As environmental awareness becomes a dominant theme, it’s no surprise that green-tech learning toys are emerging. Does that mean there’s a major entrepreneurial opportunity here? Science kits will always occupy a niche within the toy industry, and those demonstrating alternative fuels and other eco-friendly technologies could stake a place alongside the rockets, microscopes and chemistry sets that are the mainstay of that market.
According to research firm The NPD Group, the "learning and exploration" toy category rang up $510.4 million in sales for 2004 alone. While retailers watched sales fall in most toy categories, sales of educational toys surged double digits. This resurgence can be attributed to a number of well marketed and innovative new product introductions into the industry, including Green Learning Toys.
Check some of the coolest gadgets available:
- Thames & Kosmos, publisher of high-quality science and technology related educational products list several science toys such as:
- Xump is a science education retailer that sells science supplies, educational kits, toys and gifts. They provide cools toys such as:
- Physics Solar Workshop. Learn how solar cells transform light into electrical energy, and how motors and mechanical devices can optimize the work done by this energy.
- Hydro Clock. Water, juice, soda…..no batteries are needed to power this fantastic hydro-clock! Environmentally friendly, you can use any fluid that contains electrolytes.
- The Green Shop sells sustainable, eco friendly and fair-traded products including green toys:
- Wind Turbine. A wind turbine model. Demonstrates the magic of solar power and the elegance of energy from the wind.
- Mud Powered Clock. No batteries needed, powered by the safe reaction of metal electrodes and mud. Easy to assemble and fun to use. Design and apply your own graphics to the display.
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