Last year I went up to New York to speak at BlogHer and attend Blogger Bash. One of the very best events at Blogger Bash is Sweet Suite. It’s basically a huge toy show! You get to see what’s new from great brands, play with your old faves, meet new brands and just have a great time. I had a ball meeting the various companies and seeing what I wanted to get for Ro and Kai in the future.
One brand really stood out to me because their booth made such a strong impression. The rep had big ol’ mason jars of translucent white chips and asked us to touch it and guess what it was. After a few wrong guesses on my part she told me it was recycled milk jug pieces…..from which all the toys in her booth were made.
I was like:
And she was like:
I was immediately impressed. Then she went further and led the introduction to the toy product line with the best words any mom of two messy toddlers could hear:
“…our toys are dishwasher safe”
She may have said more after that…. she may have mentioned something about
- no BPA
- no phthalates
- no PVC
- recycled packaging
- soy ink
- made in USA
…. but honestly I tuned out after the dishwasher safe thing and was basically just like:
So, I’m happy to partner with Green Toys Inc for their #PledgetoPlay initiative. It’s an easy pledge to make. You just turn off your tech and gadgets for an hour a day and enjoy good old-fashioned playtime! As Green Toys calls it:
“100% play, no batteries necessary.”
You already know we are a playful family. We play most of the day, we learn through play, and although forced…I recently spent some gadget-free time with the kids lol. We have a lot of battery-free play time and I’m pumped to help other moms enjoy some quality play time with their kids, no matter what it looks like in their households!
The Pledge started on March 19th with Earth Hour and ends April 22nd, Earth Day! If you share pics on Facebook and/or Instagram of you playing with your kids, or your kids enjoying some 100% play, be sure to tag it with #PledgetoPlay to be eligible to win a Green Toys toy chest packed with $150 worth of goodies.
You can also win the Green Toys Rescue Boat & Helicopter (that Rohan has NOT put down since it arrived) by entering below.
Remember, only OKDani.com subscribers are eligible to win (and I do check) so be sure to SUBSCRIBE HERE so you can win!
GOOD LUCK!!
Those toys look great, super durable. Perfect for young children.
I don’t have a dishwasher (unless you count the hubster) but all that other no BPA, soy ink, etc, etc made this super paranoid mom (it’s my first-and will be my ONLY- kid) perk up! When Micah finally detaches himself from me, he loves to play. We’ll be down with #PledgeToPlay.
We LOVE Greent Toys in our house too! I’m all about gadget-free toys too so these would be great to add to our collection! Thanks for hosting this fantastic giveaway!
My son would love to play with this toy
You had me at dishwasher safe…
Seriously, we’ve also been really conscious about the toys our kids play with and are all about Green Toys! I’m taking the pledge!
My favorite were Matchbox cars.
I loved My Little Ponies.
I was way into My Little Ponies when I was growing up.
I had cabbage patch kids
I loved my barbie’s.
We had a blowing bubbles mower we all loved
I had a plastic doll I named Priscilla. I carried her around by her hair and took her everywhere with me – including the bathtub. That was back when they had the metal eyeballs that opened and closed. Her eyes eventually rusted out, but I still carried her around with the holes in her head.
My favorite toy was Barbie.
My favorite toy as a kid were my legos.
favorite toy as a kid was my barbie dolls.Barbie and Ken
I loved playing with my neat slinky
Legos were my favorite or puzzles as a kid.
My favorite toy as a child would have to be pound puppies
I liked barbie or my cabbage patch kids.