There’s no reason to spend a lot of money on stocking stuffers, even if you want to go green this holiday season. There are plenty of delightful green stocking stuffers for teens and younger kids that are $10 or less.

STOCKING STUFFERS FOR BABIES

• Dandelion Soft Shaker Bear Toy - This cute rattle is stuffed with fluffy natural corn fibers and made with Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certified bamboo velour.

• Miyim Simply Organic Petite Plush Toy Ben Frog or Annabelle Lamb - adorable little organic miYim dolls, made from all natural materials including organic cotton and plant and mineral dyes.

• Small Play Silk - Babies love play silks for peek-a-boo and other games, plus these silks are smaller (baby-sized) and beautiful. Available in 22″ or 35″ squares in a variety of colors, or sets of all six pastel or vibrant rainbows hues. Hand dyed in the USA made with China silk by a woman-owned company.

• Under the Nile Organic Veggie & Fruit Toys - Perfect baby teething toys that look like yummy veggies and fruits and are made with 100% organic cotton.

• Odd Ducks – Fun galore in the tub and BPA and toxin free. Plus if you buy them in a four pack they’re just around $6 each – great if you have more than one kid.

STOCKING STUFFERS FOR TODDLERS

• Wooden Top - A sweet top made with different wooden pieces of different colors, carved into a smooth shape. This product is Fair Trade, made by HSSS, a non-profit organization that works for the uplifting and development of underprivileged artisans.

• Cosmic Spinner - Dazzling birch wood spinning tops that are easy to spin and make cool patterns. Each spinner is laser cut in a different pattern. Made in the USA .

• Organic Velour Finger Puppet – Made with organic cotton these tiny puppets are cute and interactive.

• Plan Toys Mushroom Kaleidoscope in Green or festive Red – Made of natural, chemical free recycled rubberwood and finished with non-toxic water based dye.

• Triangular Crayons Extra Jumbo (12 colors) - Made with non-toxic, proprietary materials that color beautifully. These are also ergonomic shaped and won’t roll away from little hands. Bonus, no  messy paper wrapper waste.

STOCKING STUFFERS FOR KIDS

• Itty Bitty Red and Green Holly Baby - Super sweet itty bitty red and green Holly Babies are small enough to accompany your child everywhere he or she goes. All natural fiber doll. Made by Evi in Brazil – Fair Trade.

• Grandpa’s Yo-Yo - Beautifully colored natural yo-yo toys with zero plastic pieces, lights or sounds. Made in the USA by the enchanting and ethical Camden Rose.

• Green Toys Recycled Jump Rope - A great healthy stocking stuffer by Green Toys. Made with 100% cotton and 100% recycled plastic handles in the USA.

• Magic Wands- An essential small toy for any up-and-coming princess, fairy, magician, or wizard. Made from hardwood and non-toxic paint and finishes in the USA. Color choices: Pink, Purple, or Yellow.

• Keeki Pure and Simple - Keeki Pure and Simple uses as many organic raw materials as possible in their products and their nail colors are free from parabens, phthalates and other toxic ingredients. Nail polishes are also gluten-free, toluene-free, vegan, made in the USA and never tested on animals. Many festive holiday color choices available and one of the best priced polishes for tots too.

• JJ’s wooden knife kits - A unique introduction to the craft of woodworking, this kit features genuine spring action, unsharpened blades with rounded corners. Easy instructions. Made in the USA with Cherry, Maple or Walnut wood.

STOCKING STUFFERS FOR TEENS

• Eco Hackysack/Juggling Ball - A fun tie-dyed, eight-panel footbag/juggling ball. Great for a round of hackey-sack, to display your juggling prowess, or for a game of catch. Made in Romania from 100% eco-hemp canvas and is fully biodegradable.

• All The Better To Kiss You Lip Gloss - Yummy eco USDA certified organic lip balm that comes in a vintage tin. Available in Lavender Vanilla, Pepperminty, Pomegranate or Chai Mandarin – also comes in a set. 100% natural, paraben free, cruelty-free. Made in USA and the company plants a tree with every purchase.

• Priti Mini Flowers - Adorable little bottles of nail color that are safe for your teen. Completely non-toxic and free from the big bad three – toluene, formaldehyde and DBP’s. A wide color range is available.

• No Enemy tri-fold wallet – This No Enemy tri-fold wallet is made of 100% hemp and is a more eco-friendly way for your teen to carry his cash.

• Pop In The Bath Bubble Bar by LUSH - Solid bubble bath without packaging waste. There are also Lush soaps that will appeal to teen boys as well, such as  Demon In The Dark Soap.

• Guitar String Bracelet - Handmade in the U.S. with recycled guitar string, lead-free nickel and brass. Designed by Hannah Garrision & Steve Bernstein.

• String Dolls - Cute fun that everyone loves. Fair Trade and awesome.

STOCKING STUFFERS FOR CRAFTY KIDS

• Clementine Art Natural Modeling Dough – 3 Pack of Lemon, Lime and Strawberry - Soft, crumble-free non-toxic dough. All natural and washable. Colored with turmeric, carmine and spinach, and scented with strawberry, lemon and lime.

• Build and Decorate your own Dinosaur or Steamer - Tiny toys that kids will love to build and decorate. All pieces are already pre-punched on stable, white cardboard and can be put together without glue and scissors. Creative, fun and fully recyclable.

• Crazy Crayons Eco Stars (100% Recycled Crayons) - Non-toxic and recycled crayons in a fun holiday shape.

• Stockmar Modelling Beeswax Bars - This festive holiday set comes with 2 red bars and 2 green bars. Non-toxic, creative and kid-safe.

• 8 Holiday Crayon Rocks - Crayons rocks are one of the best small stocking stuffers. Very sturdy (i.e.. won’t break in a stocking) plus fun for little hands and non-toxic.

PlanToys is an entirely eco-friendly and ethical company who offers some amazing green dollhouses. All of PlanToys dollhouses, from very affordable, to more expensive sets are made without heavy metals or lead, with natural rubberwood from rubber trees which no longer produce latex. None of the wood is chemically treated. Zero fertilizer is added to the rubberwood soil and PlanToys uses a special chemical-free kiln drying process. For colored products, a water-based, non-toxic finish is used and toys are assembled with certified E-Zero,  non-formaldehyde glue in place of traditional toxic wood glue.

• Read my PlanToys company review.

If your child wants a dollhouse this holiday season (or anytime) PlanToys is one of the best places to start your search. Not only is this company hyper green, but they offer dollhouses in seriously every price range, so any family can afford one. Following are your PlanToys dollhouse options…

PlanToys Eco Home

$51.80 PlanToys Eco Home - This is the dollhouse of the future for young children. Comes with wind turbine, solar panels, a living roof and an electric scooter instead of a car! This set includes the house, two dolls, an electric scooter, and furniture for two rooms. Like all Plan Toys, crafted from recycled, natural rubber wood, dyed with vegetable and soy dyes, and assembled with an earth-friendly process.

My First Dollhouse

$90.94 – PlanToys My First Dollhouse – The dollhouse is perfect for young children, being easily accessible from all sides and consists of a balcony, sliding doors and 4 rooms which can be furnished as a bedroom, bathroom, living room, kitchen or dining room with the different accessories. The rooms feature a springtime floral wallpaper design.

Chalet Dollhouse

$133.16 PlanToys Chalet Dollhouse – This dollhouse is made up of 2 units which can be arranged and rearranged in various ways to create a larger play area and to encourage creative thinking. The dollhouse has huge skylight in the roof and 2 movable staircases.

$183.14 Plan Toy Chalet Dollhouse with Furniture – This set is just the same as the regular Chalet, but comes with 5 sets of furniture, including Living Room, Bathroom, Kitchen, Children’s Bedroom and Master Bedroom.

Green Dollhouse

$145.30 – PlanToys Green Dollhouse – I LOVE the Green Dollhouse, as it encourages sustainable thinking among kids. The dollhouse’s energy efficient design includes a wind turbine, a solar cell panel and electric inverter for generating electricity, a rain barrel for collecting rain, a biofacade, which uses the natural cycle of plant growth to provide shading, and a blind that can adjust the amount of sunlight and air circulation. Also, recycling bins are included in the set.

$179.99 – PlanToys Green Dollhouse with Furniture – The Green Dollhouse with furniture is a super deal, coming with enough goodies to outfit five rooms: Living room, kitchen, bathroom, children’s bedroom and master bedroom.

Terrace Dollhouse

$148.39 – PlanToys Terrace Dollhouse – This Dollhouse features a cool movable terrace, partitions, windows, door, and staircase. There is a large upper floor terrace and attic space under the roof.

Victorian Dollhouse

$238.71 – PlanToys Victorian Dollhouse – This dollhouse is the bling dollhouse available at PlanToys, featuring 3 spacious floors including an attic. Each floor is accessible with panels and realistic sashes that slide open and shut. Additional attic space can also be made into any room your child desires.

Also see – DIY dollhouse ideas.

Every year I update my Ultimate Eco-Friendly Play Kitchen Guide for the holidays. This year readers have noted that they aren’t interested in seeing any kitchens containing ply-wood, even if the outer wood is solid. That said, the offerings are more limited this year. This is for a few reasons:

• Companies lie (or exaggerate) and say their kitchen is made of “real wood” but when I dig a little deeper, I find out that their definition of real wood is plywood. It’s not a total lie I suppose, but since readers don’t want that, I deleted every conventional-plywood containing kitchen from the list.

• Secondly, many companies I’ve contacted haven’t gotten back to me. I’m guessing they don’t make real wood kitchens or they just have lousy customer service. Either way, if I’m not assured by the company that a kitchen is made of real wood or at least eco-ply, I deleted it from the list.

• Overall, what I’ve found is that VERY few companies make actual, full on wood play kitchens.

Then I thought, hey, maybe I should look on Etsy. I’m fairly Etsy obsessed anyhow, and I was hoping they might have some crafters selling real wood kitchens. Here’s what I found.

• Kulu Wooden Toys play kitchen

   

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• Heartwood Natural Toys play kitchen

   

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• Rewood Toys Mini Wooden Play Kitchen Set

   

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• Hammer & Nails play kitchen

   

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• Sweetie Pies and Monkeys folding fabric kitchen

   

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• Mama Made Them table top play kitchen

   

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Kulu Wooden Toys – My favorite kitchen was the surreal Kulu toy kitchen made with solid Oak with Cherry and Maple highlights and a beeswax finish. Not only is this imaginative kitchen beautifully, and uniquely designed, but it’s affordable and packed with awesome features, such as folding leaf and pull out drawer. I LOVE this kitchen so much – great curvy lines. Also see their cute compact play kitchen.

Heartwood Natural Toys – This adorable little chef’s dream kitchen is heirloom-quality, made from solid pine with paduak burners. The faucet shown is made from beautiful black walnut; also available in poplar. All kitchens are available with the option of a blue enamel or stainless sink. According to the seller, “All of my items are entirely non-toxic, including the glue and finish. I counter sink every screw and plug all screw holes with pine buttons or oak plugs. All corners are rounded over and sanded. All knobs and faucet turn & move for realistic play and are attached with bolts and lock nuts so they will not come loose. NO paint, NO MDF, NO plastic, NO plywood.”

Rewood Toys – I think their Mini Wooden Play Kitchen Set is 100% adorable. Plus, for once it’s a kitchen made for younger tots. Perfect for little babies and or small spaces. All knobs and faucet are moveable and function like a real stove and sink. Made with Canadian woods (mostly pine, cherry and maple). The bowl is made of stainless steel. Bonus – it comes fully assembled and ready to use.

Hammer & Nails – sadly, this shop isn’t taking any more holiday orders, but you could get this kitchen set in the new year. Handmade from solid, local Oregon pine with rounded, child-safe corners. All items are sanded and finished with a non toxic, all natural beeswax wood finish.

Sweetie Pies and Monkeys – this unique fabric kitchen isn’t wood, but it comes in pattern form, so you can make it out of sustainable organic cotton if you like, or reuse fabric. It’s a cute folding fabric kitchen that won’t take up all your space. The completed kitchen measures approximately 50 inches tall and 25 inches wide when all set up, but can be collapsed down and stored because it folds to approximately 25 x 14 x 2 1/2 inches. Perfect for sliding under the bed or placed in a box with all the play kitchen pots and pans and food.

Mama Made Them – the Little Kitchen is simply adorable and handmade with solid real wood and beeswax finish. It also comes with features galore for such a little thing. Such as rare oven, not usually found in a table top kitchen, four burners, made from solid red oak, a stainless steel, removable sink bowl and a handle for easy portability.

Each year, around the winter holiday season, I try to update both my Ultimate Green Dollhouse Guide and my Ultimate Eco-Friendly Play Kitchen Guide.

Also each year I get a ton of questions regarding which dollhouses and play kitchens are actually 100% plywood-free, lead-free and overall non-toxic. That said, this year I’m going to attempt to update these gift guides so that they only include safe products, made without plywood or with greener formaldehyde-free MDF or other eco-materials.

One safe play kitchen option

Before I get started, I figured I’d offer some information on what the problems are with some of the most commonly used materials in play kitchens and dollhouses.

Materials to be aware of in play kitchens and dollhouses:

*NOTE – I’ll be adding links below asap – you may want to bookmark this post so you can come back to it later as I add more material info.

• Plywood and other fake wood products
• Lead
• Paint
• Plastic
• Ethically sourced wood

What I’ll be looking for this year – safe dollhouse and play kitchen criteria:

Real wood: I suggest you look for real wood play kitchens and dollhouses over plastic or composite woods.

The chain of best woods: In my opinion, eco-sourced wood is best, but I also think that a real wood play kitchen or dollhouse made locally (even if the wood is not from a sustainable source) is still seriously better than a plastic or composite wood dollhouse or kitchen set.

Finishes: This year I’ll be looking for play kitchens and dollhouses that are made with child-safe less-toxic, low-voc finishes.

Lead: I’ll be choosing only lead-free or low-lead products that meet the newer lower CPSIA lead levels.

My little disclaimer – Obviously I’m not perfect. I research a lot, but sometimes companies give me the run-around. Plus, if you buy a dollhouse or play kitchen for your child, it’s your responsibility to also research the product to make sure it’s safe and fits your own green criteria.

Camden Rose is a collective of designers, artists, teachers, musicians, craftspeople and parents who design and sell awesome products for children. From non-toxic rattles to wooden musical instruments to old-fashioned games and blocks, Camden Rose has almost everything you need to outfit a super playroom, including some 100% amazing play kitchen sets.

Camden Rose kitchen play sets cost more than other play kitchens, but it’s because these are high-quality, creatively designed, non-toxic toys that will last for generations. Plus, this company has many green and ethical practices in place.

Currently, Camden Rose sells three different play kitchen products:

Camden’s Play Kitchen – Flat Pack Kitchen: This wonderful eco-friendly play kitchen is crafted from solid ash wood, collected from the thousands of trees infected with the Emerald Ash Borer. Instead of burning or chipping this wood into mulch, Camden Rose saved it and created toys that will last generations.

This kitchen is made in the USA without any plywood, press board, or soft pine. It includes creative accessories such as functional knobs and doors, a swivel faucet and removable high-gage stainless steel sink. Parents will adore the flat-packed shipping to save on space and packaging, along with easy 5-minute snap together assembly.

• $249.99 Camden’s Play Kitchen – Flat Pack Kitchen

A Simple Hearth Play Kitchen with Hutch: This non-toxic play kitchen is recommended for children ages 3 and up and is made entirely of real cherry and walnut wood in the USA.  Designed for multi-generational play, A Simple Hearth is made with zero plywood, particleboard/press board or soft pine. The stove, burner and faucet knobs work flawlessly and smoothly without the use of any metal hardware. The brushed metal sink bowl is made from real heavy gage stainless steel and can be removed for easy cleaning.

Everything about this play kitchen is made for realistic imaginative play. There’s a sliding cutting board that really pulls out 12 inches to allow access for more children. Oven and sink doors operate on self-closing hinges and a partition divides the oven from the sink compartment. The back of the kitchen hutch is open, meaning, this play kitchen may be positioned against a wall or in the middle of a room.

The kitchen is shipped partially assembled so it’s easy for parents. Builders simply slide on the hutch and screw on the walnut handles and assemble the hutch (8 screws and 8 hole plugs) then it’s all ready for your child to cook.

This kitchen is also available as A Beautiful Hearth - same kitchen, minus the top hutch.

• $349.99 A Simple Hearth Play Kitchen with Hutch
• $289.99 A Beautiful Hearth play kitchen without hutch

A Simple Fridge – Play Refrigerator: This fridge is hand-made in the USA with real Cherry, Ash and Walnut wood. Ventilation openings are built in the back of the Simple Fridge and slow self-closing metal hinges are featured on the doors. The fridge arrive at your home fully assembled right out of the box. All parents need do is attach the door handles with the four provided screws (instructions included). This is a perfect add-on to either of the kitchens above.

• $299.00 A Simple Fridge – Play Refrigerator

Camden Rose eco-friendly and ethical standards:

• All Camden Rose products are meticulously hand-constructed by craftspeople, not mass-produced.
• High quality materials, all certified non-toxic, such as stainless steel, wood, pure wool, silk and more are used.
• Almost all Camden Rose products are made in the United States. They also employ Fair Trade workers from a women-owned cooporative near Lima, Peru.
• Products are finished in natural, non-toxic beeswax.
• Each item produced is self-tested for lead content and other harmful chemicals. All products contain levels of lead content far lower or non-existent than the minimum allowed. Also, each and every product is free from materials known to produce phthalates, namely PVC (found in soft plastic or vinyl).
• Camden Rose uses red recyclable plastic netting for many of their retail products.
• All products meet CPSIA requirements.

The other day when I was talking about chemical food dyes, it made me realize that we haven’t looked at edible (safe) stocking stuffers yet this year. If you’re looking for decent companies to buy holiday edible treats from, the list below can help. Remember, if it’s organic, there’s zero fake food dye in it.

• Theo Chocolates are 100% yummy and they’re the only organic, Fair Trade, bean-to-bar company in the USA.
• Yummy Earth – all their candy is USDA and EU certified organic, gluten-free, peanut-free and tree nut-free and has zero corn syrup.
• Equal Exchange – sells Fair Trade and organic chocolates.
• Hammond’s Candies – only their all natural collection.
• Sweet Earth Chocolates – Fair Trade and certified organic chocolate treats.
• Natural Candy Store – sells many types of sweets, not all organic but they disclose all ingredients and make it easy to shop via handy guides such as Fair Trade, organic and nut-free categories.
• Pure Fun – sells USDA organic candy.
• Strawberry Hill Confectionery – makes organic treats that are fake dye-free and beautiful. Harder to find though. Try the Natural Candy Store or Candy Warehouse.
• Endangered Species Chocolate – sells some organic chocolate. You have to read their product labels carefully, because they all look similar, but not all are USDA organic.

Here are some excellent safer stocking stuffer treats…

I like all the Theo Chocolates I’ve had, but my favorite is Theo Classic Organic Dark Chocolate with Cherry & Almond – and I don’t even normally like fruit in chocolate. However, for Christmas, you might want to try some of their seasonal offerings, such as:

• Peppermint Stick
• Milk & Cookies – We’ve had this one and it’s REALLY yummy – it’s hard to explain, but it’s buttery and has a wee bit of crunch.
• Gingerbread Spice – This one is sooooo good. It tastes like a chocolate gingerbread cookie. Amazing!
• Nutcracker Toffee

• Green Apple Christmas Tree Organic Lollipop
• Spearmint Swirl Organic Candy
• Crystal Clear Snowflake Organic Lollipop

Adorable Santa’s Sweet Treats – 100% organic & Fair Trade, cocoa niblets and 65% charms are vegan & soy lecithin free or equally fun Organic Peppermint Bark – 100% organic and Fair Trade.

Beautiful Sweets creates all organic, eco-friendly and gorgeous cookies. You can order a package, then split them into small wraps or bags for individual stocking treats. Or of course you could make your own organic holiday cookies and do this as well.

• Holiday Ornament Cookies
• Winter Snowflakes
• Christmas Happiness

Chocolate-On-A-Stick – Fair Trade Certified and organic milk chocolate sticks of fun. For an even more unique and adult-minded stocking stuffer, try Holiday Truffle Pops – super cute, Fair Trade and organic.

• Organic mandarin oranges, organic oranges or organic tangerines. These are healthy, yummy and add a nice pop of color to a stocking.
• Organic Mint Chocolate with a Delicate Crunch or Organic Orange Dark Chocolate
• Annie’s Homegrown Berry Patch Organic Bunny Fruit Snacks
• All Natural Mint Lollipop
• Organic pomegranate – our kids seriously beg for these. They LOVE them. Plus, organic poms tend to be smaller than conventional, so they’ll actually fit in a stocking easily.
• Organic maple candy
• Endangered Species Bug Bites, Organic Milk Chocolate
• Organic Honey Sticks just remember that babies cannot have honey.
• Clif Kid Twisted Fruit Ropes

Luckily, green and affordable stocking stuffers are getting easier to come by, but it still takes some looking. I’ve rounded up some of my favorite eco-friendly stocking stuffers here, and all come in at under $10.

Remember, often, a great way to get less expensive green stocking stuffer, or gifts in general, is to buy in bulk. This works best if you’ve got more than one child, but consider donating some to a local shelter – they’d be happy to have your extra gifts.

1. $6.00 All the Better to Kiss You With Eco-Lip Balm – USDA certified organic single.
2. $6.15 LUSH World Piece Bath Bomb
3. $6.00 Mini Rolling Turtles

1. $6.00 Eco Yoyo in Earth or Tree
2. $5.00 Sprig Toys Eco Shaker
3. $5.39 Triangular Crayons Extra Jumbo (12 colors)
4. $6.45 Under The Nile Grape Toy

1. $1.20 Maple Landmark – Tops
2. $5.20 The New 50 Simple Things Kids Can Do to Save the Earth – there’s also a Kindle edition
3. $6.00 (set of three) Fair Trade Hackey Sacks from Guatemala
4. $7.99 Crazy Crayons Eco Stars Recycled Wax Crayons

1. $8.60 Green Toys Green Toys Jump Rope – Green
2. $7.00 knitting tower with bright rainbow yarn
3. $7.50 Crayon Rocks in Red Velvet Bag
4. $8.49 Aromatherapy Deck – make this deck a more useful gift by adding an organic essential oil or two.

• $8.50 Animal Rubber Bands by Ohashi & Haneda
• $3.55 (per car) Educo by Hape Int. Little Auto 4-Pack
• $5.95 Yesterday’s News Recycled Coloring Set
• $5.99 (per duck) Boon Odd Duck
• $5.85 Fair Trade Animal Pencil Sharpeners
• $6.99 Green Start: Little Helpers

You very rarely can go wrong when you give crafty gifts for the holidays. Most kiddos love arts and crafts of all sorts, and nowadays there’s a fairly amazing array of eco-friendly art products out there. Here are some excellent green arts and crafts gifts for inspiring creativity this holiday season.

If you’re looking for some all-inclusive, themed art kits, my family likes Artterro Arts & Crafts Kits – Arrterro makes art kits for all sorts of crafty fun, but my family first recommends the Paint With Wool Portrait first.

Speaking of felted wool ideas; you can always build a sweet crafty gift that focuses on needle felting. Kids ages 8 or so (depending on the kid) will be able to try their hand at wool felt projects. First snag a nice book about wool felt crafts, such as Felt Wee Folk: Enchanting Projects.

To complete the crafts in this book, you’ll mainly need stuff you likely already have around the house. If you don’t have these items, most are inexpensive additions, you can add to this book. Items needed include stuff such as; paint or markers, scissors, a basic sewing needle, embroidery floss, non-toxic glue, pipe cleaners, yarn bits and if your child will want to make fairy dolls, you’ll need fake silk or cotton flowers, little wooden beads for heads and collected acorns for fairy hats. This is all very easy to find at a local craft store or even a thrift store. You’ll also need wool felt.

If you’re too busy to build a little wool felting kit for your child, consider a needle and wet felting starter set kit.

A unique art gift for a child is this Hand Crafted Art Box. The box itself is made of solid Douglas Fir wood, with a magnetic drawing board on one side and chalkboard on the other. The chalkboard slides open to reveal crafty storage inside. Each Art Box comes with a special muslin pouch packed with 3 pieces of chalk, a dry erase marker, and soft felt wiping cloth. Personalized Art Boxs come with hand-cut wool felt embellishments. I would have loved this when I was little.

Other crafty art-minded gifts…

• Handmade Organic Eco-Dough
• Make Your Own Memory Game
• Wooden Plant Press

• Ecotots Surfin Kids Easel
• Green Crafts for Children: 35 Step-by-Step Projects Using Natural, Recycled, And Found Materials
• Mary’s Natural Softdough Set – Scented Set of 9

• Biodegradable 100% Recycled Sketchbooks
• Clementine Art Natural Paint – 6 Color Pack

• Good Earth Art: Environmental Art for Kids (Bright Ideas for Learning)
• Non-Toxic Kitty Crayons
• Organic Powder Paint Kit, Gluten Free

• Paper Making Kit

• Artemis Plant Dyed Color Pencils
• Cadaco Enviro-BLOX X-Treme Builder Set – 440 Piece – (see our review)
• P’kolino Colorful Markers (12 colors)

• Cityscape Natural Stamp Set

• Artemis Plant Dyed Color Crayons
• Recycled Crafts Box
• P’kolino Non-Toxic Playful Art Set

• Stockmar – Watercolor Paint Set
• Modeling Beeswax
• 100% Recycled (and scented) Smencils Colored Pencils

Play cooking is super fun for kids, but it doesn’t usually beat the real deal. Most kids love to cook with their parents and cooking is an excellent way to teach green living skills. If you’re looking for long-lasting and useful gifts for the holiday season, cooking and baking gifts can’t be beat.

I love the Children’s Play Baking Set shown above. It’s a perfect kid cooking starter set, complete with a stainless steel bowl, measuring cups, cherry platter, rolling pin, loaf pan, a cherry kitchen Spoon and a cherry Kitchen Paddle. All natural and non-toxic materials.

To see more cool eco-friendly, non-toxic and fun cooking gifts for kids jump to the next page.

• Bean Appetit: Hip and Healthy Ways to Have Fun with Food
• Fiesta Head Chefs Silicone Pastry Brush, Blue
• Ateco Stainless Steel Cookie Cutter Sets
• Animal House Monkey Peeler (stainless steel blade)
• Mimi the Sardine Coated Organic Cotton Child’s Apron – Hybrid Cars or Jungle OR bugs or flora / airplane.
• Pops!: Icy Treats for Everyone
• 100% recycled, BPA-free, Preserve Measuring Cups Dry
• What’s New, Cupcake?: Ingeniously Simple Designs for Every Occasion
• Fiesta Head Chefs Silicone Whisk, Green
• Tovolo Farmyard Ice Cream Sandwich Molds
• Fred Hot Heads Silicone Insulating Mitt, Dog or you could go with a frog or Pac Man style mitt.
• Wilton Silly- Feet Silicone Baking Cups

I don’t know if you remember the DIY doctor’s kit post, but I just found a super sweet felt box that would be perfect if you’re considering making this for your child.

This wonderful First Aid Basket, made of eco-friendly wool felt is made by the always amazing En Gry og Sif, a company started by two sisters who in Copenhagen, Denmark. All their toys are handmade and lovely. This box would be perfect for medical pretend play.