Kid Picks: Toys to Make You Wish You Were A Kid Again
















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By Sheryl Sulistiawan on December 17, 2009
Raising kids to be design-minded and eco-conscious isn't always easy, but here are some products that kids will love just as much as adults will.
Forget primary colors--these building blocks from Brio come in a trendy combination of black, white, pink, red, and lime green.
Skip Hop's Wishbone bike is eco-friendly and practical--this recycled-plastic and sustainable-wood 3-in-1 bike goes from three-wheels to two with a quick switch, and also adjusts its height for a growing kid.
Kids love building forts. Kids love cardboard boxes. Voila--a cardboard Teepee from Ecocentric.
These dominos designed by Keith Haring feature his whimsical illustrations.
A dreamy pod for baby to sleep, made with sustainable materials by furniture designer Kenneth Cobonpue. And there's even a matching big-person bed!
"Quaker-Walrus-Elf-Radio-Tooth-Yeti" doesn't quite have the same ring as "QWERTY," but designer Christopher Monro DeLorenzo's illustrated keyboard stickers are a lot more fun to look at.
Brio's Discovery Spin is a sleek modern take on a spinning top, made just for the developing mind of a toddler.
Put it together, take it apart--the cool colors and compact size of these Automoblox wooden cars make for a kid-friendly DIY toy car that comes in various models like X9 Sport Utility, S9 Sedan, or the M9 Sportvan shown here.
This highchair designed by Sirch adapts with your growing child, starting as a highchair with a back support and ending as a regular adult-sized chair.
These adorable little turtles have patterns that spin when rolled on their spherical legs, and they're handmade out of sustainable wood and dyes by Maya Organic Toys.
Part of Plan Toys' eco line, this dollhouse is equipped with a wind turbine, solar panels on the roof, a shade canopy, recycling bins, and a complete furniture set for your eco-conscious dolls to live in.
No need to pretend anymore--SpoonSisters created a baby spoon with the airplane built in. Accompanying sound effects not included.
Timbur combines computational design methods with traditional woodcrafting to create unique sustainable toys like these baby rattles.
Mons Lavabo, a project by Spanish designers Tengchuan Tey and Romualdo Faura Bernabe, gives kids a fun, practical "my-size" sink that they can reach easily. Water comes down from an automatic faucet in the middle of the sink's "mouth," and its single tooth doubles as a soap dispenser.
The Metal Speedcar Racer from Design Within Reach is modeled after a classic speedster.
For those parents concerned about adequate exposure to the arts, get your baby started early with a Mondrian-inspired mobile originally designed by Flensted Mobiles for the Guggenheim Museum.
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