Toy Insider Senior Editor/Toy Book Editor-in-Chief James Zahn joined FOX 2 in San Francisco to show off the best toys for kids to learn about environmentalism and have a lot of fun in the process. For more on the items featured in this segment, check out the product notes below, and for the complete rundown of the best gifts of the season, be sure to check out The Toy Insider’s Spring and Summer Gift Guide.
SOLAR RACE CAR
This sleek, compact race car harnesses the energy from the sun to power an electric motor. With only 22 parts and an easy, snap-together design, kids only need a pair of diagonal cutters to assemble the car.
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LEGO CITY RECYCLING TRUCK
Caring for the environment is fun with this LEGO City Recycling Truck building set complete with a recycling center setting. Kids can activate the tipping platform to empty the recycling containers into the truck and raise the truck's flatbed for offloading. Includes three minifigures.
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CRAFT-TASTIC NATURE SCAVENGER HUNT JOURNAL
Experience the magic of nature with Scavenger Hunt Journal! Kids can go outside and collect natural ingredients, then add them to their journal using stickers. The journal has 32 pages full of nature-inspired fun to get kids out exploring nature. Kids can look around nature for the materials to fill their journals, and learn a…
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NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC BUTTERFLY GROWING KIT
Kids can build the perfect butterfly habitat in the included mesh enclosure with see-through lid! Kids can decorate the feeder with the included stickers, and get ready to watch one of nature's most exciting metamorphoses. With this kit, kids will receive a voucher for five baby caterpillars. Kids can see nature in action as the…
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MATCHBOX MBX ELECTRIC DRIVERS 12-PACK VEHICLES
The pack includes 12 Matchbox vehicles, all recreations of electric powered cars and trucks. Comes in plastic-free, fully recyclable packaging including an at home compostable inner tray. Made from recycled zinc.
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RUBIK’S RE-CUBE
Sourced from 100% recycled ABS plastic and packaged in 100% recycled cardboard, the new Re-Cube brings eco-friendly sustainability to the classic game that is challenging and perfectly sized for travel.
