We were surprised as how much and how soon we have had to baby proof our house, our behavior has changes as well as our surroundings. We don’t leave sharp objects on the couch, hot drinks stay in the kitchen, we have put things up high, we have blocked our staircase and we use chemical free cleaners but we will still need to block off all of our cupboards because at 8 months old our son puts everything in his mouth. I mean everything; he loves to play with the remote, the phone and anything else he can wrap his chubby little hands around.

Because of this we do our best to find the most “mouth friendly” toys which will enhance his development and he will enjoy. I received for review the “dancing alligator” made by Plan Toys from Playwell Enterprises Ltd. The “dancing alligator” is a little wooden pull toy. It is a bright grass green with 4 wooden yellow wheels. As you pull the “dancing alligator” along, it makes a clakety- clack noise and we adore it. Hudson has figured out that he can pull it along while playing with it, he enjoys the sounds and he inevitably puts the alligator in his mouth. We are okay with the alligator going in his mouth as  Plan Toys is a green company; they meet and have exceeded many of the industry standards. Plan Toys was the first toy company to make toys  from clean natural rubber wood from rubber trees which no longer produce latex. The trees grow to heights of 50 feet or more. The sap from the rubberwood tree is the world’s primary source of natural rubber. After about 25 years, the latex yield decreases and the trees are usually cut down and burned. Instead, Plan Toys uses them for their toy production. A great example of reducing and re-using. They are also considered clean because they do not use fertilizer for three years prior to the tree being cut. The glue and the paint are non-toxic; great for those little mouths which you know the toys will end up in. Additionally, the paper used in our packaging is recyclable which further reduces waste and the Plan Toys plants use state of the art solar energy.

Plan Toys set out on a mission to create toys to inspire your child’s imagination and promote their physical and intellectual development while being an environmentally and  socially responsible company. Plan Toys have succeed with both of these objectives. Plan Toys has  founded a community learning center and The Children’s Toy Museum.

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