There are lots of ways to go green when it comes to buying gifts this year. We found a great guide over at the website of the Environmental Defense Fund including this little guy. He's a Miyim Organic Bear.
Green Ideas: Good Gifts
A few other tips/suggestions from EDF:
• Buy books that will teach your kids about recycling and protecting the planet. See the article for the list.
• If you're going to give them chocolate- buy the organic- better for them, and the environment!
• And then when they've eaten all that chocolate, make collages and wrapping paper with your child to be reused to wrap another gift later.
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I bought the MiYim monkey because I thought he was extremely cute but returned it because even though the company is based out of New York, the manufacturing is done in China.
I'm not afraid of lead on these bears or anything like that, but I just thought that I would rather support American made products (especially toys) this year.
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He may be organic, but that bear would not be "green" in my house. I can't even count how many stuffed animals people have given to my son in his 4 short years, and every single one of them is destined for the landfill. He has 2 that he likes, has never even touched the other bajillion, and you can't get rid of them. Thrift stores, etc won't take them, and with good reason: they're impossible to clean. Stuffed animals now make me cringe. I know one little girl who truly adores all stuffed animals and can never get enough; fine for her. But for most kids I know, who have more stuffed animals than they'll ever paly with, I would never do it, no matter how adorable or organic.
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