These Eco-Friendly Arts And Craft Projects Inspire Creativity And Imagination

We love that the fun is not just in having a cool fort/playhouse that is a unique rocketship, but that imagination can also run wild with decorating the “ship”.  We used crayons, paints, markers, stickers and even glued on some feathers and beach treasures.  The possibilities are endless with what you may create.

Have friends come over and bring treasures to add to the fort and this eco-friendly playhouse becomes creative fun for hours on end.

Measurements(Assembled): 39″L x 34″W x 72″H Fin attachments are 12″ in length

Why It’s a Safe Alternative:
Made of 100% recycled cardboard and is 100% recyclable too.

Cost
$69.95

Available At:
Kids Craft USA

Why It’s a Safe Alternative:
List of plant based ingredients: flour, salt, cream of tartar, plant-based vitamin E oil (vegan), organic rosemary oil, sodium benzoate, potassium sorbate, citric acid and fruit, plant and vegetable extracts from beets, spinach, paprika, carrots, purple sweet potato, red cabbage, blueberries and tomatoes.

Cost
$20.00 for one tube including 5 containers of colors.

Available At:
Our respected Approved Vendor Peek A Green

The texture and thickness of this paint is wonderful and a fun paint to create with!

Recommended for ages 3+ and washable with soap and water.

Why It’s a Safe Alternative:
Ingredients:  Mayan Mineral Pigments, water, pulverized cellulose, soy lecithin, citric acid, organic distilled vinegar, potassium sorbate, vegetable glycerin, calcium propionate, titanium dioxide, and vegetable oil-based organic defoamer.

Cost:
A set of 6 for $13.99

Available At:
Clementine Art™

Why We Love It:

Gives kids the freedom to create and keep surrounding area clean.

Why It’s a Safe Alternative:
Many splash mats are made of toxic vinyl/pvc but Mimi the Sardine is PVC Free.

Cost
$39.00 for 42″x42″ of colorful mat

Available At:
Mimi the Sardine

Why We Love It:

Why It’s a Safe Alternative:
Made from 100% post consumer waste that is processed chlorine free, and made with certified renewable energy, as well as other creative and Earth friendly sources.

Cost: $7.95 per set of 8 with 8 envelopes.
Available At:
Stubby Pencil Studio

Why We Love It:

Not recommended for kids under 3.

Why It’s a Safe Alternative:
Free of petrochemicals and chemical dyes.  Ingredients:  Kosher soy wax, minearal pigments, beeswax, carnauba wax, vegetable stearic acid, calcium carbonate (chalk), natural brazilian rosin, and titanium dioxide.

Cost
$5.99

Available At: Clementine Art

Why We Love It:

Why It’s a Safe Alternative:
Ingredients:  water, naturally occurring bio-polymers adhesives, potassium sorbate, organic distilled vinegar, and citric acid.

Cost
$5.99

Available At:
Clementine Art

Such creative play in designing anything from animals to jewelry and house and crowns.  Fun for hours and not messy!

No glue needed and hence no mess! The starch contained in HappyMais works as a natural glue. HappyMais is totally biodegradable and compostable, all of which makes this a truly eco-friendly toy.

Why It’s a Safe Alternative:
1 box of over 700 pieces of HappyMais Building Blocks from Ecotoys made in Italy from Mater-Bi, a natural GM-free certified cornstarch material dyed with non-toxic food colorings.

Cost:
$29.00 each (comes in a set for girls and boys)
Available At:
Peek A Green

Great for the little Artist on the Go! Roll it up and take with you to the Restaurant, Train, Airplane or Grandparents house.

Can be used as a chalk mat and/or place mat. It comes with a small pocket to hold the chalk.

Why It’s a Safe Alternative:
This eco-friendly mat is free of BPA, PVC, & Phthalale.

Cost:
$30.00
Available At:
Jaq Jaq Bird

My little girl loves to color when we go out to eat but I don’t usually feel like schlepping the coloring books to the Restaurant.

That’s why I love Modern Twist’s Kids Placemat. I roll it up and fold it, so it only uses little space.  You can use any dry erase markers. Just make sure you rinse off or wipe of with damp cloth right away, to prevent staining.

The mat comes in 7 creative designs.

Why It’s a Safe Alternative:
This silicone map is free of BPA, lead, latex, phthalates and other harsh chemicals. Also like the fact that it can be reused unlike a coloring book, so no paper waste!

Cost:
$30.00
Available At:
Jaq Jaq Bird