As much as we all love large, plastic and shiny toys I was overwhelmed during the holidays at the amount of large, shiny and plastic toys there were in just about every single store I was in. They have their merits but at the same time I want to have some choice about the toys he plays with. Not only was I surprised by the very minimal collection of organic and wooden toys, what was available was often really, really expensive. I was so glad to find Dandelion Earth Friendly Goods and see their range of affordable and adorable products of earth friendly toys.

We received for review the Organic Cotton Sorter, the adorable baby Rhino and the toddler two pack of bowls and the toddler 8 pk of utensils. The organic cotton sorter has 6 sides; the bottom is solid, each of the four sides (two terry cloth, one is the softest velour and the 4th is canvas) has a cut out of a different shape which has coordinating blocks and the top side has a flap. The sorter comes with 4 blocks; a square that makes a crinkle sound, an oval that also makes a crinkly sound, a 5 sided plush that has a rattle sound when its shaken and the last shape is a triangle that squeaks and is the perfect size for his little hands. At 1 year old, my son shakes his sorter and enjoys pulling the blocks out but thus far hasn’t figured out that he is supposed to be learning to put each shape block into the sorters coordinating side. I am guessing that will come in the next little while, Mommy doesn’t like to brag but he is quite clever.

Dandelion Earth Friendly Goods has rattles and teethers, toys, plush,  table wear and totes. Their rattlers and teethers are subdivided into blankets, adorable animals (ducks, frogs etc). The developmental are divided into products that stack, sort and attach; perfect for the curious little minds and hands of small children. The plush line has two lines; the “Classic” and the “Believe”, the first features the Bear, Duck and Turtle in snuggly organic cotton. The Believe features the Rhino, the Polar Bear and the Elephant in big and little sizes; the mommy and baby.

We received the baby Rhino, it’s made of snuggly organic  terry cloth and canvas and it is amazingly cute! It’s bigger than I thought, and is quite soft and easily carried around by my son.

Although it looks and feels similar to conventional plastic the plates, bowls and utensils are made using bioplastic which comes primarily from corn. Yes, corn…Polylactic acid (PLA) requires significantly less fossil resources, and generates far fewer green house gases. Sounds like a good idea to me as every little bit helps our earth. The tableware from Dandelion should be hand washed only; do not microwave or put in the dishwasher. We use ours mostly everyday, I find the spoon is larger than our usual spoon which I found too small but I do have to careful not to overload the spoon as it holds more than a mouthful for my little guy. I like the spoons and have used it myself when the dishwasher is full. Our son is not using a fork yet but mommy has eaten a piece of his birthday cake with one and it picks up cake just fine.

A great company with heart and a conscious;Dandelion has recently donated the proceeds of its tote bag sales to the  American Red Cross’ Haiti Earthquake Relief Fund.

Live Green and Play Green, to buy yours visit Dandelion Earth Friendly Goods online

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