Reuse Old Socks: DIY Dog Toy

Posted on May 11, 2009 by Paula Mitchell Bentley .

This is a great way to use up those socks and fabric scraps without throwing them away. Animal shelters, dog foster families and rescue foundations are always looks for toys for the dogs to play with as well. If you don’t have any dogs, consider making these chew toys up anyways and donating them. These toys save money and rescue items headed for the landfill into a new use. If they’re going to eat your socks anyways, you might as well just give the socks to them!

Soopsori: Handmade, Eco-Friendly, Beautiful Toys

Posted on May 2, 2009 by Cristina Foung .

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As we know, kids put all sorts of stuff in their mouths. While you can’t always stop them from tasting their toys, you can choose eco-friendly and organic toys without nasty chemicals. I was lucky enough to receive some wooden toys from a Korean company called Soopsori. Soopsori’s toys are handmade from sustainably harvested wood [...]

Green UpGrade Your Kid’s Toybox

Posted on March 6, 2009 by Paula Mitchell Bentley .

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This toy recycling truck is made in the United States from recycled milk jugs. How’s that for an eco-friendly toy for all of our green kids out there? The company making this toy, the aptly named Green Toys Inc., produces a whole line of toys from these used milk jugs that contain no BPA, lead [...]

Sustainable Yo-Yo a Metaphor for Sustainable Design

Posted on November 7, 2008 by Matt Embrey .

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The Yo-Yo itself is a metaphor for sustainable design. When you release the Yo-Yo with skill and care, it comes back allowing you to continue to enjoy the benefits over and over again, expelling little energy. If you just throw the thing out there with reckless abandon it’ll get all tangled up into a big [...]