• Skip to main content
  • Skip to header right navigation
  • Skip to site footer
Self-Sufficient Kids

Self-Sufficient Kids

  • Raising Self-Sufficient Kids
  • Life Skills for Kids
  • Explore
    • Toddlers and Preschoolers
    • School-Aged Children
    • Teenagers
    • Kids Chores
    • Kids and Money
    • Encouraging Self-Sufficiency in Kids
    • Kids Routines
    • Communicating with Children
    • Kids Emotions
    • Growth Mindset
    • Kids Activities and Play
    • Gifts for Kids
  • Shop
  • Course
  • Membership
  • About
FacebookTweetPin

39 Eco-Friendly Gifts for Kids of All Ages, Infants Through Teens

by Kerry Flatley, Certified Parent Educator

Are you raising a self-sufficient kid? Click here to take my 2-minute quiz and find out.

Do you do too much for your kids? Click here to take my 2-minute quiz and find out.

eco-friendly gifts for kids of all ages

Quality eco-friendly gifts for kids and teens can be hard to find. These thirty-nine presents are not only green but have lasting appeal. 

Quality eco-friendly gifts for kids and teens can be hard to find. These thirty-four presents are not only green but have lasting appeal.

(This post contains affiliate links. If you click on a link and purchase the item, I will receive a commission at no extra cost to you.)

After only a few years as a parent, it hit me: our house was engulfed in a sea of toys.

And not just toys. Plastic toys. Toys that would never decompose. Toys that would last forever.

Add to that the fact that half these toys were rarely or never played with, and the situation became even more depressing.

If I could turn back the clock and do it all over again, I’d not only be more deliberate about the toys we let into the house but also try my best to choose the most environmentally-friendly options possible.

The list I’ve put together contains eco-friendly gift ideas for children of all ages – from infants all the way up to teens.

In addition to seeking out green options, I’ve also chosen toys and gifts that kids and teens are most likely to appreciate and that have enduring appeal.

Does your family have a favorite eco-friendly toy or gift? Let me know about it in the comments below.

Image of a little girl sweeping the floor with the question - Are you raising a self-sufficient kid? Click here to take my quiz and find out!

Toys for Babies and Toddlers

eco-friendly toys for babies and toddlers

From left to right:

Manhattan Toy Skwish Rattle: Made with sustainable wood, un-dyed.

HABA Kringelring Rattle & Clutching Toy: Made with sustainable wood

Blanket Bunny: 100% organic cotton

Organic Cotton Stuffed Scraptopus: 100% organic cotton

Eco-Friendly Imaginative Play Gifts for Preschoolers

eco-friendly

From left to right:

Hape Wood Toy Cars: Made with 100% non-toxic wood

Organimals, Devon the Sheep: Made with 100% organic cotton

Plan Toys Preschool Beehive: Made with wood and E-zero glue

Hape Fix It Wood Toolbox: Made with wood and non-toxic materials

Toys for Children Ages 5-10

Eco-friendly toys ages 5-10

From left to right:

Hape Quadrilla Wooden Marble Run Construction System: Made with wood and non-toxic finishes

Mod Complete 64 Piece Children’s Wood Building Blocks: Made from organic pinewood

4M Tin Can Robot: Teaches the value of recycling by repurposing a used can into a fun and functional robot.

Green Science Green Rocket: Uses recycled materials

Eco-Friendly Musical Instruments for Children

Eco-friendly musical instruments

From left to right:

Plan Toys Clatter Music: Made with wood and E-zero glue

Plan Toys Solid Drum: Made with wood

Hape Musical Instrument Set: Made with wood and non-toxic finishes

Hape Wooden Guitar: Made with wood and non-toxic finishes

Bath Toys That Are Eco-Friendly

Eco-friendly bath toys

From left to right:

Green Toys Submarine: 100% recycled plastic milk jugs

Green Toys Stacking Cups: 100% recycled plastic milk jugs

Green Toys Rescue Toys: 100% recycled plastic milk jugs

Eco-Friendly Art Supplies for Kids

eco-friendly

From left to right:

Eco-Kids Eco-Dough: Uses all-natural ingredients including plant, fruit and vegetable extracts

Honey Sticks Crayons: 100% beeswax with non-toxic pigments

Veggie Baby Finger Paint Pad: 100% recycled paper

Children’s Earth Paint Kit: Made with natural earth pigments, organic cornstarch and gum Arabic (tree sap)

Eco-Friendly Craft Kits

eco-friendly

From left to right:

Natural Earth Paint Wooden Eggs Craft Kit: Made of wood and natural paint

Green Kid Crafts: An eco-friendly craft and STEM monthly subscription box

Alex Toys Eco Crafts Scrapbook: Earth-friendly paper and supplies

Artterro Felt Jewelry Kit: Eco-friendly supplies

Gifts for Tween and Teen Girls

eco-friendly

From left to right:

Organic Herb Garden Kit: Organic herbs

SANDbags Designs Upcycle Purses: Made from repurposed vintage clothing, rescued remnants

Burts Bees Tips and Toes Gift Set: All natural ingredients

UpcyclingByMilo Tote Handbag: Made from recycled candy wrappers

Gifts for Tween and Teen Boys

Eco-friendly gifts for teen boys

From left to right:

UpcyclingByMilo Zipper Wallet: Made from upcycled intertube bike tire tubes

dostyle Solar Charger: Charges gadgets using solar energy

Revelo bike tire belt: Made from a recycled Schwalbe cyclocross tire

eco-friendly gifts for kids and teens

See also:

22 Children’s Gifts to Make the Holidays Less Materialistic

20 of the Best Educational Subscription Boxes for Kids

29 Eco-Friendly School Supplies for Kids

What to do next…

1. Subscribe to Self-Sufficient Kids’ email list.

Like what you read here and want to learn more? Every Thursday I’ll send you one parenting tip about raising self-sufficient kids and creating the peaceful relationship you yearn to have with your child. Click here to sign up.

2. Take one of my quizzes!

Find out if you’re raising a self-sufficient kid (click here) or if you’re doing too much for your kids (click here). At the end of each quiz, you’ll be asked to provide your email address to see the results.

3. Get your kids started on chores.

Learn how to get your child started on chores (& keep them motivated + avoid power struggles) by enrolling in my Get Your Kids Successfully Started on Chores course. Click here to learn more and sign-up.

4. Become a member of The Empowered Parents Collective.

As a member of the Empowered Parents Collective, you’ll have access to targeted positive parenting advice in the form of mini-courses, expert interviews, Q&A from a certified parent educator, and more. Click here to learn more and sign-up.

Posted Under: Gifts for Kids

Sidebar

Join us!

Sign up to receive one parenting tip each week on how to raise self-sufficient kids.

Looking for something?

See my Disclosure Policy

See my Privacy Policy
 

Get your kids successfully started on chores course

Follow Self-Sufficient Kids:

Recent Posts

family eating breakfast during their morning routine
mother and kids laughing as infant son kisses mother on cheek
an independent child buttering toast on his own
square image of a child writing a letter to his grandmother
mother watching on as boy cooks on stove
boy accepting salad from mother while learning table manners

Copyright 2021 Self-Sufficient Kids LLC · All Rights Reserved · Powered by Mai Theme

See Self-Sufficient Kids privacy policy here.