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• No Pandas Were Harmed in the Making of This Bamboo Spork

  Considering that bamboo is the fastest-growing plant on earth, it'd be great to see this kids' spork from Bambu rise up to overtake the petroleum-based contraptions we're used to getting from takeout joints. Handmade from 100% organically grown moso (among the bamboo species not munched on by pandas), Bambu's spork is free of bleaches or dyes and is generally one of the safer contraptions your toddler can stick in his or her mouth, relatively speaking. Read More... Posted Apr 10 2008, 09:02 AM by Aaron Burgess with | with no comments Filed under: eco-friendly, bamboo, bambu, kitchen, sporks, branch, fair labor practices, sustainable products, eating utensils, kids' utensils

• Truth in Advertising: Pure and Natural Animals

  Let's see: Hand-made? Check. Naturally pigmented? Yep. Made from 100% organic cotton? Indeed. From designer Volker Senger, these all-natural animals ($16 from Branch) are also machine-washable, which means you can run 'em through a warm cycle before baby starts to suck them into tatters. Read More... Posted Feb 04 2008, 03:44 PM by Aaron Burgess with | with no comments Filed under: organic, Toys, handmade, dolls, hand made, green baby, animals, organic cotton, natural toys, animal toys, green toys, branch, playthings, eco-friendly toys, volker senger

• Hand Made: Zebra Hand Puppets

  If there's one toy I think I enjoy as much as children, it's puppets. This zebra puppet, one of several available at Branch for $22, is hand-knit by women as part of a knitting collective in rural Kenya. Branch is a sustainable design website, and as such, they offer assurances that the puppet is dyed only with natural dyes, is safe for kids, and its makers are treated and compensated fairly. There's also a cutie-pie lion, dog, monkey ($24) and click through to see an uber-cool octopus ($78, complete with scarf!). Read More... Posted Jan 14 2008, 08:34 AM by Erin Behan with | with no comments Filed under: Toys, hand made, green baby, puppets, branch