ChildTrek Blog

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Contact: Annette Roth, Marketing Director
IR2 Media Group Inc.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CHILDTREK WINS NATIONAL EARTH DAY DISPLAY CONTEST

Tacoma’s very own ChildTrek has recently won another award – Plan Toys Earth Day 2009 Window Display Winner! Plan Toys – a specialty green toy manufacturer – holds a national contest each year for the best Earth Day Window Display at its participating retailers. Stores in over 30 states submitted display entries, with the winners receiving a prize worth $500 of Plan Toys merchandise.

Plan Toys is a world-class, multi-award-winning wooden toy manufacturer based in Thailand. It uses environmentally-friendly materials in all its merchandise, including: natural, recycled rubberwood; certified, E-Zero non-formaldehyde glue; non-toxic water-based dyes with no heavy metals; and soy ink and recycled and recyclable packaging materials. It meets and often exceeds industry safety and quality standards in its manufacturing process.

ChildTrek carries the largest storewide selection of Plan Toys in Washington State. As a winner of this very special contest, ChildTrek would like to provide more children with the opportunity to play with these eco-friendly, imagination-building toys. As such, it will donate half of its awarded Plan Toys to local non-profit children organizations. ChildTrek is also offering FREE Plan Toys Eco Home 3D Puzzles at the ChildTrek store – while supplies last!

About ChildTrek
ChildTrek was established as an online store (www.ChildTrek.com) in 2007, by a mother and former teacher with a love for children, environment and education. It opened its first brick-and-mortar store in Tacoma’s historic Freighthouse Square in July 2008, and plans to open another store in 2010. In 2008, ChildTrek was also voted Top 5 Best in Western Washington 2008 – Children’s Gifts by King 5 Evening Magazine.

For more information, please contact Miebeth Bustillo-Booth at 253-534-8825 or via email, customercare@childtrek.com. You can also visit this award-winning natural toy store online at www.ChildTrek.com. ###

By Miebeth Bustillo-Booth, ChildTrek Founder

New Made in USA Toys
ChildTrek is expanding its selection of natural and green toys and books. This week you’ll find more wood toys by Maple Landmark. These traditional, time-tested children’s toys are made in Middlebury, Vermont by local woodworkers with pride in American craftsmanship. Local hardwoods and non-toxic paints that exceed safety standards are used.

New Waldorf Dolls from Germany
Next up are Kathe (Kaethe) Kruse Waldorf dolls. These all-natural dolls are handcrafted in Germany. They are made of cotton, wool, mohair wool, sand quartz, and other natural materials. These unique dolls are truly exquisite and are made to last a lifetime. They are more than most dolls - and they offer a lot more as well. They are weighted. They are soft and firm - warm and huggable like a baby. The FEEL natural and inviting. You just can’t get that from plastic or vinyl.

New Educational Books
We are also expanding our line of educational books from Usborne Books - known for its playful, humorous and highly engaging children’s books. Check out the new “Flip Up Phonics” series like “Fat Cat on a Mat,” “Frog on a Log,” and “Goose on the Loose.” They are designed to help children begin to recognize phonetic patterns - thereby facilitating the abiliity to read like words.

New Sticker Books
What child doesn’t like to peel and stick?! To that we say, “Stick away!” ChildTrek now offers incredibly fun sticker books from Usborne. They have backdrops to stick on and learn about letters, numbers, and words.  Check out the “Usborne 123 Sticker Book,” “Usborne ABC Sticker Book,” or the very fun “Usborne Farm Sticker Book.”

More New Arrivals!
There are other new arrivals. Click here to check out the rest.

Enjoy!