Well, hello there friends and welcome back. My name is Stephanie Safarian and you are listening to

episode 164 of the Sustainable Minimalist Podcast. On today's show, we are discussing how exactly to create a playroom that satisfies both

our environmental as well as our minimalist principles. Children's toys are by far the number one pain point that

you all write to me about every single day. As parents we want to provide novel play experiences for our children.

We don't want our children to be deprived of course, but we also don't want to invest in

an excess of cheap plastic junk that will be played with just a few

times before becoming trash. Today I am speaking with Rachel Classy. Rachel has come up with what I consider to be a

brilliant solution to the toy problem and that is Tiny Earth Toys, an educational

toy subscription that is curated by learning specialists.

Rachel is on the show today to discuss what research says about toys and play. She's also here to offer suggestions for those of us who seek to

foster bright and diverse play experiences for children without buying a lot of the plastic junk.

Now Rachel and I reference an awful lot of research today,

so if you're interested in learning more,

everything we cite in this week's conversation is in the show notes at mama minimalist.com

forward slash one six four enjoy my conversation with Rachel classy

Rachel I am so excited to have you on the podcast because we are discussing the number one pain point for every parent everywhere, which of course is the toys. How are you doing?

I'm doing so well and I am thrilled to be talking about all of the stuff.

Me too I am you know in my 160s of this podcast and I really have never done a deep dive into

minimalist and eco-friendly playroom.

So you are the perfect person to talk to.

I really wanted to talk to you specifically

about this topic because of your new endeavor.

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