If you have children in school, daycare, or preschool, then take a look at this. For this year's back-to-school season, we're offering a guide to natural alternatives to common products for children. Our children, just like us, are exposed to a range of potentially harmful chemicals in our modern world – in everything from plastic toys, clothes, crafts, stuffed animals, industrially produced food and drinks, etc. We want to inspire you to choose natural and chemical-smart options for your children, both for their sake and for our environment.
Eating & Drinking
Do you need a good lunch box, water bottle, or environmentally friendly cutlery for your little ones? We have several alternatives instead of plastic containers which can be a hidden source of unnecessary chemicals in the home. A Slice of Green offers excellent food containers in different sizes that are perfect for school.
Klean Kanteen's food containers and food thermoses are also practical for both school and outings.
Paint & Craft
Conventional, industrially produced pens, crayons, and glue often contain chemicals that we really don't want near our children. Lead and mercury are, for example, common in older crayons, along with solvents in pens and glue. Chemical colorants aren't great to ingest either. That's why we offer a range of non-toxic colored pencils, crayons, paint, and glue that little ones can use. The German company ÖkoNORM offers a wide variety of excellent craft products.
Party Supplies
Did you know that common "party products" such as straws, balloons, and bunting for children's parties can be a source of plastic residue that children ingest by playing with them? You can find nice straws made of bamboo or stainless steel that can be used over and over again. If you're baking for the party, choose stainless steel or glass options.
Play & Cuddle
Even conventionally manufactured stuffed animals and blankets are sources of pesticides and small plastic particles that we don't want in our children's bodies.
Klippan Yllefabrik offers wonderfully beautiful wool blankets for both adults and children in natural materials without harmful additives.
Plantoys has fantastic ecological toys for both indoor and outdoor play as well as role-playing games.
Toxin-Free Body Care for Children
One area of concern for many parents is the content of body care products for children. At Glimja, we have spent over 15 years meticulously reading ingredient lists and testing products on both ourselves and our own children. That's why we are especially proud of our range of clean and natural body care products for children. Don't forget to use natural laundry detergent for your children's clothes. If you have problems with lice at school, read this article about how to deal with them.
Dietary Supplements for Children
To boost your children's nutritional intake, it might be a good idea to consider a few selected natural supplements for the back-to-school season, such as vitamin D and Omega 3 or a multivitamin. You can find our selected nutritional products for children here. If you want to learn more about this topic, read our Guide to Dietary Supplements for Children. A good idea for getting nutritious vegetables, fruits, and superfoods like spirulina or camu camu into your children's diet is to have a good blender, such as Omniblend, at home to make delicious smoothies, sauces, soups, etc. We hope you find everything you need here with us. We're always here if you have any questions, and wish you a glimjating autumn!
