PRESS RELEASE
For immediate release: June 21, 2016
Dr. Toy announces the Tenth Annual Dr. Toy’s Best Green Toy and Children’s Products Awards and Best Green Company Award -2016
For the tenth year Stevanne Auerbach, PhD/Dr. Toy, recognizes the Best Green Toy and Children’s Products and the Best Green Company.
Past Best Green Company Winners are: Bears for Humanity, Blue Orange Games, Green Toys, Hape Toys, Hugg a Planet, Maple Landmark. OWI, Plan Toys, and Thames & Kosmos.
The 2016 Dr. Toy’s Best Green Company Award is proudly presented to. Green Kids Club.
The award winning 2016 Dr. Toy’s Best Green Toys and Children’s Products are made by companies striving to inspire children to appreciate the environment and help them learn to take better care of our natural resources. These companies are making products to teach children more about our planet and producing playthings that are based on green principles. These are excellent examples of playthings that are made safely, are healthy to use, and have plenty of other special play and learning values.
These green products constitute a small number among all the choices of the many positive play products available, but we need to start somewhere.
As awareness grows, more families are thinking and considering new directions that are safer, more balanced, healthier, and in many cases are reflective of the “slow” movement as they provide play that respects the child’s pace of exploration.
About the Best Green Company - 2016
Dr. Toy is pleased to bestow the highly coveted tenth annual Best Green Company Award to Green Kids Club
Unique, multi-faceted approach to engaging kids through stories, activities, lessons, video and music. The Green Kids Club works with animals to improve our world by using basic sustainability concepts of preservation, reduction, prevention and mitigation. Stories are developed to teach children the importance of protecting habitats to maintain ecosystems, animal life and ultimately human life.
More details at www.drtoy.com and www.greenkidsclub.com.
About Best Green Products
Dr. Toy recognizes these fine Best Green Toy Products and the astute, eco-aware companies making these eco-friendly products. They are each making a difference in their own way and making important contributions. Each step moves us toward a healthier home and community.
Dr. Toy has identified diversified products that help children learn more about their world, and have found quality products either made from organic materials or produced in ways that are healthier. Consumers are encouraged to consider these products for home or school or as gifts.
Dr. Toy is again pleased to recognize diverse, ground breaking companies and a range of products that are helping to create a healthier place for everyone to live.
Dr. Toy’s Best Green Products 2016
Selected by Stevanne Auerbach, Ph.D. (Dr. Toy)
# / Company / Product, Type / Price / Age / 1st Intro / CustSrv# / www.
1 / Amazing Toys / Amazing Eco Ten CO CP ES GN / $39.90 / 8-12 / 2015 / 852-2368-9068 / amazing-toys.com.hk
2 / Ateliers19 / Bizibots AC CP GN WT / $40.00 / 7-12 / 2015 / 415-205-4994 / bizibots.com
3 / CelebriDucks / Good Duck AE OP GN BA / $11.99 / 0 mo-12yr / 2016 / 415-456-3452 / celebriducks.com
4 / Green Kids Club / Shark and the Volcano BO ES EC SR / $9.99 / 4-10 / 2015 / 208-881-5184 / greenkidsclub.com
5 / Green Toys / Rescue Boat & Helicopter BA GN EC TY / $34.99 / 2-6 / 2016 / 415-839-9971 / greentoys.com
6 / Horizon Group / Creative Roots Hand Print Stone AC AS CP GN / $4.99 / 6-12 / 2015 / 800-651-0616 / horizongroupusa.com
7 / Horizon Group / Miracle-Gro My Fairy Flower Terranium CP EC ES OP / $14.99 / 6-12 / 2016 / 800-651-0616 / horizongroupusa.com
8 / Horizon Group / Miracle-Gro My First Garden EC ES GN OP / $14.99 / 6-12 / 2016 / 800-651-0616 / horizongroupusa.com
9 / Paper Trax Toys / Paper Trax Super Pack AE CO GN SC / $24.99 / 3-12 / 2016 / 310-872-0303 / papertraxtoys.com
10 / Tactic Games / Hit360 AE EC GE WT / $30.00 / 7-12 / 2016 / 216-288-0087 / tactic.net/fp.php?lang=US
11 / Tactic Games / Kubb AE GE SR WT / $50.00 / 8-12 / 2016 / 216-288-0087 / tactic.net/fp.php?lang=US
12 / Wild Republic / Creations Jewelry AS NO SC SR / $4.00 / 3-12 / 2014 / 800-800-9678 / kmtoys.com
Product information updated regularly on www.drtoy.com
Key:
AC = arts and crafts
AE = active
AS = accessories and decor
BA = bath toy
BO = book
CO = construction
CP = creative
EC = eco-friendly
ES = educational skills
GE = game
GN = green
NO = novelty
OP = outdoor play
SC = science
SR = socially responsible
TY = toy
WT = wooden toy
About Dr. Toy and Award Programs
Dr. Toy, Stevanne Auerbach, PhD, is the author of Dr. Toy's Smart Play/Smart Toys, published in the USA and 12 other countries, which provides tools to enhance a child's "PQ" (Play Quotient) from baby to age 12. She has written 15 other books three on toys, and hundreds of articles on toys and play. Dr. Auerbach, founder of the popular web site, Dr. Toy's Guide, is the only PhD in Child Development evaluating the best developmentally appropriate toys and children's products. Through the Dr. Toy Awards Program she recognizes the best toys and play things in many categories including, Best of the Year, Best Picks, Best Classics, Best Vacation, and Best Green. The web site has links to the product makers and retailers and other useful sites for parents, teachers, children, and toy enthusiasts.
Interviews regarding the recommended Best Green Products can be arranged through – Greg Walsh, Walsh PR (203-292-6280)
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