I thought I would get into the business of making a Christmas Shopping Guide. Why's that you ask?How much lead do you think your child eats each day? If you have ever gotten a toy, shoes, or childrens clothing from Target, Walmart, TJ Maxx, Sears...and probably every other store that sells kids stuff from China, then I bet you have some lead-tainted items just waiting to be sucked on. (See article here: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34001830/ns/health-kids_and_parenting/)
I cant stand it anymore, so this morning I weeded through all of baby Z's toys and put all suspect items (aka anything from China or with chipped paint on it) into an "evil" pile to give away. The pile amounted to about 80% of the stuff we owned. So now, our Christmas list (and Z's birthday list) consists of all non-toxic toys and shoes, mostly American-made, but some European thrown in for balance. What does an American-made baby shoe look like? Well here is a short list for those of you who are ready to toss some of those lead-lined sandals. And if you don't care about lead, then come pick up this bag of free toys!
American made non-toxic shoes
American made non-toxic shoes
*Made in Sweden, but equally fabulous and non-toxic
American-made toys
My all time favorite. Why buy toys from some mega corporation outsourcing jobs to China where they fill kids toys with toxic plastic and lead paint, and pay their workers basically nothing...(phew that was a mouth full)...when INSTEAD you can buy toys from regular people, hand-making items for an honest wage. Etsy even lets you search by seller location, so you can still buy local!
Did you ever say to yourself, "I wish I had a wooden toy boat with my name on it when I was a kid!" Well, your time is done, but at least your kid can have one.
This company sells wooden toys with a more traditional look. Look at the adorable bath boats!
These blocks are the complete opposite of the China-made chipped paint version that my child has been playing with for the last 4 months. They are beautiful!
These cubes are really amazing, and have won a bunch of awards.
This company has everything from wooden cars to knitted play food, all handmade.
This company makes toys out of recycled plastic milk jugs.
Happy Shopping!
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