What if your baby’s toys were able to give back and do good? It’s probably inevitable that your little one is going to acquire some toys after they arrive. However, those toys don’t necessarily have to be plastic toys that break easily or noisy toys that drive you crazy. Instead, here are some lasting toys that have the added bonus of giving back in some way.
5 Toys that Give Back
1. Cuddle + Kind
These heirloom quality, hand-knit dolls are so sweet. Purchasing 1 doll provides 10 meals to children through their partnerships with World Food Program USA and Children’s Hunger Fund.
2. One World Futbol
One World Futbol believes in the power, and benefits, of play: full body wellness, emotional well-being, resilience, social competence, creativity. When you buy one of their balls, One World Futbol donates a durable soccer ball to organizations working with youth in disadvantaged communities.
3. Rose & Rex
The Rose & Rex website hosts a ton of different toys for all ages from fair trade companies, like this fun plant-based rubber bath car. Through their sales, Rose & Rex gives back a percentage to Second Chance Toys and 1% For the Planet.
4. Tegu Blocks
These magnetic wooden blocks from Tegu are great for little hands and developing minds! Tegu believes in boundless play without objectives. Tegu uses responsibly harvested wood to make their blocks. Your purchase provides stable jobs and improves the livelihood of their factory employees in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. They even invite customers to travel to Honduras to see their factory first hand.
5. Forever We Dolls
The Forever We dolls are designed to help caregivers engage in conversations with kids, as well as empower them to do something to make a difference. A portion of their sales is donated to Cure Childhood Cancer. They also have a buy one, give one option; when you purchase one doll, Forever We will gift a doll to a child with cancer.
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