Small Plum Organic Baby Clothing

Sandbox Couture is a popular online children’s boutique which has always served up stylish threads for babies and toddlers. They recently went ‘green,’ and are now offering eco-friendly clothing for kids. Small Plum is one of the new organic clothing collections featured at Sandbox Couture, and the lovely, earthy designs and colors of Small Plum one pieces make them perfect attire for organic summer babies.

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NEW! Sugary Sweet gDiaper Summer Style

We’re excited about anything that keeps our landfills a little bit cleaner for new generations, like earth-friendly 100% biodegradable plastic free hybrid gDiapers. And when an adorable new style debuts, we get even more excited. Especially when the style is so darn sweet. The brand new summer-friendly girly girl ruffle gDiaper design is almost cavity forming. Sugary pink, ruffly bliss that your baby girl can wear all …

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Modularean Eco Prefab Dollhouse

Grooming tots to have a penchant for green architecture and an eye for good design is an effortless undertaking with the Modularean Eco House. Kids will literally have the tools for sustainable design and eco-friendly living in the palms of their hands while playing with this prefab dollhouse. Designed by David Baker and built by woodworker Julianna Sassaman, the Modularean Eco House may be the smallest prefab home on this planet, but its ‘wow’ factor is big.

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Whatchawant Children’s Stool – A Rocking Horse for Modern Tots

The Whatchawant children’s stool recently made its debut at the 2009 International Contemporary Furniture Fair, and we were struck by its timeless sensibility. Created by independent, Swedish designers Charlotte Ryberg and Johanna Strand, this unique stool was designed with function, sustainability and style in mind.

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Offi Paket Table Transforms For Simple Storage

For busy families living in close quarters, smart design can make all the difference in the world. Case in point: the Offi Paket Table that transforms from a colorful cube into a full table and chairs set with the flick of a wrist. This simple solution makes turning an adult living space into an accommodating kid-friendly area a breeze… and clean-up is just as easy.

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Ecotronic Eco Rocket

We’re already fans of Ecotronic battery-free toys, (remember the adorable Eco-friendly Handpump Penguin Night Light)? Now there’s even more to love. Ecotronic has a new Eco Rocket available, which is an ultra cool toy for green, outer space loving kids. Kids charge up the Eco Rocket via its hand crank, and listen to a countdown as they watch the launchers power up. They can then actually see the rocket blast off! Battery-free flashing lights and sounds are included, and the hand crank stores neatly inside the rocket body. Ecotronic also uses biodegradable packaging with no dangerous ties or wires. Previously, Ecotronics had mainly been available from UK shops, but now Canadian based Raspberry Kids is carrying the Ecotronic line as well.

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GREENPLAY Eco-friendly Airplane Furniture

How can we contribute to the well-being of the environment and continue to create imaginative design? This is the question the creative minds at Skyline Design seek to answer with each new addition to their GREENPLAY collection. They keep coming up with ingenious solutions, the most recent of which is the Airplane Activity Center which made its debut at the International Contemporary Furniture Fair (May 16-19, 2009).

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Inhabitots Link Roundup of the Day

Ohdeedoh beholds the essence of the mighty T-Rex captured in this eco-friendly, animated toddler toy. We love that this handmade, wooden dinosaur boasts movable parts, making it even more appealing to tiny toy connoisseurs.

Tiny Decor Blog helps us all save some dough while getting more mileage out of quickly outgrown onesies, …

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An Early Rider for Easy Riders

There’s a new wooden bike on the block. And with features such as embossed flames, an embroidered chopper-styled seat, and a fat black-walled rear tire, it’s bound to quickly race to the head of the pack. According to the website, Early Rider mini cycles are the “most stylish, perfectly made and safest bikes available.” While there really isn’t a quantifiable way to prove that last bit, just one look at these bikes confirms the first two claims.

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Olli & Lime Eco-Friendly Numbers Print

Olli & Lime is all about yummy design that kids and parents can adore together. Nothing fluffy, nothing in typical baby pastel, and nothing that lacks beautiful style. Earth-conscious parents and kids alike will be thrilled with these bold number prints; part of the new 2009 spring and summer line from Olli & Lime. The eco-friendly George Wall Art above is printed on 100% heavy weight recycled paper and printed with milk chocolate, lime, and aqua child-safe, digital inks that reduce waste and run-off into the water supply. This lovely print is also available in a Billie style with shades of roasted brown and burnt orange (see below). Frame is not included with print.

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Elements Naturals 100% Natural and Renewable Baby Wipes

Elements Naturals baby wipes are the newest, eco-friendly disposable baby wipes on the market. Most mainstream baby wipes are a blend of polyester, polypropylene, cotton, wood pulp, and rayon fibers. In green contrast, Elements Naturals are made from 100% Ingeo fibers, a plant based man-made fiber from annually renewable resources. Ingeo fibers are chemical free and they do not leach any harmful toxins into soil. Ingeo fibers production requires 68% less fossil fuel resources than traditional oil-based materials.

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Kid O Toys Explore Reggio & Montessori Philosophies

When their children approach 2 years of age, most city parents begin to wonder about pre-school options. (Some start earlier. I remember being on a school tour with a pregnant mom who was doing research for her unborn child). Schooling choices generally boil down to two philosophies: the open ended Reggio Emilia approach or the more structured methods of Maria Montessori. As enrollment deadlines approach, wonder usually gives way to panic, and it is easy to forget that school is supposed to be a fun, learning experience. Luckily, the proprietors of Kid O, a small children’s store in Manhattan, have not forgotten this, and they offer a search tool that groups toys designed with these two schools of thought in mind.

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COCO-MAT Mattresses Let Kids “Sleep on Nature”

Citizens living in lesser-developed, rural environs have long been hip to the concept of using natural fibers to make their sleeping arrangements more comfortable. Some stuff their mattresses with the dried husks of coconuts, while others turn to livestock such as horses or sheep, and seasonally ‘borrow’ fibers. These ideas were born organically out of necessity hundreds of years ago, and a small Greek company called COCO-MAT has modernized the various processes, providing today’s green seekers the option of “sleeping on nature.”

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IsaBooties for Tiny Treehuggers

IsaBooties is currently the only leading line of soft-soled baby shoes to earn a listing in Co-Op America’s Green Business Network… which right away tells you that the IsaBooties company is doing something right. It doesn’t hurt that the shoes themselves are totally adorable… and in this case, pretty is as pretty does.

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Maarten Baas’ Clay Children’s Chairs

If you have seen the Story of Stuff video, then you’re aware that after World War II, President Eisenhower’s Council of Economic Advisors came up with the sinister concept of ‘planned obsolescence’ (products designed for the dump). This is, of course, the antithesis of sustainable design. But along the continuum between products intentionally designed with an expiration date, and long-lasting items made from renewable materials, where would one fit objet d‘art? I thought of this question when I came across Maarten Baas‘ Child’s Chair from his Clay Furniture series.

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bObles Tumbling Animals

While on maternity leave with her first son, Bolette Blaedel noticed that there was a lack of children’s furniture that incorporated four important components: play, creativity, physical exercise, and good, Danish design. With help from her fashion designer sister, Louise Blaedel, the company bObles dk and a series of bObles Tumbling Animals were born. Tumbling Animals are multifunctional furniture pieces that your kids will adore, and you won’t mind sharing your living space with these vibrant, entertaining creatures.

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