Go Green – It’s Not Just a Trend Anymore.
We love classic wooden toys and, though our house is still overrun by plastic, we try our best to find and buy as many non-toxic items as we can.
Our latest fave is the Maple Landmark Spinny Speller from Canadian company Go Green Baby. It consists of three four-sided blocks that spin to make 3 dozen simple consonant-vowel-consonant words. It’s great for developing and challenging early reading skills, is constructed of hardwood construction and is 5″ long. It’s recommended for children aged 3 and up. My three year old son digs his, and though he can easily read all of the word sit makes he still has fun creating rhyming words and is trying to teach his sister how easy it is to sound out words and create word families – that alone is worth the price! It’s only $9 so makes an easy & inexpensive addition to your preschooler’s toybox, and a great addition to a birthday or Christmas gift.
The Spinny Speller and so many more cool things are available from Ontario based Go Green Baby.
Win it! We’re giving away a Spinny Speller to a randomly selected reader. To enter, visit Go Green Baby and let us know one or two of your favourite items or things you’d like to see reviewed before noon mst on August 19, 2009.
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August 7th, 2009 at 4:01 am
Thanks for the fun toy giveaway. I would love to see a review of the Organic Caboose Snap Fitted Diaper, or any of the cloth diapers. Thanks!
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August 7th, 2009 at 8:16 am
I love this! I am trying all sorts of things to help with my kids reading, this is something all 4 could use together.
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August 7th, 2009 at 8:18 am
oops, also like the Peppa bonding doll and the Hotslings!
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August 7th, 2009 at 6:33 pm
what a great toy! would love to have you review their oil and creams esp their breastfeeding stuff
and that natural rubber mattress
August 7th, 2009 at 6:47 pm
I love that they have a loan program for baby carriers! How cool! I could reall use an infant insert for my ergo
. This looks great my oldest is learning how to spell.
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August 7th, 2009 at 6:47 pm
I subscribe!
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August 7th, 2009 at 6:49 pm
I’d like to see the Bravado Essential Nursing Bra Tank reviewed.
August 7th, 2009 at 8:30 pm
I would like to see the Dimpleskin products reviewed.
August 7th, 2009 at 9:22 pm
I like the Haba Shape Stacker
August 8th, 2009 at 5:53 am
Thanks for the giveaway! I’d like to read reviews on the glass bottles and the Gaia baby skin care line.
August 8th, 2009 at 9:21 am
I love the Bare Organics Baby Balm and the pepa bonding doll – Tino.
August 8th, 2009 at 11:41 am
I love Go Green Baby. We shop there whenever we are in Kingston visiting family. On our next trip, we will be picking up some of the new Happy Heiny’s one size diapers with snaps. My silly monkey needs a monkey print diaper! I also really like the play food.
August 8th, 2009 at 12:44 pm
I love all of the felt play food especially the pita. Thanks for the giveaway.
August 8th, 2009 at 12:45 pm
I subscribe via google reader.
August 8th, 2009 at 2:32 pm
I would love to hear your thoughts on Nellie’s Laundry Nuggets … w00t for Canadian companies that are natural! That spelling toy looks awesome!
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August 9th, 2009 at 10:07 pm
Another interesting thing about wooden toys is that they ‘capture carbon’ – another reason to get wooden toys!
Wow, what an ingenious idea! I’m off to find out more about the Spinny Speller.
Charndra
August 10th, 2009 at 1:39 pm
The spelling toy is lovely.
August 10th, 2009 at 2:04 pm
What a cool site. I would still like to see the Moby Wrap reviewed, Haba Buggy Book – My Farm Animal, Haba Discovery Blocks and the Peppa Bonding Doll – Tino.
Thanks.
August 10th, 2009 at 2:04 pm
I subscribe.
August 10th, 2009 at 4:42 pm
I’d love to hear some reviews of diaper covers. Especially the hand knit wool ones. Or a comparison of a few. My Kushies covers just don’t cut it.
August 10th, 2009 at 6:25 pm
I would love to see a review on Nellies Laundry Nuggets
August 10th, 2009 at 6:35 pm
I would like to try the laundry products…especially the Nellie’s Laundry Nuggets.
August 11th, 2009 at 10:52 am
I’d like to see a review/comparison of the baby skin care lines. Love the felt play food (except that it needs to be hand washed).
August 11th, 2009 at 12:44 pm
I would like to try the Eucalan No Rinse Delicate Wash Laundry. Thanks.
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August 14th, 2009 at 11:10 am
I’d love to see a review of the Haba Buggy Books and the Dimpleskins Naturals BooBoo Goo.
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August 14th, 2009 at 2:06 pm
I love the rolling turtles. But ouch the price!
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August 15th, 2009 at 6:33 pm
I’d like to see a review of their Natural cleaning products, especially the Nellie’s Laundry Nuggets. Thanks for the great giveaway.
August 17th, 2009 at 9:20 pm
This looks great!
I would love to see a review of the moby wrap or the cuddly wrap, and any of the cloth diapering products – it looks so much easier to cloth diaper than I thought it was!