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Suggestions for multi-cultural, world-aware toys, magazines, etc.
Dec 14 2007, 10:11 AM EST
Amy wrote: "I really want to raise my kids to be aware of all different kinds of people and cultures, and also to have an awareness/love for social justice, taking care of the earth, etc. I use the word "progressive", I suppose you could replace that with liberal, multicultual, I hope I'm clear about what I mean. I'm just wondering if anyone can suggest websites, message boards, magazines, organizations, etc.? I'm pretty good at finding children's books and music on Amazon.com...but like when you Google "multicultural toys," you don't get great results."Do you find this valuable? |
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1. RE: Suggestions for multi-cultural, world-aware toys, magazines, etc.
Dec 14 2007, 10:12 AM EST
Great question! We have a wonderful doll house made of wood from Plan Toys. I know it comes with different ethnic dolls. The company has sound principles of play and quality materials too. http://www.plantoys.com/homepage.html Barefoot Books has a multicultural/world approach with books and toys. http://www.barefoot-books.com At the American International Toy Fair in NYC showed the debut of Younique Gemz™ dolls from a Canadian company. The American Girl line has dolls that are of different ethnicities, plus you can make your own. Groovy Girls dolls. Another company out of Canada, http://www.playtoys.ca/, has multicultural and fair trade toys. http://www.icelebratediversity.com/ www.greatdad.com lists these web sites: Association of Multiethnic Americans - www.ameasite.org Interracial Voice (while much of the site is dated, it also lists multiracial support groups across the United States) - www.webcom.com/intvoice/ Mavin Foundation (publisher of Mavin, a magazine on experiences of multiracial people, transracial adoptees, and multiracial families) – www.mavinfoundation.org Pact – Provides advice to adoptive parents raising children of color – www.pactadopt.org National Advocacy for the Multi-Ethnic (a blog on the multiethnic experience, news, and data) http://www.namecentral.org/ Hope this helps! Do you find this valuable? |
