You get a cute stuffed animal like one of these and the real life version gets donated funds for conservation efforts through the World Wildlife Fund. You can teach your child the lessons of animal conservation.
You can also donate one of these stuffed animals to WWF’s toys for tots program…
This cool looking futuristic car toy operates on solar. It comes with a transparent body to show inner workings or can be painted… You also have the option to use battery power.
From BoystoMenGifts.com $49.99
Learn the power of sustainable energy with this kit. If it can be done with a model kit, it can be done with real housing. With this kit you can do over 70 experiments by building 20 projects.
Seems like a cool gift for adults or for an adult to learn with your young teen or 12 year old.
The kit includes windmill, greenhouse and desalination system. The energy taught includes solar heat and light energy, wind power, and electrochemical and plant energy. You will be able to build an electric train, solar cooker, solar hot water tank, electric motor, sail car and more…
It comes with a 96 page illustrated experiment book.
Power House: Sustainable Living in the 21st Century Science Kit
$149.95 at the Discovery Store
This cool looking ant farm allows you to see ants at work. Its based on a 2003 space shuttle experiment. It actually requires no food as the ants feed off the special clear non toxic gel.
You have to order the ants by mail order though. I wonder if you can just get some ants from the yard… Anyways the ant farm is an affordable $19.95 from the Discovery Channel Store.
Discovery Ant Gel Habitat
This rocket operates on hydrogen using tap water as its main fuel source. You can teach your kid the power of renewable energy. It comes is with an electronic command center that teaches the virtues of hydrogen. Once launched the rocket comes down to earth with a unique helicopter recovery system. The rocket will go up to 200 feet in the air.
Discovery Hydrogen Fuel Rocket
Only $39.95 at the Discovery Store
These blocks are made of untreated wood and thus are more environmentally friendly. They are made from untreated beech wood.
They can also develop a child’s motor skills, and allow for creative expression. You can combine with other block sets for more possibilities.
Pyramid Building Blocks
$39 at the Discovery Store
Super Green Boards is a company that makes eco friendly skateboards made out of bamboo. You’ll find a lot of fun facts on their website like it only takes 5 years for a bamboo stalk to grow to a mature stage, while it takes a maple tree about 100 years. Furthermore, bamboo is 17% harder than maple, making it great for skateboards since they go through a lot of punishment on the pavements.
The Green Boards are also constructed with low volatile organic compounds, and the company is research soy polymers and are looking for alternatives for fiberglass with bamboo too. Also keep in mind that bamboo can be sustainably harvested and can grow fast like a weed…
Via ecofriend. Check GreenBoards.com
This renewable energy kit will amaze you or your kids. Even adults can learn from the power of renewable energy. This kit teaches the power of the sun, wind and other green technologies. There is enough for 70 experiments and you can build over 20 devices.
Power House Experiments in Future Technics
Rocky Chairs are rebuilt from old theater chairs. Each rocking chair is unique as they come from different theaters some from the 1950s some over 100 years old. Chairs are made of restored and stained wood with a cast iron frame. The rockers are made to order if needed.
Rocky Chairs or go through Nigel’s Eco Store
