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Green Toys – A fun way to recycle!

When R’s 2nd birthday was growing near, one of the things I knew I had to find for her was a tea set. At first, I had in my mind I’d find a charming, mini-sized porcelain set with enamel-painted images on the side….charming and delicate. When I began to research my options, though, I was not happy with my findings. For the most part, every tea set I looked at was made overseas. Several of the ones resembling what I’d hoped to buy for her were pictured within the toy recall lists. I began to wonder whether or not I could even find a tea set at all — much less one that was safe enough for eating and drinking from!

All of my searching led me to a worthwhile end, though. I happened upon Green Toys, and saw the most adorable tea set available from their line. This was no cheap, run-of-the-mill plastic tea set. This tea set was 100% safe, American-made, and made from recycled milk jugs!

In fact, all of their green toys for kids are safe — even for those kids who like to put everything in their mouths! They contain no traceable amounts of the scary Phthalates or BPA we’ve recently heard so much about. (Their toys are made out of High Density Polyethylene — or HDPE, one of the safest plastics on the market.)

I was very impressed with the packaging — the first thing I noticed. It was sturdy, recycled corrugated cardboard. The box was about the most high-quality childrens’ toy box I’ve ever opened. No pesky little, plastic twisty-ties and clips holding the tea set in, either. Less stress for me when little hands are anxious to play, and no extra landfill space taken up, either.

The tea set? Dense and heavy, with a neat texture and thick feel. Extremely durable (which is necessary, considering the little tea hostess has an older brother who likes to play along, too). The lids fit securely and snugly on the tea pot and sugar bowl (imagine!). Oh, and it handles a tea party very well, too. We tested it out, of course.

Five stars all the way on this great tea set….and on Green Toys as a whole.

Win! Green Toys has very generously handed over one Sand Play Set for me to give away to one of my readers!

Simply head over to Green Toys and browse their products. Come back here and tell me in one comment which Green Toy you think your kids would love best and why. (U.S. entries only.)

I will close the contest at 11pm EST on Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008 and announce the winner Wednesday morning. Good luck!

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My son is all into gardening. He had his first little garden this year. I think he’d love growing things in the indoor garden kit.

I absolutely love the gardening kit. I don’t think I’ve ever seen anything like it. My son is always so intrigued with how plants grow that he would think it was so cool to see it up close and personal.

I saw these at Toys R Us and fell in love! I had no idea they were BPA and pthalate free! At TRU we looked at the tea set as well-it almost has the look and feel of clay I think…so sturdy. Visiting the website this morning, i think i have to say my kids would love the indoor garden set. Great Review Meg!

My son would love the Cookware and Dining set because he loves to help us cook. He is always in the kitchen!

Thanks so much for posting this review. My daughter’s birthday is coming up soon and I was looking for a nice tea set so, we would probably like that best even though the kitchen set would come in at a very close second. Maybe one for birthday and one for Christmas.

My little guy would love the sand set the best. If there is sand close by, he finds it and plays in it for hours.

My daughter would love the Indoor Gardening Kit — she loves playing in the dirt with me and pulling weeds with her grandmother.

They would love the Cookware and Dining Set! (Then maybe MY stuff could stay in the kitchen, where it belongs.)

I love the indoor gardening kit, because it will give kids hands-on experience with real garderning, and be useful too (we could eat the basil!).

My kids would love the Tea Set! They love dumping water, and this would be great!

the sand play set best, indoor gardening kit second.

Even though I have a son, he is passionate about cooking and has his own plastic, cheap set of pretend pans. He would love the cookware and dining set, it would be perfect.

My son is crazy about gardening, so I know he would love the indoor gardening kit. We only just planted some carrots a week ago even though you’re meant to do it in the spring because he couldn’t wait.

Great sweeps, thanks.

Thanks for the great contest – what a fantastic site, we’re a very green family as well. My daughter would love the tea set for a party for her pals or dolls. Great!

wow now what toy would my little one like the best well that’s realy easy all of them after all there realy nice and well i would get my kid a set of each of them thanks i hope i win i would realy love to win this it will help out a lot thanks

I actually just heard about this company for the first time today. The sand playset would get some good use at the beach next summer!

I can’t decide between the gardening and the cookware sets. My son really loves to help me in the garden and in the kitchen!

We would love the cookware. Thanks!

my daughter would love the pots and pan set!

I would love the cookware set. It’s great to find one that’s safe. It’s so hard to find real baby plates and bowls that are safe, she might just eat off of them for real.

My son would really like the cookware and dining set. He is currently really into playing with my actual cooking dishes, so would give them a break. Although winning the sand play set might also redirect his attention. Thanks for the giveaway.

I love the cookware! So much better than the junk we have now…

THE COOKWARE SET WOULD BE A HIT AS MY DAUGHTER LOVES COOKING IN HER KITCHEN.

Cookware and Dining is what my kids would love, heck they would love the gardening set too

love the gardening set

My son would love the indoor gardening kit. He’s always helping me garden and stealing my tools, so I know he would like some of his own.

The Sand Play Set looks fun.

Jasper would pick the sand play set and Roo would love the tea set!

My niece would love the tea set the best. She is always making pretend tea.

I know my girls would love the dining and cookware set. They are always cooking up something tasty and feeding mom, dad, the dog, the baby dolls, anyone who will take a plate!

The dining and food stuff. THose sets are soo adorable.

My son would love the gardening set. We live in a building so there is no garden. I love that it’s BPA free and safe and I’m sure he would love to see things he grew being ingredients in food he eats.

the cooking/dining set would be just the thing for the kitchen set up at grandkiddies’ house….

thanx for the opportunity…

the cookware and dining set is my favorite!

sand toys would be our favorite — we love going to the beach

My kids would love all of the toys, but I think the tea set would be the biggest hit. We love to host tea parties using juice and cookies at our house and this set would be perfect for that.

The Tea Set because my daughter LOVES to have tea parties
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I would think my kids would like the gardening set. My husband is an avid gardener who is outside all summer (and the kids dig with him), but inside is all pots. I’m sure they would love to plant a winter garden and see how their plants grow alongside Daddy’s. Thanks!

My girls would love any of the toys, they love to pretend to cook, and they love to play in the dirt and to garden.

I like the Cookware & Dining Set for my grandson. He is really into “cooking” right now; and this would really tickle him.

It’d have to be the gardening kit. My boys just love to “garden”!

My kids would love the cookware and dining set. The lidded pot (lids are big with my 2 yr old), frying pan and silverware would be a big hit with them with the pretend food we already have.

I like the Indoor Gardening Kib because it teaches children abot growing plants from seeds.

Thank you!

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Walker would definitely love the sand play set, but we would also enjoy the indoor gardening one too…anything that involves sand or dirt! Thanks!

I think my kids would love the Indoor Gardening set-I’m sure they would have fun watching the plants grow.

My kids would love the indoor gardening kit. We have been talking about growing a garden next year, so this would be perfect to start that out.

My daughter would love the Cookware and Dinning set. She loves play food and dishes.

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I’ve been looking at getting some green toys for my boys. I love their indoor gardening kit. My 3 year old is really getting into growing things and this would be perfect!

I really love the indoor gardening kit. I love how sturdy the toys look which is so important with kids.

Oh, I’ve been eyeing the tea set for so long… I want to get it for my niece. So cute!

I love the tea set. It would be perfect for either a little boy or girl.

My kids would love the indoor gardening kit. They’ve been really interested in our outdoor garden this summer, and it would be fun for them to play garden through the winter. Thanks!

My daughter would love the cookware and dining set, because she’s always pretending to cook things and feed them to us!

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My kids would probably like the cookware and dining set the best.

Oooo, the cookware and dining set is so cute!

I think my girls would like the tea set because they would enjoy having tea parties with each other and their stuffed animals.

It’s a hard choice, but I’d have to go with the Gardening set. With 3 rough and rowdy boys 4 and under, having a set that doesn’t break easily and that is safe to mouth would be a great way for them to help mommy try to banish her black thumb and go green!

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My daughter would love the tea set. She likes girly stuff. Great giveaway, thanks!

Every night, my toddler helps my husband water our front lawn. He thinks it’s so much fun. I bet he would love the gardening set, so he could have his own special place to water and watch things grow.

We recently found my daughter’s kitchen stuff to gross to recover for play (she had used real food, sugary something, and it had sat outside in the playhouse for several really hot days) so I really like their cookware and dining set.

My sons would love the Cookware and Dining Set because they look to pretend cook!

Love the tea set!

I love the tea set. I just think it is adorable! She is very social and will love serving her friends tea when they come over!

My daughter would love the tea set. She loves to pretend play and feed her stuffed animals. =)

The cookware and dining set would easily be my pick for my daughter. She loves to pretend cook, and gets a kick out of “feeding” the food to my hubby and I. She would have too mcuh fun with that

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The sand play set!
Tristan loves being outside and getting dirty.

We love the cookware and dining set because we can all play with it together and pretend to have a meal together. It’s a very complete set and super cute too!

My son is almost a year old and his favorite “pasttime” is playing in his sandbox. He would LOVE the sand box set!

My daughter would love the indoor gardening set as she is already loves to get down and dirty. Her favorite thing is to play with rocks and dig between the sidewalk crack with her fingers! LOL! m_huston(at)hotmail(dot)com

The tea set is so adorable but my children would love the Sand Play set because we live not far from the beach and we try to go every weekend. They like to build sand castles.

It would be the “Cooking and Dining” Set.
They enjoy cooking with their Dad and they set the table. Please enter me in your delightful giveaway drawing. Many thanks, Cindi

My daughter is really into pretend cooking right now, she loves to stir and mix and put things into her play oven. The Cookware and Dining Set would be perfect for her and her wild imagination! Thanks!

Definately the tea set and the pots and pans sets since she loves to pretend she is making everyone lunch. Thank you!

My son would probably like the sand toys the best, but I sure like the gardening kit!

My son would absolutely loooove this tea set. he makes tea for dad and i every evening and likes to make pretend picnics as well. great giveaway!

I really like the Cookware and Dining Set! Such cute stuff.

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hands down the tea set, my girls love tea parties

Well my kids are grown, but my granddaughter would adore the Tea Set and my grandson the Indoor gardening kit. They both love playing in the sand so if I win it’s a win win for everybody.
Good luck all.

My granddaughter would love the tea set! Thanks for the chance to win your great giveaway!

My daughter would love to play with the tea set. Thanks

Definitely the Indoor Gardening Kit. We live in an apartment with no outdoor space so this could bring some literal green into my kids’ lives.

I have 4 kid, ages 3, 5, 8 and a six month old. My kids would like the cookware and dining set the best. They love to play parties and dinner so this would fit right in. Plus, I’d feel comfortable letting them eat and drink off of these since they are free of dangerous chemicals. They would probably want to eat of them all the time.

I love the tea set for my boys! They love playing together, and would love it! We have a sand table and the sand toys would be a nice addition!

The tea set would be my pick!

i like the teas set! i’m having a girl in january…i can’t help myself! so cute. thanks for the giveaway!

My son would love the Cookware and Dining set!

avery would love the cookware kit, she follows daddy around and pretends she is cooking with him.

The Tea Set looks awesome!

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We have the tea set – have you had any problems with water getting trapped inside the crevices where the top and bottom pieces are stuck together to form the teapot? (You can tell if you look closely how it’s constructed.) I worry about that, so I haven’t let my daughter use water in it yet.

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