Fair Trade and Organic Baby Toys The Better Choice?
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Organic and fair trade baby toys
What are organic baby toys?
Organic baby toys are made out of organic materials. They are made to be as natural as possible without chemicals and dyes. They are as good as or better than the other toys out on the market, if you consider that they are all natural.
What are fair trade baby toys?
Fair trade is a system of trading that promotes more equitable global trade, particularly to sellers and producers in poorer areas, and to the environment. It is a market based approach that aids in helping producers in promoting sustainability and developing countries. It is a movement that promotes paying higher prices to producers. It also promotes the environmental and social standards in areas related to the production of a large variety of goods. It is particularly focused on exporting from developing countries to developed countries. The strategic intent is to work with marginalized workers and producers in order to encourage them move towards economic stability and self sufficiency.
What are organic toys made of?
These baby toys are made with organic raw materials and there are no chemical or synthetic compounds used in them. We are used to seeing toys that are made of plastics and metals and we hardly think of any other material that could be used to make toys. There is such a variety of materials and plenty of natural substances that can be used. Some of these materials are:
- Organic Natural Fiber: Organically grown cotton, jute, flannel, silk, wool and more that can be used for making stuffed toys.
- Organic Natural Latex or Rubber: Collected from organically grown rubber plants.
- Organic Natural Wood/Bamboo etc: From organically grown trees.
- Organic Natural Color: Collected from varieties of flowers and extracts of plants.
What are the benefits of organic, fair trade toys?
These toys do not contain any toxic synthetic compounds so your baby can touch them and even put them in their mouth safely without anything for you to worry about. Organic baby toys are also eco friendly. Although Organic baby toys are simpler than their competition, like electronic gadgets, they are great for your child because it encourages them to use and develop their imagination and encourages creative play. Also, by choosing to buy fair trade you are helping to make sure that the people, who worked on these toys, at every stage of production, are fairly paid and treated well.
Where can I find organic and/or fair trade baby toys?
While Toys that are organic AND fair trade are hard to find locally at this point in time. Target has started carrying some organic baby toys; you can find a wider variety of these toys on their online store. Babies R Us has a line of organic toys by a company called MiYim. MiYim’s toys are made of organic cotton and range from
- Stuffed animals
- Stacking rings
- Rattles
If you search for fair trade organic baby toys in Google maps you might be fortunate enough to leave near by a store that specializes in them. However there are many stores online that specialize in fair trade organic toys. Here are a few:
Just organic:
Under The Nile (they came up in my search under fair trade but I found nothing on their site stating such)
MiYim
The Organic Toy Company
Organic Fair Trade:
Fair Indigo
Tree Hollow Toys
Ape2Zebra
Fair trade and organic toys are great for your baby and the environment. Without those harmful chemicals and dyes they are better for your baby’s health, and they promote great creative play. Fair trade and organic baby toys may be a little pricey compared to the other toys; however the fact that they are better for everyone makes it worth the price.
Here are some toys you might consider
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