Toy Insider’s Chief Toy Officer Laurie Schacht joined The Weather Channel to show off the best eco-friendly toys for kids this Earth Day. 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 holiday season, check out our complete Toy Insider Holiday Gift Guide.


SHAPE & COLOR GARDEN

Kids learn the importance of sustainability and gardening while strengthening their fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination. Match 10 bright plants by shape to their corresponding flower pots. Perfect for building color and counting skills and hands-on learning. Components made from recycled plastic and includes a guide filled with eco-conscious facts.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $19.99
  • Age:
  • 18 MOS.+

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SOLARBOTS: COSMIC EXPLORERS

Kids can create five solar-powered robots and learn how solar energy powers different mechanisms, from a classic two-legged bot to a three-wheeled trike bot.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $26.95
  • Age:
  • 6+

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ORIGINAL TAMAGOTCHI — CELEBRATION EGG

This is the first Tamagotchi made with real recycled egg shells. It features earth colors and pink to represent love for our planet. With original programming, how kids take care of the Tamagotchi determines which Adult Tamagotchi they get.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $29.99
  • Age:
  • 8+

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Battery Requirements

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  • Type:
  • CR2032
  • Quantity:
  • 1

SNAP CIRCUITS NITE LITE

Kids can learn about circuits while building a night light, then choose from five light projections: fish school, under the sea, dinosaur land, moon and stars, and spaceship.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $22.99
  • Age:
  • 5+

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Bill Reese

Bill Reese

Bill Reese is Director of Operations at Adventure Media & Events, where he's worked since 2014. A former editor at Playbill and graduate of SUNY–Purchase, he spends most weekends rooting for the New York Red Bulls pro soccer team and making subway systems out of Brio trains with his little boy Jonah.

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