I've been making a mental list of toys for my son for Christmas (a list only because I haven't had the courage to brave the stores this holiday shopping season yet) and my quest for greener, less plasticky, less made-in-China-y toys continues. I'm always willing to make a few exceptions, provided they are generally "safe" toys.
My son has taken a liking to Fisher Price's Little People, which I find endearing as I have find memories of playing with Little People as a kid myself. So I planned on getting some version of some Little People toy for him for Christmas, and yet. Yet, I feel funny about it, because although it would be nice to give him Little People for sentimental reasons, Fisher Price has had about a bzillion recalls (see here for an example).
Then recently, while on the hunt for another child's birthday present, I stumbled upon some WOW Toys. I didn't know anything about them, but they seemed cute and fun, but they are plastic so I vowed to do some research on the company when I got home.
And then I forgot about it. Until, that is, I checked out Z Recommends review of WOW Toys. As usual, ZRecs does a great job of providing detailed information--according to their research, WOW Toys are PVC free and "As a company, WOW Toys appears to be materials-conscious, proactive on testing procedures, and inspired to deliver great design through self-imposed constraints." Plus ZRecs does a fairly comprehensive side-by-side comparison between Little People and Wow Toys.
At any rate, when I FINALLY do head out for some Christmas shopping, I'm going to take a closer look at the WOW Toys. Maybe baby doesn't need Little People after all.
