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  • Gift Guide: 10 most popular eco toys for each age

    by Sharon Keilthy
    To inspire your gifts, here are the 10 eco-toys that are most popular at the moment - overall, or click an age group for our age-specific top-10. C...

  • STABILO Woody: 5 Spooky Uses to Decorate for Hallowe'en

    by Sharon Keilthy
    We adore STABILO Woody solid-paint pencils because they're so versatile! Made in Germany from sustainable local wood and no plastic, they're the su...

  • Secondhand September (for KIDS!)

    by Sharon Keilthy
    Buying something pre-loved rather than new is wonderful for our planet because: It avoids the carbon emissions and the materials extraction (mini...

  • How to Start a Little Free Beach Toy Library

    by Sharon Keilthy
    How to start a little free library of beach toys with the inspiring Ciara of Tournore Little Free LibraryIn summary: Get a local community group o...

  • Refill your water bottle...just ask, anywhere with a tap!

    by Sharon Keilthy
    This time last year Tayto Park told me they were installing water fountains......so I was sad last weekend to find none. But I get that it's not ea...

  • Circular toys (not talking about their shape!)

    by Sharon Keilthy
    We'd love your help thinking about how to make toys 'circular' in Ireland. We exist to inspire a playfully sustainable world: offering 750 sustaina...

  • Not your fault (but you can help!)

    by Sharon Keilthy
    "It's really not your fault." I've had to say this to several people lately. Each was interviewing me for an article or research. As I described ou...

  • De-confusing bioplastics

    by Sharon Keilthy
    "Is this bioplastic toy truck compostable / biodegradable?" (No and you wouldn't want it to be!) I hear this question a lot. It shows how (understa...

  • The Romance of Repair

    by Sharon Keilthy
    Staying with my friend Christina, I noticed her snapped-in-two sunglasses sitting in her car. I secretly got them fixed and put them back there, as...

  • We are a zero waste business...here's how

    by Sharon Keilthy
    Aim for zero It was 2014 and a friend I'd made at a yoga retreat shared a Facebook post by Trash is for Tossers - a girl in New York who produces a...

  • Earth-Kind Toys: A Simple How-To

    by Sharon Keilthy
    "I want to be more eco-friendly in my toy choices, but I don't know where to start." I hear you! It's great you want to do better. Making 90% of to...

  • Slow Soft Toys

    by Sharon Keilthy
    Soft toys have had some bad press in recent years. They can be full of germs and grime. And they often end their lives in landfill / incineration. ...