Organic Baby Toys
Toys are a baby’s inseparable companions. They are your baby’s babies. Imagine that you are watching your baby smiling with a toy in hand. This scene is worth a billion dollars. Isn’t it? Now think of another scene. Your baby is playing happily and suddenly he/she starts licking at the toy or put it in his/her mouth. Worried? You need to worry if those toys are not Organic Baby Toys.
These regular toys are predominantly made up of plastics, synthetic latex and synthetic clothes (I am not talking about those sharp edged metallic toys as they should not be given to babies) and contain a lot of toxic paints, metallic compounds (often containing lead), synthetic flavours, synthetic foam, liquids etc. and these things are not at all safe, rather say are harmful, for your baby. They can cause irritations, allergies, skin problems etc. on external contact and poisoning, disorders of internal organs, blindness and even cancer in worse cases on ingestion. I am sure that you will never want that the things giving joy to your baby turn harmful for them. So, it is high time you switch over to Organic Baby Toys. What are they? You will get to know as you read this on.
Organic Baby Toys: Organic Baby Toys are neither made up of vegetables and fruits nor are they edible. They are as good as any other toy with the difference that they are made up of organic raw material and no chemical or synthetic substances are used in them. We, who are habituated to see toys made up of plastics and metal and some soft toys, can hardly think of any other material which could be used to make toys. But it is not so. There are plenty of natural substances which can be used. Some of these are given as under;
- Organic Natural Fiber: Organically grown cotton, silk, jute, flannel, wool etc. can be used for making soft, stuffed or other toys.
- Organic Natural Latex or Rubber: Obtained from organically grown rubber plants. Ideal for making dolls, balls etc.
- Organic Natural Wood/Bamboo etc: Obtained from organically grown trees. Although hard, they can be rounded (all sharp edges and angles removed) well to make dolls and other toys. These toys are still popular in rural parts of India, China and Russia.
- Organic Natural Colour: Obtained from various flowers and extracts of plants. Although cannot replace paint or dyes, but are good enough to colour cloth toys.
Advantages of Organic Baby Toys: Since these toys do not contain toxic synthetic compounds, your baby can safely touch them and can even put them in his/her mouth (I still do not mean that they are edible).
Disadvantages of Organic Baby Toys: The only disadvantages of these toys one can think of are their higher price and rare availability. Most of the manufacturers, even the giants in toy manufacturing, are not producing Organic Baby Toys. The reason behind this may be that the toys are not considered as important as other baby products such as baby food, baby clothes etc. and the physical contact of these toys with babies is not as much as that of baby food, baby beddings or baby clothes. So, many think that what harm such a little or occasional contact with these non organic toys can do to the babies. Moreover, just because the organic raw materials cost much more than cheap synthetic ones, so the companies see lesser profit in selling Organic Baby Toys.
What if? What if the Organic Baby Toys are not available in your locality? There are three possible solutions to it. First, you can order them on internet as some companies are selling them online and they will ship them to your home. But, this will be too costly to spend for something which is not an essential commodity. Next, you can order your nearest dealer to get some for you. This again, if not as costly as ordering on internet, is going to cost you handsome. Finally, you can make them at home or get them custom made by someone. This is going to be the cheapest option and you will need to buy only some organic clothes, organic rubber sheets, organic wool and a few other organic tit-bits, which is not a big deal.
Market Response: Organic Baby Toys are not as popular as other organic baby products. The reasons include their rare availability and lack of importance given to them by the parents. Many still think that it makes no difference if the toys are organic or not.
So, that’s that folks! Try to get these Organic Baby Toys for your baby. If you are not getting them, try ordering them over internet or phone. If you still fail, make them yourself or get them made for your baby and if that fails too, get a regular toy for your baby and hang it away from the reach of your baby so that your baby sees it and smiles, but cannot touch it. Or else still…get ready for a high pitch screaming and crying.
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