Subscribe: Sprig Toys Giveaway!
We love our Sprig Toys! We reviewed a selection of the new Sprig Hollow Eco-Friendly Nature Toys for toddlers and preschoolers and they were a big hit at our house. (full review)
These adorably cartoonish toys are made from recycled wood and reclaimed plastic. “Sprig Wood” is easy on the earth, durable, and child-safe, too. Kids can play with Sprig Toys in the dirt and the water. Sprig Wood even smells fresh and woodsy. And each toy comes with a seed paper flower, which you can plant and watch grow–a perfect way to explore nature.
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Want It: Sprig Hollow Toys will be available soon at Amazon (other Sprig Toys are currently available).
Win It: In honor of Earth Day, we have 10 sets of the Garden Keeper ($10) and one winner will also receive the Sprig Hollow Farm set ($25).
You can enter every day until the end of Earth Day (April 22, 11:59 EST). Just leave a different comment each time with any of the following:
- How you plan to celebrate Earth Day
- Follow @Mamanista and @SprigToys on Twitter and tweet us with your Earth Day idea (put your status URL in the comments)
- Ideas for teaching children about ecology
- How you are “going green”
- A question you have about how to be greener
- Your favorite Sprig Toy
- Your favorite item from Mamanista’s Earth Day Guide
- A link to a post on your blog where you discuss Earth Day and link back to Mamanista’s Earth Day Guide
Choose one entry method per comment and please enter just once a day. You may use the same entry method multiple times. Contest open to all. Winner chosen by Random.org. We never share your e-mail address.
This is our first 2009 Earth Day giveaway and we’ll have more coming soon!
we are doing planting trees and doing city celanup
teaching children- hands on is all I can say- watch tv and get them involved and excited
Dunebug’s Sand Truck is my favorite toy
we are going green slowly- recycling- reusing bags and using tote bags and changing out light bulbs when they burn out. It can be expensive to do, but it is a slow process- it took many many years to be bad- give me a little time to go green
my question about green or comment- I see there are green cleaners and green this and that but what organization actually checks to make sure they are actually green
We will be planting some flowers and maybe a new bush in our yard.
we are picking up litter
We’re planning to plant our garden for Earth Day. Thanks for the giveaway~
I plan to spend Earth Day by helping my Mom recycle cans that day.
We’ll spend our day in the garden ~ planting and harvesting!
We try to go green by bringing our own shopping bags so no more plastic or paper bags for us.
Love the Sprig Toys Eco-Trucks Loader.
My favorite item from Mamanista’s Earth Day Guide is the Reusable Water Bottles. Thanks for all the ideas!
GO Green!
Maybe doing some spring yard work.
What a great giveaway!
We will read a few Earth Day related picture books and if it is nice outside go for a long hike and look at the beautiful trees and plants.
love to win mverno@roadrunner.com
We are going to plant a sunflower house for/with my daughter.
We are spending earth day volunteering in our local community to clean up the local parks
I am going green by joining a local CSA for the first time and I buy all my meat from a local shop too!
Love their eco trucks!
I think we’ll celebrate Earth Day by THINKING about planting our garden. We’re at a high elevation and can’t plant until mid-May. But I start planning earlier than that.
We take the kids to the recycling center to empty all of our bins (they love to crash the glass into the bins!). We cloth diaper, so they see us washing and hanging them to dry. We always use thermal mugs, everyone in the family has a Sigg Bottle, and try to educate them that EVERYDAY should be Earth Day, not a certain date on the calendar! our kids are the next ‘green’ generation, and we must lead by example!
Just keep doing what we’re already doing, composting, taking our own bags to the store, etc.
We plan on planting a garden. Thank you
tatertot374@sbcglobal.net
I plan to celebrate Earth Day by eating at a restaurant that is very sustainable: uses local and organic food, composts, eco-friendly interior, pays fair wages, etc.
planting in our garden
I celebrate earth day every day because I compost.
picking up litter
On Earth Day we’ll take all our papers to a local rec center for the elderly and recycle them. It’ll help the planet and the elderly too!!
We will be planting some flowers and veggie seeds…
On Earth Day I am taking my daughter’s Brownie troop to our local watershed for a trash pick up.
Hopefully I’ll be working in my garden.
We plan on going to the park to enjoy the outdoors!
Our plans may not sound like a whole lot of fun, but some of my gfriends are getting together and taking the kids to the dump. It is vast with mountains and mountains of ugly. Just pure ugly. I think it will be eye-opening to the children. Afterwards, we will picnic on the beach, with reusable or recycleable utencils, then walk the beach with our litter bags. There, we will enjoy Gods world of vast beauty, and discuss what the feelings are.
We will be participating in the Annual Trash Bash, We will be out cleaning area roadways of trash. Our entire county will be out on that day. The Health Department does a wonderful job of getting us all organized.
Thanks!
We’re starting to teach our two-year-old about ecology by planting our own vegetable garden in the back yard and having her “help”. When she’s a little older I think I’ll assign her the job of remembering to bring the reusable bags when we go shopping.
We will be taking a walk through the state park and having a picnic. We will also pick up any trash we see in the park. Thanks for the chance.
My daughter and I are going to a Daisy girl scout program on Earth Day.
jceko77@yahoo.com
I just started using natural skin care products for my toddler and have been using natural cleaning products for a few years.
My Thursday entry :)
My favorite item from Mamanista’s Earth Day Guide is the reusable water bottles. My kids and I use Siggs and they’re awesome.
We are planting some veggies in our community garden! Thanks for the chance to win.
mogrill@comcast.net
We plan to celebrate Earth Day by working in our garden, and sharing all the vegetable and fruit bounty with neighbors. We also will be planting some palm trees!! Happy Earth Day!!
Earth Day is on a weekday so I plan to celebrate the actual day by living my normal green life – cleaning the house with vinegar, line drying laundry, starting some seeds for our organic garden, etc. On the weekend there is an Earth Day celebration at a local park that I will be going to with my recycled rescue dog.
I will be spending time in my garden.
To get and keep the kids interested we search the internet and discuss options we have.
I use reusable shopping bags and natural cleaners.
Any of the eco trucks would be a favorite in our home.
From your earth day guide I like a return to cloth diapers.
we are trying to use more green products and walking more
Count me in
We plan to do a nature walk and go to the park on Earth Day.
We are going to work in our garden!
Turning our lights off,planting some spring bulbs and start our flower seedlings for summer readiness,picking up garbage and debris from our yard accumalated over the winter and preparing the earth to plant a few tree’s on our property.
Plan on planting some flower in the garden.
On Earth Day, we plan on planting some flowers in our yard.
planting trees in our backyard ..Think Green..Go Green
I think the Discover Rig is so cool!
sprig toy safe
using tote bags
I go green by bringing my own bags to the grocery store.
My grandsons an I will celebrate by planting flower around our house,the kind that will come back every year
We are going green by reclycling,every thing we can,im teaching my young grandsons early to put things in the proper containers,an I hang my clothes out to dry on a line instead of using the dryer
MY favorite from your earth day guide was the;Reusable Water Art Boards would be great
An from Sprig toys I like Sprig Toys Eco-Trucks Dump Truck
We would like to plant a tree with our little ones to celebrate Earth Day.
I try to celebrate Earth Day every day but living as green of a lifestyle as I can, but this year I really want to plant a tree in our yard. It’s a simple idea, but something that will benefit us (and the planet) in the years to come.
I’m following and I tweeted here
http://twitter.com/KatydidandKid/status/1490906845
Before having my son, I was an art teacher (not a great eco-friendly job) and I used to emphasize frugality in supplies (like not dumping gallons of glue on a project) and reusing and recycling items. We had a scrap paper box that kids liked to throw their scraps into, and we’d reuse them for collage.
Our family goes green in a lot of ways, from cloth diapering to taking reusable bags with us to the store, conserving water and recycling or composting everything we can.
I love Sprig Toys, and am happy to see their toys on Amazon. I’m definitely going to buy the Dune Bugs Sand Truck and maybe the dump truck. My son is obsessed with trucks.
The Plan Toys dollhouse is by far my favorite in your Earth Day Guide, but I also like the Uncommon Goods recycled bags.
I am a subscriber.
We’ll just keep recycling, composting, etc.
This will make my love of gardening so much easier to show my grandchildren.
We will be spending earth day outside! PLaying in the garden, and hiking in the woods. We usually take a recycle/garbage walk too and pick up any trash or recyclables we find on the side of the road.
we will be working in our little garden and cleaning up our back yard on Earth Day. thanks
following both and tweeted http://twitter.com/clallen1971/status/1495298088 thanks!
We do a lot to teach our children about ecology. We take nature hikes as often as we can. My son keeps a nature journal and documents things we find along the way, like habitats, animal tracks and food sources. We raise tadpoles, and butterflies every spring to teach about the life cycles and show how everything is connected and important for the ecosystem. We also have lots of books about the environment and endangered species etc. Teaching a love of nature is very, very important to use. :)
Great way to garden with my grandchildren!
Dunebug’s Sand Truck is my favorite
I am going green by recycling every week.
I also use coffee grinds for my roses. They love it.
We are going green by getting all eco-friendly cleaners and household goods.
For Earth day, I would love to reduce recycle, use less water, save energy costs, save plants, keep green in our environment.
I’m teaching my grandkids how to compost and this would fit right in.
My favorite Sprig Hollow toy is the Bee and Butterfly’s Farm. Very cute!
We plan to celebrate Earth Day by finally taking our old papers to the recycling bin.
We’ll be cleaning up a riverbank near a friend’s property. The fun part will come when we search the trash for things we can use to craft with. We’ll clean it up and start making “found art.”
We’re celebrating earth day by planting trees in our local park and giving away oak seedlings from our yard at the farmer’s market.
We teach our children about ecology by composting and growing our own garden as well as instructive time in the outdoors.
We’re “going green” by reducing our energy consumption, buying local food, and reusing and recycling as much as possible.
What is the most cost effective way to start to “greenify” our home? Insulation? Alternative energy sources? etc.
The adventure series are my favorite, especially the Baja Scout.
My favorite thing from the mamnista earth day guide is our green house. What a great find!
We are celebrating earth day by spending time outside, talking about the earth & reading some kid friendly books on the topic.
We plan to spend the day at the park
yzgirl4[at]verizon[dot]net
We are using green cleaning prodcuts
yzgirl4[at]verizon[dot]net
recycle cans
We’ll be planting flowers and a garden and creating a compost pile for our kitchen scraps.
want to win
This would make gardening with my grandchildren so much easier. I’m teaching them composting right now.
For Earth Day I would love to plant some trees. Thanks for the contest.
Pick me :)
I just started growing my own herbs. My goal is to also grow some great tomatoes this year!
We are going to go to a mountain by our home and help clean and plant some new plants and trees.
My favorite product from the Earth Day Guide are the Plan toys. i’ve been eying the wooden tree house for a while. Love them!
plant our garden
I just moved into my home last October and need to do a lot of work in the yard and front of home. All I have is grass and a tree!
I am anxious to get outside and start gardening with my grandchildren. Hoping for spring soon. Great giveaway!
my grandkids and i want to clean up my street.
I’m going to attend the Earth Day celebration at Goodale Park.
Very nice :)
Bee and Butterfly’s Farm looks like fun!
I think hiking is in order, and turning off all electronics for the whole day.
Nina and I are going to re-do all of the planter boxes on our deck. Strawberries are her favorite, so we’ll add them to our city-deck garden. Living in the city makes it more challenging to plant the traditional Earth Day tree, but we do our best to be creative and contribute (and it’s fun to get our hands dirty in the process).
We do quite a bit to be ‘Green’. i have been a vegetarian for over 20 years, and raised my family vegetarian. We have several organic gardens, fruit trees and berry patches and grow/preserve much of our own food. We have egg laying hens, that provide us with fresh eggs. We use rain barrels to gather water for irrigating the vegetable gardens. We recycle greywater in the flowerbeds. We are in the process of getting a few dairy goats. We compost, recycle, rarely buy new and use reusable tote bags for all of our shopping.
It’s time to bring out and trowels and start gardening with my grandchildren. Please count me in!
Our favorite Sprig toy is the Loader Eco-Truck
We practice Recycle, Reduce and Reuse everyday in our home. We carry our purchases in reusable bags, we recycle our trash and we reuse bags & plastic deli containers. This year, we made “green houses” out of the plastic containers that you buy fruit in (like strawberries). The work great for starting seed that will go into our garden. We will be planting our garden and a tree on Earth Day. Happy Earth Day.
For Earth Day my 6 month old munchkin and I will be helping a local community garden with their weeding and expansion. Hopefully I’ll be able to pass the kid around for friends and family to play with enough that I’ll get to play in the dirt too!
I love to point out little animals and interesting local plants to little ones on walks, whether hikes in the hills or around the neighborhood. We talk about fun things about those species, like what they eat or what animals might eat them, if plants serve as homes for animals, and what would happen if that critter weren’t around anymore. It’s an easy way to pass the time outside and learn about the web of life as well.
my boys would love the loader
I love the cute Dump Truck, my nephew would love playing with it!
I’ll celebrate earth day by teaching my grandchildren about composting and what exactly can go into your compost pile.
wow
We are having a city wide clean up day!!!!!!!!!!
i’m not sure how we plan on celebrating earth day but i know the preschoolers will be planting flowers
we are recycling more!
We plant a garden and a new tree every year!
I love the bee and butterfly farm!
I’ll just continue to compost and I plant trees every year.
I’m spending Earth Day promoting Green Living on my blog!
I hope I win!
We are finally planting our garden! Yay!
fitforachild at gmail dot com
We are going green by recycling and this year I hope to fill our pantry with canned goods from the garden!
Earth day is every day for me. I recycle, compost, plant trees and shrubs and spend hours and hours in my garden and outdoors.
I will be at work on Earth day but I am working about teaching my kids about honoring mother earth EVERY day!
I’m a master gardener and every year I do a planting with the children in my daughter’s kindergarten room to celebrate Mother’s day.
We are doing a neighbourhood cleanup for Earth Day!!
thanks
Would love to win this.
We plan on helping the neighbor’s clean up the park across the street.
We are going to a butterfly parade for earth day. Its at the local park & the pre-schoolers dress up like butterflies. They are having games, food, moonwalks, and some kid friendly green classes. Looks like fun!
My grandchildren would love to play with these down at the lake.
love it
my favorite Sprig Toy is the Bee and Butterfly’s Farm
Bee and Butterfly’s Farm is my favorite sprig toy!
Love it :)
recycling
This is the first Earth Day that my daughter can begin to understand what it is. I am trying to learn how to garden myself and she and I will (hopefully – if the weather holds!) spend the day in some dirt planting and reading some cool new books I got about the earth, recycling, etc. Can’t wait!
Thanks for the opportunity :)
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My favorite item from your Gift Guide is The Original Rubber Duck from Our Green House! I would have never thought of that, what a great product!
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My favorite Sprig toy is the Bee and Butterfly!
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adorable toys
I’ll continue to compost and plant trees.
I have been conscientious about recycling. I now take the used garden tractor oil to the recycling center. I use those new bulbs, often refuse a sack when my purchase is small, and would compost if I could afford a good composting barrell.
We plan to celebrate Earth Day by planting our veggie garden!
Cleaning the yard and helping the neighbors with their yards.
go green
What cool toys! I am sooo glad a toy company can use recycled stuff! We recycle and take clean up walks around our development!
We do all the regular green stuff (recycling, grocery bags, unplugging etc. etc.) but the latest one is the stainless steel water bottles we bought for the whole family so no more bottled water!
My favorite toy is the Sprig Hollow Vehicle – Dragonfly’s Heli-Scoopter.
I am going green by bringing my own bags to the supermarket
Count me in :)
Thank you! How cool are these! My twins would love them!
We’re going to an event at the local community college
We plan to celebrate Earth Day by vowing to recycle more.
Thanks for the contest.
superdavefive(at)yahoo(dot)com
We will celebrate Earth Day by working on our vegetable garden so we can celebrate the Earth’s Bounty.
I am going to have a garden this year……..
My plans to teach my children how to but eco-conscious and friendly is to do so myself, just like my parents did for me. Teaching by example is the easiest and most effective way, I believe!
A question about how to be greener:
How can I make my refrigerator/freezer unit consume less energy?
I plan celebrating Earth Day by volunteering at a picnic for the elementary school near my home.
Ways to teach kids to be eco-friendly? We started early! Using biodegradable disposable diapers and glass bottles and organic cotton or bamboo clothing. Let kids know this is their chance to be a real super hero and save the Earth!
themeimlookingfor at yahoo dot com
We are eco-friendly now by using energy efficient light bulbs, organic foods and clothing, and reusing item and reducing waste!
themeimlookingfor at yahoo dot com
We celebrate earth day by setting out a couple of evergreen saplings
following both on twitter and tweeted
http://twitter.com/Ardy22/status/1583093135
I plant a garden, and try to get my son involved in the process of growing. He has his own little “house” that will be surrounded by gourds by the end of the summer.
plant a garden:)
I’m going green by using eco friendly cleaners.
We are doing a planting with a kindergarten class.
Planting more trees on our land to protect and give animals a place to live that will be safe we allow no one to cut our trees or hunt on are land
i love earthday
I’m a teacher, and two of my students won a statewide Earth Day poster contest. I’m so proud of them! Because they won, our school recieves two trees, so we’ll be planting them for Earth Day! Thanks for the giveaway!
going green slowly
We do many things around the house to help the earth. One thing we are doing new this year is planting a vegetable garden. Not only will this give us fresh food without driving to the market, but it will aslo teach my 3 year old where our food comes from and the work involved to produce it.
We’re being green in our own yard by planting drought-tolerant native plants and flowers, growing an organic vegetable garden, and learning more about the plants and wildlife in our immediate area. Thanks for this great contest!
I like the Sprig Toys Eco-Trucks Excavator.
We’re going green by recycling more and switching over to green cleaning products.
My favorite item in the Mamanista’s Earth Day Gift Guide is the Schoolhouse Rock: Earth dvd!
My favorite Sprig toy is Bee and Butterfly’s Garden!
fitforachild at gmail dot com
I take my plastic grocery bags to my sons school and they recycle them and they get the proceeds.
I am taking my little one to the gardens so she can see the trees and plants.
I reuse items when I can.
I plan on going green by starting to compost!
I’ve been gardening :)
We are using cloth napkins instead of paper.
I want to win please :)
I celebrated Earth Day by talking to my almost 4 yr old about conserving energy and I think she is starting to get it!!
Me and my family went bike riding together, and went out to eat. Thanks for the chance, I`ll keep my fingers crossed!!! (:
We planted herbs today.
My daughter and I plan on going green by using the car less & walkimg more!
My daughters and I planted our seedlings outside. We started them inside in old cardboard egg cartons so you can just plant them strait into the ground. Gardening is something my children love to do. I am so glad I have always involved them in it.
I love the Sprig Toys Eco-Trucks Dump Truck. rsgrandinetti(at)yahoo(dot)com
my kids would enjoy this
Go green with sprig toys!!!!!
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