The Clover and Birch play gym is perfect for apartment or minimal space living, as it easily stores flat. Fashioned from local pine, each gym features rounded smooth-sanded edges and 100% cotton rope that connects the pieces and allows it to be fully adjustable. This gym encourages babies to develop their hand-eye coordination by inviting them to reach and grasp for engaging yet unobtrusive objects within their view. It aesthetically blends in thanks to the natural wood.

The modernistic design and neutral appeal allows this gym to be a low-key and stylish addition to your home without the overpowering presence of plastic in bright colors, flashing lights, buzzing, and all that sensory overload. This charming baby gym is an irresistible addition to any nursery or kiddie cave. Kokeshi Dolls, Rock and Pebble Apple House I wanted to make old-fashioned, handcrafted toys, and then to create a world around that.” Top: Clover and Birch Activity Gym, Moon Picnic Make a Faceīottom: Sketch, Inc. Founder Delfina Aguilar says she is committed to helping keep kids grounded: “It seems to me like most toys today are are movie-franchise spinoffs. Their motto is “a nostalgic notion of play” and they show it off in their whimsical sense of craftsmanship and design.

Cut and crafted in the Fox River Valley and assembled, painted and polished in the Chippewa Valley, these wooden duck toys are the product of a caring father-daughter team.įanny and Alexander’s toys and collectibles are made of Guatambu and incense wood, and better than that: no threatened wood species are used in their production at all. Every wooden walking duck toy is unique because of the grain texture and comes in a variety of color combinations. Practice motor skills and balance with this BPA free, organic, totally nontoxic toy. When your toddler pushes a Chippewaddler, the smooth oak handle and stick propel the organic wooden toy forward.

Chippewaddlers Bubbles Walking Duckĭuck! Actually, we mean “push.” This super-simple yet sleek and sweet waddling wooden duck is a chic twist on an old favorite: the push-toy. You can buy this simple yet beautiful toy with the added joy of knowing that the folks at Little Sapling have planted over 80,000 trees over the years, and are working toward an even bigger giving-back goal. With a choice of three woods (maple, cherry and walnut or all maple) and personalization (or not), this fun and engaging rainbow toy encourages balance, problem solving, pattern recognition, and the development of fine motor skills in your tiny tots. We’ve rounded up some of our faves for you: Top: Little Sapling Toys Stackable Rainbow, Chippewaddlers Bubbles Walking Duck On top of all that, handmade wooden toys are simply beautiful. Of the top 15 pesticides used on cotton crops, seven are considered known carcinogens by the U.S. Inhaling these chemicals can also worsen asthma in children.

Phthalates have been linked to cancer, kidney and liver damage, harm to developing reproductive organs, and premature breast development in baby girls. Studies have shown that certain plastics may negatively affect health because phthalates are added to PVC (polyvinyl chloride) to make it soft and flexible. Babies especially love to chew and taste their toys. If that’s not enough to convince you to at least try natural toys over factory made ones, think of the health risks associated with plastics and dyed cloths.

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