Eco Toys,ethical toys, green toys, environmentally friendly toys are all terms increasingly being applied to children's toy products as we all become more conscious of the impact of our purchasing decisions on the world we live in. But all is not always as it seems and here at Crafts4Kids we have always had an eye to the environment when considering our buying decisions. For example we avoid stocking products and packaging made of predominantly of plastic unless we really feel the toy has creative, educational and learning benefits that outweigh the material it is made of; we buy lots of wooden toys and cardboard toys made from wood from sustainable sources and look for products made in the UK (less carbon footprint).

While it is not easy to find truly green toys, Crafts4Kids is pleased to offer a significant number of toy brands who also follow and ethical agenda as follows:

Buttonbag - sewing kits for children handmade in the UK using locally sourced materials and packaged in recyclable cardboard

Clever Box Club - children's cardboard playhouses made in Ireland from recycled cardboard and fully recyclable

Crafty Kids Puppets - make your own puppet kits for kids pre-dominantly made from natural materials, printed with vegetable based inks and packaged in recyclable cardboard

Grow My First Ever - grow your own gardening sets for children made in the UK using accredited soil (no peat) and larger kits in biodegradable packaging

Kid Eco Toys - kids cardboard playhouses made from recycled cardboard and fully recyclable

Eeboo- childrens award winning toys made from natural, recyclable materials and printed with vegetable dye based inks

Flights of Fancy - nature kits for children pre-dominantly made from natural materials, printed with vegetable based inks and packaged in recyclable cardboard

Little Pals - gardening kits for children predominantly made from natural materials wood, metal and canvas.

Oskar & Ellen - cloth toys that are hand sewn to a very high quality and made with only natural materials made by womens co-operatives in the Philippines making them Fair Trade toys too!

Timberkits - wood automata kits made of wood from sustainable sources and packaged in recyclable cardboard

Mudpuppy - kids toys made from recycled and natural materials and printed with vegetable dye based inks

Rosie Flo - colouring books for children printed in the UK on FSC registered paper

Sparrowkids - hand made sewing kits for children made in the UK with locally sourced materials and recycled wool felt all contained in biodegradable packaging

Little Experience - children's craft and sewing kits now made in the UK from locally sourced materials and with recyclable packaging

Walachia - wood model houses to build made from sustainable wood sources and all packaging printed with vegetable based inks onto recyclable cardboard

See Craft4Kids collection of Eco Toys great Ethical Toy gift ideas for children which won't ruin the environment.