chance.
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ReplyDeleteGreen Toys products are tested by nationally recognized, independent, third-party labs (located, yes, in the USA.) They contain no traceable amounts of Phthalates or BPA. They are also designed without any external coatings, eliminating the fear of lead paint.
I like the COOKWARE and DINING Set.
I love the Sand Play set! My kids would have a ball with that at the beach!
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i like the cooking set! no lead paint in the toys!
ReplyDeleteI learned that they won a green toy company award. and I think the dump truck looks cool. yyeres(at)gmail(dot)com
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ReplyDeletei learned the toys are made only in the USA.
ReplyDeleteThis is a great company truly devoted to Green - a CA based company who adheres to high standards and has fun doing it! (they even won a prestigious Green Toy Company award!) I LOVE LOVE the cooking/dining set!
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ReplyDeleteThe raw materials and toys aren't shipped from overseas, which saves a lot of energy and reduces greenhouse gasses. We love the dump truck
ReplyDeleteI learned it was one of Parenting magazines Toys of the year
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ReplyDeleteLaurie Hyman's all-time favorite toy is Gnip, Gnop.
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ReplyDeleteI forgot to add to my inital comment that my girls would luv to have the Tea Set!!
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ReplyDeleteI like how they are made in USA! I would choose the Tool Set!
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all the toys are made in the USA
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I learned: Our products pass a plethora of tests, including:
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* Voluntary testing for no BPA (Bisphenol-A)
* International standards EN71 and ISO 8124
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I learned that every pound of recycled milk jugs that they use saves energy equal to 3000 AAA batteries.
ReplyDeleteI love the dump truck and the tea set
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All Green Toys products are packaged in recycled corrugated boxes with no plastics, cellophane or twist-ties, and are 100% recyclable. I love this company!
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ReplyDeleteI entered several of the Matthew's Puzzles Autism Awareness Month giveaways, inlcuding the Sterling Silver Puzzle Piece necklace.
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ReplyDeleteAt Green Toys, I like the Indoor Gardening Kit and the REcycling Truck best. Way back in the pre-Green Toys era, Robert was the founder of Propellerhead Studios, a leading Silicon Valley design studio specializing in electronic toys and games. At Propellerhead Studios, he worked with many major toy companies, including Mattel, Radica and Wild Planet.
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I can buy their products on Amazon, and the tea set looks great for the dolls' tea parties my kids love to host!
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ReplyDeleteI love the cookware set and I learned it was featured as one of Parents magazines toys of the year! thanks, justicecw@hotmail.com
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ReplyDeleteI learned that they use recycled milk containers as the main ingredient in creating their toys. I really like the Recycling truck. It is different and it helps promote recycling awareness!
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I learned that they believe that if everyone would say please and thank you, cell phones didn't ring in movie theaters and that all toys were made from environmentally friendly materials, the world would be a better place to live. Since that's not happening they are concentrating on toys.
ReplyDeleteI like the tea set
ReplyDeleteI learned that the Cookware and Dining set was a 2008 Toy of the Year by Parenting Magazine. I think my son would also love the tool set.
ReplyDeleteEvery pound of recycled milk jugs saves enough electricity to power a tv set for 3 whole weeks! I love the Tea Set!
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All Green Toys products are packaged in recycled corrugated boxes with no plastics, cellophane or twist-ties, and are 100% recyclable. The tea set.
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I also love the Sand play set! And i love the fact that they use environmentally friendly packaging!
ReplyDeleteI like the Indoor Gardening Kit.
ReplyDeleteI like their committment to making toys that are fun, safe, and environmentally friendly.
I learned that every pound of milk jugs used in the making of Green Toys saves energy equal to 3,000 AAA batteries!
ReplyDeleteI love the Sand Play Set, this would be lots of fun at the beach!
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They are also designed without any external coatings, eliminating the fear of lead paint. I like the tea set.
ReplyDeleteI learned that Robert holds two U.S. Patents in the field of toys and games, and plays a mean set of drums. His all-time favorite toy is Bing Bang Boing. I also love the sand play set!!
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ReplyDeleteThey make all there toys by recycled materials and they are made in cali. I love there tea set
ReplyDeleteI learned that they use milk jug plastic because it is the cleaner, safer plastic. I like the Tea Set!
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I learned that they use milk jug plastic because it is the cleaner, safer plastic. I like the Tea Set!
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I learned that they use milk jug plastic because it is cleaner and safer plastic. I like the Sand Play set.
ReplyDeleteThey're made in the USA - California to be exact. Love the dump truck. trinitygsd at yahoo dot com
ReplyDeleteI learned that their toys are made in the USA (in CA) so they aren't shipped from overseas saving on both energy and greenhouse gasses which is great!
ReplyDeleteI love their tea set -- it's adorable!
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ReplyDeletemy all time fav of this site is the tea set...hoping to win this one day for my daughter
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ReplyDeleteI learned that they were featured in Parenting magazine. I think the recycling truck is cool.
ReplyDeleteLaurie has an MBA from the University of Southern California and a BA in Business from Indiana University. and i love the recycling truck :)
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ReplyDeleteEvery pound of recycled milk jugs used in the making of Green Toys saves enough electricity to keep a laptop computer running for a month. I like the Ecosaucer!
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ReplyDeleteI found out that they use recycled milk containers as the main ingredient in creating their toys. I think the dump truck is beyond cool!
ReplyDeleteThe company was founded by Laurie Hyman and Robert von Goebe. I love the cooking set :)
ReplyDeleteI love the dump truck. This would be great for my grandson to play with. I love they are green products. Thanks for the great giveaway.
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