Whole Foods Market Holiday Toy Program
Safe for Children and the Environment

This holiday season, customers will be delighted to learn about Whole Foods Market's Holiday Toy Program. Toys sold at Whole Foods Market are free of the chemicals commonly found in most children?s toys and meet Whole Foods Market's strict ethical, social and environmental standards. Whole Foods Market is taking the lead in providing parents and their children with safe, worry-free toys, taking the hassle out of holiday shopping.

Included below is a list of toy companies with product lines currently available at your local Whole Foods Market, including valuable health and safety information. Happy Holidays from Whole Foods Market!

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Scientific Explorer — Dedicated to making items that bring both boys and girls into the world of real science in fun, inventive, safe and creative ways. Fun with your Dog kit, Crystal Growing kit, The Perfumery and the Spa Science kit use only natural ingredients and contain no preservatives or other harmful chemicals. The Meteor Rocket, powered by baking soda and vinegar, was the first item created for the line and is still its best seller.

Small World Toys — Whole Foods Market carries three lines from this toy company: Tolo, a traditional plastic toy line from England completely free of phthalates, formaldehyde and bispenol A; IQ Pre-school, a pre-school line made from wood from recycled rubber trees; and Small World Living, a kitchen playset line also free of phthalates, formaldehyde or bispenol A.

Bead Bazaar — Bound to inspire future jewelry designers, these bead kits are made from the finest quality glass, wood, ceramic and semi-precious stones. Plastic free and strung with hemp, these bead kits are imported and assembled in the U.S.

Harrisville Designs — Family owned and operated since 1794, this small company, known throughout the world for its fine yarns and floor looms, is the only industrial community of the early 19th century in America that still survives in its original form. Looms, weaving products and fabric crafts let kids get creative!

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