It is awesome to see so many toys coming on to the market that offer something ‘different’ to the plastic fantastic stuff you buy in mainstream stores. Click Clack Toys is one of these companies that is both child-friendly AND eco-friendly! Click Clack Toys are designed with…
I was really excited when I heard about ‘For Them For You‘ because I love when people turn their compassion in to action. It is a privilege to support those who want to do good for the benefit of some of the world’s most vulnerable. This is…
With Christmas approaching, it seems timely to begin a 4 part series on toys to avoid and offer some helpful alternatives. Toy shopping can be overwhelming. We are exposed to all sorts of advertising and marketing that convinces us we need to ‘spoil’ our children. Let’s…
Part 1 was all about avoiding sexualised dolls this christmas. Today this is about avoiding toys that restrict our children’s play through negative gender stereotypes. As the mother of 3 boys I know that each of my boys is different. One might lovingly play with a…
Of course this is a parody. But as with all parody’s there’s truth in there somewhere. Although Barbie was one (if not the) first sexualised doll she’s looking pretty tame compared to more recent creations by toy manufacturers. Toy manufacturers will continue to push the…
Eco-friendly Ethical Shopping Alternatives Just recently I’ve been thinking about Christmas and how every year we seem to accumulate more and more um, stuff. Every year I feel challenged to do Christmas a little differently – to buy less and be more thoughtful and considerate…