Christmas toys for children can be eco-friendly

Toys are built to be fun and hardy, but there are also toys that are good for the environment

16:32 10 December 2012

It’s that time of year again when we’re all looking to buy the best gifts for our loved ones. Well, whether you’re a parent looking to finish your Christmas list, or a grandparent looking to treat your grandchildren this year, you can’t go wrong buying a toy.

 

Toys are built to not only bring pleasure but also to be safe for when they are being played with.

 

Chrildren need to have toys that are hardy so that they don’t break easily; meaning your money won’t be wasted, and your child won’t be upset. If this was to happen it wouldn’t make a very happy festive season this Christmas!

 

There are also toys these days that can be eco-friendly. Here are a few points on why these toys are beneficial, and why we could perhaps look to buying them this Christmas:

 

• Eco-friendly toys can add safety to play-time because the material they are made from would not result in a child becoming poisoned, for example (we all know toys can be chewed). One way the producers of toys can make their toys safe is by checking the external coating of toys - to see if the substances are harmful to children.

 

•  There are some toys available in the market today that can even be made from recycled materials, with the toy-makers doing their bit for the environment. This can mean that no extra trees are chopped down or no new plastic is being made.

 

• Eco-friendly toys are an early way to teach your child or grandchild that there is that option available to them. This could go hand-in-hand with other daily rules that children pick up; like learning to share their toys.