RETAIL DETAIL | Toys R Us has joined the eco-friendly train with a new line of natural and green toys. The line includes wooden toys including a racing car, alphabet block set and utility truck. It’s great to see a toy retailer offering products that are “natural” and not soaked in damage-causing lead paint.

I found this line of toys very interesting because while the concept may seem innovative and trendy, it’s really old fashioned. Before toxic toy factories, many toys were hand-made of basic materials like wood and cotton.

It reminds of the organic food boom that’s been going on for several years now. People view it as modern to buy organically grown fruit and vegetables, but in reality, that is how most produce was farmed for hundreds of years until recent history.

Are we going “green” or just returning to our roots? Who says history doesn’t repeat itself?