Kids Green & Outdoor Gifts
If you’re looking for a different type of gift for your son, daughter, niece or nephew try a green gift or outdoor gift. These types of gifts typically inspire more thought. They can also get the child to feel more engaged either physically or mentally.
With the push for green products there have been a great variety of green kids toys popping up. These toys make great and unique gift ideas and you’re able to feel even better about giving them.
If the child you’re buying the gift for likes to color consider recycled crayons from Crazy Crayons. This company takes crayon stubs and melts them down so they can make new crayons. The new crayons are poured into molds to create crayons with fun and different shapes. Staying on theme with the green idea they package these crayons with recycled materials nicely finished with a grass ribbon.
If something related to animals would be a hit take a look at the Tofu Bear made by Soysilk. This biodegradable, non-toxic stuffed bear is made from the waste products that are formed from the production of tofu. If stuffed bears aren’t your thing check out Preserve Endangered Species Toothbrushes from Recycline. These toothbrushes help teach about wildlife conservation and recycling. Plus a portion of the sales are donated to the National Wildlife Federation.
For the child who loves to build or create things you may consider a solar educational kit. These kits provide a great way to teach children the basics of solar power by allowing them to build a small functioning solar power device that can be used for things like charging batteries. They are a great introduction to solar and energy in general.
For a gift that’s both green and involved with the outdoors you may consider the childrens book Fanny at Chez Panisse. This book teaches kids good habits about eating healthy and cooking, but it also teaches about recycling, composting and farming. This book provides a great introduction to healthy, environmental habits.
Outdoor gift ideas area a great way to get kids to be more active, or to engage more in their outdoor surroundings. Kids who spend too much time indoors can become a bit detached or never feel that connection with nature. Plus playing outside can be so much fun!
You can go for one of the basics like a bike, scooter or rollerblades. Remember how much fun they were when you were a kid; riding down the street exploring new areas. Plus there are fun accessories kids can add to some of these things to personalize them.
To help them start looking at their world in a different way you may consider an inexpensive digital camera, or a telescope. You can get the lower end versions of these to start with and if there is an interest you can slowly move up to better quality models. They both provide a great learning tool.
To truly give a gift in the spirit of the outdoors you might consider camping or hiking accessories. Items like a sleeping bag can be used on a family camping trip or at a sleep over at a friends house.
This may not sound like an outdoor inspired gift at first, but a digital kids watch can create hours of entertainment if it is the type with a timer function. The sporty ones have various functions that help them create all sorts of outdoor games.
These are just a few ideas, but there is an almost endless list of fun kids gift ideas that involve the environment — either being outside enjoying our environment or considering our impact on our environment.
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