| Buying gifts and receiving presents happen all year | | | | Remote controlled toys such as helicopters and planes |
| round but for that special occasion that falls in the | | | | are great outdoor toys for both adults and children. |
| summer why not consider a gift that is Eco-friendly or | | | | These toys are usually equipped with pre-installed two |
| can be enjoyed outside. Here are some of my | | | | channel proportional infra red control system and |
| favorites. | | | | integral Lithium Polymer flight battery which will provide |
| Solar Educational toys | | | | flights of approximately 8-12 minutes or more between |
| These are great gifts you can buy for children as well | | | | charges. The battery can be recharged in less than |
| as adults depending on the level of difficulty and skills | | | | half an hour. These toys are great fun and can be |
| required to assemble the toy. These toys are | | | | enjoyed in the back yard, garden or even the park. It is |
| powered by sunlight. In today's climate of | | | | something that both the parent and child can do |
| environmental awareness these solar powered toys | | | | together. |
| and kits are not only great fun, but also introduce | | | | Slingshot Flying Toys |
| children of all ages to the concept of renewable | | | | These are fantastic toys and inexpensive. The soft |
| energy and demonstrate alternative energy principles. | | | | toy comes in various animal characters such as |
| No batteries and tools are to assemble the toy. | | | | monkey, pig and frog. When hoisted in the air they |
| Solar gadgets | | | | make hilarious noises such as screeching monkey |
| If you have a housewarming coming up, consider | | | | noises, oiking noises and in the case of the frog |
| these cool solar friendly gadgets. I like the Sun and | | | | croaking sounds. It is really quite entertaining. A great |
| Moon Jar. By day these jars are ordinary looking jam | | | | indoor as well as outdoor gift in the park, the yard or |
| jars but at night these jars will glow either a soothing | | | | garden |
| yellow (sun jar) or blue (moon jar). So how does it | | | | Active toys |
| work? The idea is to leave the jar either outside, near | | | | The sun is out and the weather is warm, your kids will |
| the window exposed to sunlight, to collect energy from | | | | no doubt love to play outdoors as much as they can. |
| the sun throughout the day via the solar cell. When it | | | | The Strap On Flashing Glider Shoes or heelys are |
| turns dark, the jar gives a warm ambient and relaxing | | | | great gift items for children and kids. Unlike traditional |
| glow. It's a feel good factor for the ecologist in you and | | | | roller skates these wheels strap onto your existing |
| not to mention a money saving device so out with the | | | | running shoes! They are adjustable, to fit almost any |
| candles and in with the jar! You can even actually | | | | size shoe/trainer and have flashing lights on the wheels |
| store your essential items in it. | | | | when you skate around. The great advantage of |
| Other useful eco-friendly gadgets are solar charging | | | | these are that you can at least get a few years of |
| devices for cell phones and other electronic | | | | use out of these without the worry of growing out of |
| accessories. | | | | your traditional heelys. Not only are they fun your kids |
| RC Flying Toys | | | | will sure get some exercise out of it! |