Where to find Non-Toxic Toys
When buying toys for your children, it's important to prioritise natural, non-toxic materials. Children spend hours each day playing with, chewing on, and cuddling their toys, making them vulnerable to chemical exposure through skin contact, inhalation, and ingestion.
Many conventional toys contain harmful chemicals like phthalates, lead, BPA, and flame retardants. These toxins can leach out over time and migrate into your child's body, potentially leading to hormone disruption, developmental delays, and other health concerns. Soft plastics, bright paints, and foam materials are particularly problematic, often off-gassing chemicals that children breathe in during play.
When choosing toys for your children, look for those made from solid wood, natural rubber, natural fibres like organic cotton, stainless steel, and food-grade silicone. These materials are gentle on children's developing bodies, durable, and free from the toxins present in conventional plastic toys. By opting for non-toxic toys for your little ones, you can protect their health and ensure they are not exposed to unnecessary chemicals during the very activities that support their growth and development.
Here are some great non-toxic toy finds for kids:
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Over The Dandelions Organic Muslin Bunny Ears Teether
This organic bunny ears teether is made from GOTS certified organic muslin and beechwood, which is naturally antibacterial, hard wearing & completely safe for babies.
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Lion + Lamb Wooden Peace Teether
Natural Beech Wood Peace Teethers are 100% certified non-toxic and hand sanded to a smooth finish. Each teether is left unpolished, uncoated and untreated.
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Tikiri My First Bath Toy & Rattle
Tikiri's animals are handmade from sustainable natural rubber and is 100% plastic free. Certified plastic free baby toy- BPA free, Phthalate free & PVC free. The animals also have no holes to allow for mould to build up inside.
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Olli Ella Dinkum Dogs
Olli Ella Dinkum Dogs meets or exceeds ASTM, COSIA, EN71 & AS/NZS ISO 8124-1:2019 toy safety regulations for children.
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Fabelab Soft Toys
100% Organic cotton and Corn fibre filling.
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Ostheimer Castle
Made from sustainably sourced alder wood. Finished with organic plant-based oils.
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Fabelab Dress Up Wings
Made from 100% organic cotton. A great alternative to plastic-based fairy wings.
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Q Toys Wooden Blocks
All Q Toys products are made of plantation timber using non-toxic child safe materials. The company has a strong emphasis on quality, fair trade practices and sustainability.
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Tender Leaf Toys Birdie Tea Set
Ethically made from sustainable rubberwood with toxic free paint colours and so safe for little ones. Tender Leaf wooden toys are formaldehyde free. Before any of our designs go into production, they are rigorously tested and meet the safety standard EN71, ASTM and AS/NZ ISO.
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Plan Toys Baby Car
Ethically made from solid, sustainable and preservative rubber wood, painted with safe water-based colours. The company uses a special chemical-free kiln drying process and to assemble the parts a special certified, non-formaldehyde E-Zero glue is used instead of traditional toxic wood glue. For 6 months +.
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Q Toys Baby Wooden Toys
All Q Toys products are made of plantation timber using non-toxic child safe materials. The company has a strong emphasis on quality, fair trade practices and sustainability. Check recommended age on each item.
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Sarah's Silks
Playsilks are dyed with non-toxic, eco-friendly dyes and have been safety tested for children of all ages.
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