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• Haba Bottle Set Spikes Kids' Imagination, Grown-Ups' Thirst

  It's hard not to imagine this bottle carrier from Haba ($12.95 at Planet Happy Toys) filled with ice-cold Grolsch lager, but assuming your kids are still a few years away from falling off the wagon, they should settle right into playing milk-delivery (is there an official gender-neutral word for "milkman"?) with the set. Made in Germany from natural wood, glass, ceramic, metal, rubber, and water-based finishes. In other words, no lead! Posted Jan 31 2008, 10:02 AM by Aaron Burgess with | with no comments Filed under: Haba, Toys, imaginative play, lead-free, milk bottles, milkman

• Playmobil Walking the Plank on Sept. 19

  Cute when kids are observing it, slightly less so when its founders are a Wife Swap segment, International Talk Like A Pirate Day is Sept. 19, and Playmobil is giving a hearty "Yaarrr!" via its One-Eyed Pirate figure. At just $2.99, the wee plastic swashbuckler is a nicely accessorized (and, as the German-manufactured Playmobil notes, lead-free) entry into the Playmobil universe, and an equally fine addition to the company's line of pirate toys and accessories. Recommended for ages 3 and up, as gold, guns and garb are removable. Posted Sep 13 2007, 08:13 PM by Aaron Burgess with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: Pirates, lead-free, figurines, playmobil

• Green Baby: Wooden and Wicker Handcart from Tree House Blues

  Tree House Blue believes that traditional toys made from natural organic products provide the best platform from which children can be creative.  This wooden and wicker handcart is no exception. Perfectly sized for your your child to cart around their beloved treasures.  Available at  Tree House Blue for £79.95 Posted Sep 11 2007, 02:06 PM by chrisjordan with | with no comments Filed under: non-toxic, green baby, wagon, wicker, lead-free, non-plastic, organic toys, wooden, cart

• Bring It On With the CITO Crane by Guidecraft

  CITO by Guidecraft ($71.40) can handle all of your child's toughest building tasks.  Made of non toxic birch plywood with black rubber wheels.  Non plastic, non toxic, lead free, but best of all the kind of toy that inspires hours of imaginative play.   Posted Sep 09 2007, 10:57 AM by chrisjordan with | with no comments Filed under: imaginative play, non-toxic, wood toys, guidecraft, lead-free, cito, non-plastic, truck

• Big Deal: Lead-Free, Educational Toys!

  What more could you ask for?  Readers of Karly's Wiping Up Snot blog will be happy to know they can shop at eBeanstalk, using the code SNOT (what?) in order to save 10% off their orders AND free shipping!  eBeanstalk tests all their toys and proved it to Karly in a document she posted on her site. I like the site because it lists the toys in age categories, like this Super Shapes Dump Truck for $37, listed under the 1 Year-Old's section.  Baby learns cause and effect, and not the kind where if you chew your toys, you'll get very sick.  Posted Sep 07 2007, 09:33 AM by Karen Sugarpants with | with no comments Filed under: Toys, baby toys, educational, big deal, ebeanstalk, coupon code, lead-free, shapes sorter