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Tea sets for kids are a wonderful toy. They stimulate creativity and focus, mouth/eye coordination, and sharing skills, and can enable priceless bonding time between the child and the caregivers. Naturally, the little ones will have those cute tiny cups in their mouths all the time. So if you are trying to lower your kid’s exposure to toxic chemicals or your footprint, here are the top-notch sustainable and nontoxic tea sets for kids, according to the most strict American and European standards.
Non-Toxic & Sustainable Tea Sets Toys
Wooden Toy Tea Set, PlanToys – age 2+
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PlanToys is on the market for sustainable toys for over 35 years. This wood toy playset is as good as it gets. Made of natural sustainable rubberwood, this tea set is sensorial and durable to endure endless play hours.
Includes
12 pieces: 2 place settings, a teapot, sugar bowl, milk pitcher, 2 tea cups, saucers, teaspoons, and tea bags.
Bistro Scandinavian Wood Tea Set, Kid’s Concept – age 3+
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The Bistro tea set is a fun and colorful gender-neutral complete tea set so everyone can play for hours.
Includes
1 teapot with lid, 4 cups, 4 saucers, 4 teabags, 1 box for teabags, 1 milk jar, 2 spoons, 2 lemons, and 1 tray.
Handmade Sustainable Rattan Coffee and Cake Play Set, Poppie Toys – age 12M+
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Poppie Toys make adorable sustainable toys out of renewable rattan and everything is nontoxic. This tea set is the sweetest addition to your little one’s tea party!
Includes
8 pieces: two cups and saucers, a cake server, a cake plate, and two spoons.
Untreated Wood Toy Tea Set, Poppy Baby Co. – age 2+
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All the cute pots, dishes, and cups are on a lovely tray. Everything is made out of untreated natural wood, as gentle, fun, and sensorial as possible for endless tea parties.
Includes
13 pieces: serving tray, big teapot, small teapot, sugar dish, jam dish, pot with cover, pot, 3 cups, 3 saucers.
Rustic Wood Tea Set for Kids, Raduga Grëz -age 3+
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Handmade by third-generation carpenters in Russia, the tea set uses sustainably sourced natural linden, non-toxic water-based paint, and is lacquer-free. It has no plywood or glue, and it comes packaged in a cotton bag. The natural version, without any dies, is available here.
Includes
10 pieces: 1 teapot, 2cups, 2 saucers, 2 teaspoons, 1 sugar pot with lid, and 2 sugar cubes.
Wood Tea Set Extension Kit, Make Me Iconic – age 3+
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I am crazy about this tea set extension. It has a matcha tea, people! It’s the perfect gift to raise a tea snob. Of course, the paint is with non-toxic dies.
Includes
2 x cups and saucers, 2 x spoons, 6 x tea bags in a display box, 2 x cookies, 1 x plate, lemon wedge, mint wedge, orange wedge, tongs, menu card, milk carton, honey and Matcha Tea jar with spoon
Tea & Coffee Takeaway Wooden Toy Cups, Tender Leal Toys – age 3+
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Your little one will love to have their own cups to go! These cuties are made out of FSC-certified wood and painted with non-toxic water-based paint.
Includes
1 coffee and 1 tea cup to go.
Cute Sustainable Wood Tea Set for Kids, Tender Leaf Toys – age 3+
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Like everything designed by Tender Leaf Toys, this adorable tea set for two is made from sustainable rubberwood. For every tree that becomes a toy, another one is replanted! The teabag, though, is beyond cute!
Includes
10 pieces: 1 yummy cupcake, 1 tea bag, 2 cups, 2 saucers, 2 teaspoons, 1 milk jug, 1 teapot, and 1 round tray.
It’s a Tea Party
Afternoon Tea Tiered Tray, $44.99 – Tender Leaf Toys
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Cute Cafe Playset, $129.99 – Tender Leaf Toys
Fox Tea Party Wooden Play Set, Djeco – age 4+
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The goûter is on with this lovely French tea set.
Includes
One tray, two cups, two saucers, two spoons, two tea bags, a teapot and lid, a sugar bowl and lid, and a plate with a candle-topped cake divided into four pieces
Honeybake Red Wood Tea Sets for Kids, Le Toy Van – age 3+
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Please, let’s take a minute to appreciate the cutest cookie toy ever made! This tea set is beyond adorable, has gender-neutral colors, is ethically made from sustainable rubberwood, and is decorated with non-toxic paints. No wonder why Le Toy Van products are so hard to find in stock!
Includes
11 pieces: 1 cute tea tray, 2 cups, 2 saucers, 1 teaspoon, 1 teapot, 1 tea bag, 1 milk jug, and 2 lovely biscuits.
Complete the set
Wood Kettle with Detachable Lid, $24.07 – Le Toy Van
Cafe Espresso Machine Wooden Toy, $39.95 – Le Toy Van
Shop & Cafe Playset, $199.95 – Le Toy Van
Asian Wooden Play Tea Set, PlanToys – age 3+
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Here is a lovely and inclusive tea set to get started with the infusion ritual from an early age. It’s handcrafted out of sustainable, recycled, and recyclable wood coated with non-toxic paint.
Includes
2 Cup, 1 Teapot, 1 tray, 1 sugar canister
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BPA-Free Silicone Tea Sets for Kids, Liewood – age 2+
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This real-life tea set from Liewood is great! It is made of BPA-free silicone, can be used safely with real food, and is dishwasher safe.
Includes
1 modern teapot with lid, 4 cups, 4 saucers, and 1 tray.
Retro Inspired Ceramic Tea Set For Kids, Konges Slojd – age 3+
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This gender-neutral ceramic tea set is designed in Denmark and inspired by antique china, perfect for little hands.
Includes
1 tea pot with removable lid, sugar bowl with removable lid, spoon, creamer, and 4 teacups
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Sustainable & Non-Toxic standards considered for this post
Each country or economic bloc has its own standards for sustainability, safety, and toxicity. And because they can go from strict to almost nonexistent we are considering brands that market their products as compliant with at least one of the standards below.
FSC-certified wood
From the fsc.org website : “The Forest Stewardship Council sets standards for responsible forest management. A voluntary program, FSC uses the power of the marketplace to protect forests for future generations.
FSC certification ensures that products come from responsibly managed forests that provide environmental, social, and economic benefits. “
TSCA Title IV
⚠️ Because there is not a large consensus whether the formaldehyde emissions under the TSCA Title IV is really safe and nontoxic, we are only featuring MDF/plywood as alternatives to real wood.
From the epa.gov website : “The Formaldehyde Standards for Composite Wood Products Act of 2010 established emission standards for formaldehyde from composite wood products and directed EPA to finalize a rule on implementing and enforcing a number of provisions covering composite wood products. After March 22, 2019, composite wood products must be labeled as TSCA Title VI compliant. These products include: hardwood plywood, medium-density fiberboard, and particleboard, as well as household and other finished goods containing these products.
The final rule also established a third-party certification program for laboratory testing and oversight of formaldehyde emissions from manufactured and/or imported composite wood products.”
CE Marking
From the europa. eu website : “CE marking indicates that a product has been assessed by the manufacturer and deemed to meet EU safety, health and environmental protection requirements. It is required for products manufactured anywhere in the world that are then marketed in the EU.”
EN-71
EN-71 is the CE standard for toy safety. The EN-71 covers 12 toy-related safety issues, from mechanical properties to flammability. The disposition EN-71-3 covers the migration of toxic elements, and that’s why toys compliant with the CE marks and the EN-71 disposition are considered non-toxic. From the standard.eu : “This document specifies requirements and test methods for the migration of aluminum, antimony, arsenic, barium, boron, cadmium, Chromium (III), Chromium (VI), cobalt, copper, lead, manganese, mercury, nickel, selenium, strontium, tin, organic tin and zinc from toy materials and from parts of toys. Packaging materials are not considered to be part of the toy unless they have intended play value.”
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Nordic Swan Ecolabel
From the nordic-ecolabel.org website : “The Nordic Swan Ecolabel is the official ecolabel of the Nordic Countries. The Nordic Swan Ecolabel works to reduce the environmental impact from production and consumption of goods – and to make it easy for consumers and professional buyers to choose the environmentally best goods and services.
Sets strict environmental requirements in all relevant phases of a product’s life cycle;
Sets strict requirements for chemicals used in eco-labeled products;
Tightens requirements for goods and services continue to create sustainable development;
Certifies and verifies that all requirements are met before a product is approved.”
