Toys n Play

On the 7th Day of Christmas, my true love gave to me...
Great fun toys to play with!!

Like this cool wood rolling chimpanzee by Arksandanimals

These lovely paper animals by Monkeypuzzle

This fun clip on dinosaur tail made by Theblueorange

And these soft felted vegetables sewn by Thefeltedpear

What a fun holiday this will be with fun toys all around!

Just a couple more days...

Till the chosen winner of any Ecoleeko rattle gets the word you won! Sign up now if you haven't! It's super easy! just visit Organic Girls Giveaways blog and comment which you like better. For more options, please read how to increase your chances. You have till April 5th!!

Modern Handmade Child magazine

Etsy Kids has put out a wonderful online FREE magazine titled Modern Handmade Child. It has wonderful showcase of different children's items all lovingly handmade, as well as recipes, craft ideas, interviews, etc!
My waddle doll was featured on one of the pages!
Be sure to grab some tea and take a break to browse this wonderful FREE magazine!

Change.org Needs You!

Attention Small Toy makers, Handmade baby Companies, Etsians, People who purchase 2nd hand kids toys, clothing, furniture, books, Mommies, Daddies, Everyone who buys gifts for babies or kids...We need your help to spread the word and vote at Change.org!!!!

Help us Save Small Business From the CPSIA. I ask you to vote and highly recommend you check it out. You can read more and vote for the idea by clicking the following link:

http://www.change.org/ideas/view/save_handmade_toys_from_the_cpsia

This law will stop many small handmade businesses from existing that create anything for babies or kids under 12 years of age related from existing after February. It is very important for you to know what your government will decide for you and your kids futures! Along with small companies, you be be unable to purchase any kid related material at thrift stores including clothing, toys, games, dolls, shoes, jewelry, used book stores from selling kids books, many large companies will have to discontinue carrying items due to the crazy testing fees, etc small manufacturers will have to pay to keep items legal.
Please help me, Ecoleeko, and many other companies from not disappearing..We all need your help!!!
Mommies..Please pass on to your mommy blogs,friends and groups!!!!!!!!

Search the Handmade Toy Alliance and CPSIA as well for information.
The bill is HR 4040 effective Feb 10th, 2009

The top 10 ideas are going to be presented to the Obama Administration on Inauguration Day and will be supported by a national lobbying campaign run by Change.org, MySpace, and more than a dozen leading nonprofits after the Inauguration. So each idea has a real chance at becoming policy.

Thanks so much for reading. Please vote!!!If you voted once before, you can vote again!

Handmade Toy Alliance Needs your help!

It has recently been brought to my attention that the U.S. Government will be making some serious decisions about the toys available in the U.S. in February...This is important information for U.S. toymakers as well as all Consumers, especially parents of small children..We need everyone to write to their Senators and congressman to save small toy manufacturers! Please visit the links below to find out how and why...

Are you aware that many safe, natural toys &
children's products made or imported by small US
companies will disappear next year? This is due
to needlessly expensive & complicated compliance
requirements contained in the new children's
products safety law. Please learn more and help
us save the natural/specialty children's products industry.
(Excerpt taken from the handmadetoyalliance)

See:
www.handmadetoyalliance.org
www.cpsia-central.ning.com