Little Boy Favourites - TRUCKS

I was out for dinner last night with a few friends and one commented that I needed to put up more Little Boy Favourites, so I came home and thought about what Hs favourite toys were and what did I come up with? TRUCKS.
Trucks of any shape, make, colour and material.

So here are a few faves and some neat pluses for each brand that make them parent "friendly" as well!

Sprig Toys
www.sprigtoys.com
-battery-free
-eco-friendly (made from reclaimed plastic and recycled wood, no decorative paint and minimal packaging)
-paint-free
-kid-powered


Green Toys
www.greentoys.com
-use recycled milk containers as the main ingredient in creating the toys
-contain no traceable amounts of Phthalates or BPA
-designed without any external coatings, eliminating the fear of lead paint
-strive to minimize packaging and are packaged in recycled corrugated boxes with no plastics, cellophane or twist-ties


Wow! Toys
www.wowtoys.com
-use high grade materials that are very strong so the toys are durable and don’t break
-no small parts in the toys
-don’t use any toxic materials
-there are no used batteries to throw away either

Bruder Toys
-true to life
-model-sized to encourage children to imitate real life in the form of role plays
-everything - from the initial ideal to production and marketing - is done under one roof at BRUDER's principal offices in Fürth, Germany
-ROADMAX series is designed and has functions for small children

We have trucks from both Sprig and Green Toys, but have yet to try out the Wow! line but have heard great things about them! All but the Sprig line can be puchased from Chapters as well.

Favourite Toys - Discover Rig by Sprig Toys

Today we had a few friends over and I was reminded of another favourite - this toy car that my parents bought for H. The two 3 year old boys who were here today just loved running around the yard and pushing it.

There are a lot of neat things about this toy:

#1: It is made of out Sprigwood - a durable, child-safe, bio-composite material made from bits of reclaimed wood and recycled plastic.
#2: It is paint free as no decorative paint is needed on the assembly line because they dye Sprigwood during the production process.
#3: It is designed in Colorado, but made in Canada.
#4: It is kid-powered, so no batteries are needed. When a child rolls the Discover Rig forward, it triggers the generator that fuels the lights and sounds.
#5: It has a two level push bar which grows with your child.
#6: It has three play modes, Search (lights only), Rally (lights and motor sounds) and Adventure (lights, motor, dialog, sound effects and songs)
#7: Other characters can be bought for this truck that tell a different story than the one that it came with.

H loves to crawl while pushing it around and he watches the light come on and listens to the music. I can see that once he starts really moving, this will be a fav of his for sure! Daddy also really likes it too! ;)

In a time where it seems that ALL of their toys take batteries, this is a neat alternative that will really get your child moving.

The Discover Rig can be purchased online at http://www.sprigtoys.com/products/adventure_series/discover.php for $39.99 or from Homesense for $29.99.

Check out this toy and the many others that Sprig makes!