Apple Park Picnic Pals
These little guys, made from organic cotton, soy, hemp and silk, are a perfect match for that sweet little one in your life. Each plush animal holds a gift of love; a heart-shaped apple seed rattle. Props to the adorably sustainable packaging: made from 100% recycled paper; printed with soy ink. $48, www.applepark.com
Green Toys Recycling Truck
Trust us, your little man will have the coolest truck on the block! How many boys can really say their truck is made in the U.S.A from 100 percent recycled plastic milk containers? $24.99 www.greentoys.com
Shains Jane Goodall Save The Animals Kit
These bracelets made of recycled and recyclable materials, simply rock: especially this Save The Animals Kit, which includes 50 endangered species icons in order to raise awareness on animals on the brink of extinction. Shainsware will contribute 10 percent of net sales to the Jane Goodall Institute with each purchase. $12, www.shainsware.com
Plan Toys Tea Set
Who said tea-time required pink dresses and plastic scones? This set from Plan Toys, an eco-conscious company using sustainable materials and practices to produce safe products with non-formaldehyde glue and water-based dyes, puts a modern twist on tea-time. $28, www.plantoys.com
Under the Nile Tool Box
Maybe the little handyman can teach Dad a bit about being eco-conscious with this Tool Box set. Inside the wooden toolbox (made at the company’s vocational training center on the Sekem farm) are 100 percent organic Egyptian cotton tools made from leftover toy scraps. $34, www.underthenile.com
Kidzsack
Let the kids make their own mark on these backpacks made from 100 percent recovered cotton scraps and recycled polyester made from plastic soda bottles. It’s pretty simple, yet super creative: pick a design (a bunch of fun ones to choose from); color with eight washable, non-toxic markers; wash; and let the creativity begin again! $18, www.kidzsack.com