When we were expecting Darah, I had many parents warn us that our home was about to become a plastic jungle, at least for the next 10 years. Tim and I REALLY didn’t want to see that happen. We didn’t want our house to be overrun with toys at all (um, yeah, totally FAILED that one), and we also didn’t want plastic junk everywhere made with questionable chemicals and that would easily break and have to be pitched.
So it may seem a little strange that I’m featuring a plastic fire trucktoday as an excellent toy of choice for your little. But this isn’t just any old plastic fire truck! It’s from Green Toys, and it is made entirely out of recycled plastic! milk containers! Even the packaging it comes in is made entirely of recycled and recyclable materials. It is the world’s greenest emergency vehicle!
It’s also SO much fun! Darah is a HUGE fan of fire trucks, always on the lookout for them when she takes a ride in the car, and always listening out for their sirens. We live a few blocks away from a big fire station, so she gets to hear those sirens at least once a day, much to her delight. Her Green Toys fire truck rarely even gets put away. It seems to now live in our hallway, which is the best place for “driving.” Her smaller stuffed animals and figurines are also getting extra play time, as they will fit on top of the fire truck, much to Darah’s delight.
I have given the truck a thorough inspection, and I am very impressed with the quality. It really looks as though it was built to endure many hours of play from children who love their toys, but aren’t necessarily the best at taking care of them, yet. I expect that our fire truck will endure quite a bit of rough-housing with Darah, but will still be in fine shape for the next child, or even for Darah’s kids later on. It’s definitely a winner!
Green Toys has an excellent line of eco-friendly toys, all made from recycled materials, and also all free from lights, batteries and other annoying things that play for your child, instead of encouraging imaginative play. The price points for the toys are a bit higher than their non-recycled plastic counterparts from other brands, but these are toys that are built to last generations, instead of having planned obsolescence, so I think they are worth it! The fire truck I reviewed retails for $27.99
Win it!: One lucky Stuff Parents Need reader will win a Green Toys Fire Truck! The contest will run until September 4th at 11:59pm EST when a winner will be selected via Random.org. The winner will have 48 hours to respond to winning notification before the prize is forfeited and a new winner is selected. Open to residents of the United States. Limit one entrant per household, please.
Mandatory entry: Tell me one other Green Toys product that would be welcome in your home!
My answer: The school bus!
Additional entries:
1. Sponsor love: Like Green Toys on Facebook
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Be sure to enter my other current giveaways, found on the sidebar of my blog.
Disclosure: I received a complimentary product for review purposes. The opinions expressed here are strictly my own.
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flatbed truck and racecar
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My son would love the Tool Set
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I also like the dump truck. What great products.
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My favorite is the fire truck. My son would love it!
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The Stackable cups!
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My boys would loooove the fire truck!!!
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the dump truck my son loves dump trucks but is also very good at breaking them
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I would love to buy the pizza parlor for my kids. The pieces just look so realistic and I bet they would have fun playing with it. As long as I could keep them from eating it. 🙂
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I like the schoolbus.
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The chef set!
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The pink dump truck!
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the pizza play set
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I would love the Chef’s kit as well =) So cute!
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flat truck is really nice
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I would like the flying disk
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the flying disk!
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I like the Green Toy Blocks. My son loves blocks, he could play all day.
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My son would also dig the tool set or the pizza parlor set (he is a huge pizza fan)
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My daughter would love the pink toolbox set! I love that they make it in pink!
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The PINK DUMP TRUCK would be a great second toy from this company! I can’t tell you how many times our daughter tries to “borrow” her brothers’ dump truck – if she had a pink one, they’d never “borrow” hers!!! I have never seen a pink one!
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I think my sons would love the School Bus. Thanks!
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My son basically loves anything with wheels and a motor. Imagine if he got the Flat bed truck and race car.
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I love the pink tool set!
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The pizza parlor looks awesome.
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I love the chef set! As my hubby is a chef 🙂
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I’m torn between the blocks and the dump truck!
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The Flatbed Truck with Race Car would be my boys pick!
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love the tea set and school bus!
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The Pink Dump Truck and the Indoor Gardening Kit would be very welcome in our home!
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I like the sandwich shop
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I’d love their play sand set for those lazy beach days!
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I bought the tea set for my granddaughter several years ago and it is still in perfect shape after lots of use. Another product I would like are the blocks.
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Honesly, my kids are totally into fire trucks as well since their uncle is an actual fireman! However, Dump Trucks are always popular with them as well!
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I like the tea set.
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Either the dump truck or tug boat 🙂
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Either the pink dump truck or the chef set.
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My daughter would love the fabulous Green Toys™ Pink Dump Truck
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we would love the Flatbed Truck & Race Car
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Chef set!!
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my son would love the flatbed truck and race car…
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The chef set!
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candace says
My son LOVES Firetrucks! But he would also like the recycling truck alot also!
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I would love to have the Tool Set
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I think my son would love the Race Car!
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The dump truck is also really cool:)
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like the Dump Truck
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I’d love to have their eco saucer and jump ropes!
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I would love to have the Dump Truck for my son! He has the Recycle truck and loves it.
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I think the Flatbed Truck & Race Car is also great
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We would love the cooking and dining set
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I would also love the Racecar
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The Cookware and Dining Set, my daughter has always wanted that set~!
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We love Green Toys– Railiegh has the recycle truck and tea set and they are great! I have had my eye on this firetruck since it came out last year. I think she’d also like the school bus or dump truck.
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My kids would enjoy the Tool Set.
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The cookware and dining set or the pink tool set would be welcome in our home!
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