The selection of toys at Ape to Zebra is excellent. Wonderful for learning/educational toys.
Website was easy to navigate, and the shipping was fast.
I would very much recommend Ape to Zebra to any parent/guardian/grandparent/teacher Janine from Middletown, USA
Great selection of wooden and conscienstiously manufactured toys. Good prices- especially with free shipping. Kristie from Calgary, Canada
Plan
Toys manufactures innovative educational wooden toys made from natural materials.
They use chemical free, rubberwood for their wooden toys and lead free, water based
dyes and colors for their toys and all printed material. Plan Toys'
educational toys and games are
designed to support the development of preschool and kindergarten children 3
years and up. A wonderful range of eco friendly, wooden toys that are
modern in design and educational.
Plan Toys are also introducing a fun range of
wooden toys that will help children learn the fundamentals and importance of living green.
The Plan Toys Eco Dollhouse features replicas of alternative energy sources, recycling bins and
are made from wood and organic material.
Plan Toys use rubber wood (Hevea Brasiliensis
or commonly called the para tree) from trees that have ceased yielding latex as the raw material for their educational toys.
Rubberwood, which is part of
the maple family, is used in high-end furniture and toys, as it is valued for
its dense grain, attractive color, minimal shrinkage, and acceptance of
different finishes. Rubberwood is also prized as an environmentally friendly
wood, as it makes use of trees that have been cut down after 25 years as they no
longer produce rubber latex.
Traditionally, those trees were burned and turned into charcoal , providing little subsequent value both economically and ecologically.
Instead, Plan Toys turn these old trees into some of the world's best wooden
toys - rubberwood has become a priced environmentally friendly wood. Plan Toys increases the value of the rubber woods to their optimum whilst maintaining a more ecological balance.
Safe and Green manufacturing by Plan Toys:
Plan Toys ensure that the wood
is carefully kiln-dried to achieve correct temperature and moisture content in order to avoid pests and bacteria.
Plan Toys uses design techniques such as rounded corners for children’s greater safety.
Plan Toys are manufactured in Thailand. Plan Toys comply to several standards in terms of safety, preserving the environment etc. Plan Toys also received certification from the Thai Labor Standard TLS 8001 and Social Accountability standard SA8000.
Plan Toys assembles
products using a proprietary non-formaldehyde glue instead of the
traditional toxic wood glue and is E-Zero (Non-Formaldehyde Glue) which
means it contains no Formaldehyde emission.
Non-toxic,
environmentally friendly, water based dyes are use to add accent colors to
wooden toys. This color contains no
heavy metal elements such as lead and mercury.
In order to make them even
more environmentally friendly, Plan Toys uses soy ink and
water based ink on printed materials. This ink decomposes faster than
regular chemical ink and can be recycled more efficiently.
Materials are recycled
through the manufacturing process to produce toys from renewable
sources and minimize the environmental footprint.
Plan Toys makes use of
alternative and renewable energy sources in their manufacturing. Wood
scraps are used to generate energy for the kilns that dry wood. Some
portion of the electricity used is also generated from solar cells.
Plan Toys Awards:
Reddot design award - Germany.
Plan Toys received the
German Design Price - Germany.
Parents Choice award - United States.
Oppenheim Toy Portfolio award - United States.
Child's Best Toy Award - United States.
Rising Start Best Toy Award - United Kingdom.
Plan Toys received the
Good Toy Awards Association award - United Kingdom.
Silver Award, Practical pre-school 2006 - United Kingdom.
BBC
Toy box Magazine award - United Kingdom.
Plan Toys received the
Thailand's prime ministers export award - Thailand.
Spiel Gut award - Germany.
Plan Toys Toy
Innovation Award - Germany.
Best toy of the year award - Parenting Magazine - United States.
Teachers pick - Parent and Child 2004 - United States.
Plan Toys received the
Right Start Magazine award - United Kingdom.
Gold Award - Practical pre-school - United Kingdom.
The
Good Toy Award - United Kingdom.
Plan Toys received the
Silver Award - Good Toy Awards 2006 - United Kingdom.
Bronze Award, Practical pre-school 2006 - United Kingdom.
Good Toy Award - Good Toy Association - Japan.
Plan Toys received the The
Belgium Toy of the Year award - Belgium.
Free expedited shipping for orders over CAN$136.84
Shipping costs
Option
Cost
Expedited
$17.88
Express
$34.48
Courier
$187.49
Delivery times (business days)
Option
Delivery
Expedited
7
Express
5
Courier
1 - 2
* Flat rate shipping - means that you can shop as much as you like, the shipping costs stays the same.
* You get free shipping if the product total (after any gift coupon discounts) on your order exceeds CAN$136.84.
* Note that large items (marked with the oversize icon) do not count towards free shipping.
* All orders are sent by default with Expedited mail. If you need it faster then we also offer Express and Courier Service.
Ape to Zebra is an online educational toy store located in
Campbellville, Ontario, Canada. Our online toy store
sell safe baby toys, educational learning toys,wooden European baby toys,
wooden Waldorf Toys, wooden toys for Montessori Schools, soft toys, unique gifts and toys for
babies toddlers kids and children. We deliver our
natural and organic toys and
unique baby gifts in
Milton Carlisle Acton Ontario Canada and ship baby toys worldwide including
Burlington, Oakville, Mississauga, Toronto, Hamilton,
Ontario, Vancouver, Quebec, Montreal, Halifax,
Calgary, Edmonton, Manitoba, Alberta, British Columbia,
Saskatchewan, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, USA.
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gifts at our online toy store.
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Plan
Toys manufactures innovative educational wooden toys made from natural materials.
They use chemical free, rubberwood for their wooden toys and lead free, water based
dyes and colors for their toys and all printed material. Plan Toys'
educational toys and games are
designed to support the development of preschool and kindergarten children 3
years and up. A wonderful range of eco friendly, wooden toys that are
modern in design and educational.
