🌍 World Environment Day: Small Things, Big Impact

Every year on June 5th, we celebrate World Environment Day. A reminder that caring for our planet doesn't have to start with grand gestures. Sometimes, the smallest actions can make the biggest difference.

Children are naturally curious about the world around them. They love collecting treasures, exploring nature and asking endless questions. World Environment Day is the perfect opportunity to turn that curiosity into meaningful learning through play.

There are things that change the world quietly.

For example:

🌱 Turning off the water while brushing your teeth
🌱 Planting a seed in an old jar
🌱 Giving a cardboard box a second life
🌱 Noticing the beauty of a tiny leaf
🌱 Picking up litter after a picnic
🌱 Teaching a child “The Earth is our home.”

And World Environment Day is the perfect opportunity to explore these ideas together as a family.

🌱 Simple Eco Activities for Kids

Nature Treasure Hunt

Head outside and challenge children to find:

🍃 A leaf with an interesting shape
🔍 A smooth stone
🌼 A flower
🐜 An insect
🌱 Something green
🌰 A seed or acorn

Talk about how each item plays a role in nature's amazing system.

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♻️ Recycling Sorting Game

Gather clean recyclable materials and let children sort them into categories:

• Paper

• Plastic

• Metal

• Glass

Turn it into a timed challenge and see who can become the family's "Recycling Champion!"

🌿 Grow Something Together

Plant a seed, an herb or even a bean in a small container.

Watching something grow teaches patience, responsibility and appreciation for nature's wonders.

🎨 Create with Recycled Materials

Before throwing away boxes, bottle caps or cardboard tubes, ask:

"What could this become?"

You might end up with a rocket ship, a castle, a robot, or a masterpiece that only a child could imagine.

🌎 Learning Through Play

One of the best ways to help children understand environmental concepts is through hands-on activities.

That's why I created the Ecology I Spy Trinket Mix - a collection of miniature treasures inspired by nature, recycling and environmental awareness.

🔍 What's Inside?

Children can discover:

♻️ Recycling symbols
🌍 Planet Earth miniatures
🌱 Leaves and trees
💧 Water droplet
🚲 Eco-friendly transportation 
⭐ And other surprise treasures

💚 Ways to Use the Ecology I Spy Mix

• Create an I Spy game

• Fill a sensory bottle

• Practice sorting and classification

• Count and graph objects

• Build nature-themed storytelling prompts

• Use for Earth Day and World Environment Day lessons

• Encourage conversations about recycling and protecting the environment

Children learn best when they're engaged, curious  and having fun. And tiny treasures often spark big conversations.

🌍Protecting our planet doesn't require perfection.

A recycled bottle.
A planted seed.
A walk instead of a car ride.
A child who learns to appreciate a bee, a flower or a tree.

These small actions add up.

This World Environment Day, let's celebrate the little things we can do together to help keep our planet healthy, beautiful and full of wonder for future generations.

Happy World Environment Day! 💚

Find the Ecology set in Themed I spy trinkets section

🌍 День окружающей среды с TomToy

Маленькие шаги могут делать большие добрые дела

Есть вещи, которые меняют мир тихо-тихо.
Например:

🌱 выключить воду, пока чистишь зубы
🌱 посадить семечко в старую баночку
🌱 подарить вторую жизнь коробке
🌱 заметить красоту в маленьком листике
🌱 собрать мусор после пикника
🌱 научить ребёнка: «Земля это наш дом»

И День окружающей среды отличный повод поиграть в это всей семьёй 

♻️ Простые эко-идеи для детей

🍃 Охота за природными сокровищами

Сделайте список:

• листочек необычной формы

• маленький камушек

• что-то круглое

• что-то зелёное

• цветок

• палочку, похожую на букву

Можно устроить соревнование:
кто найдёт сокровища первым — получает титул
👑 «Главный защитник планеты».

🧴 Сортировка мусора как игра

Поставьте коробки:

• бумага

• пластик

• металл

А потом включите таймер и устройте “экологическую эстафету”.
Да-да, сортировка мусора внезапно становится олимпийским видом спорта 🥇

🌼 Посадить что-нибудь

Даже если это:

• фасоль в стаканчике

• лук на подоконнике

• микрозелень

• один упрямый кактус

Для ребёнка это настоящее чудо:
«Я поливал это… и оно ЖИВОЕ?!»

🎨 Творчество из “ненужного”

Картонные коробки = гаражи
Крышечки = счётный материал
Втулки = ракеты и роботы
Старые пуговицы = моя прелесть!

Иногда фантазия экологичнее любого магазина 😄

🔍 Играем и учимся вместе с набором “Ecology I Spy”

В наборе есть:
🌍 планета Земля
♻️ символы переработки
🌿 природные элементы

🚲 экологичный транспорт

и много маленьких сюрпризов.

Такой набор отлично подходит для:

• I Spy игр

• сенсорных бутылочек

• сортировки

• изучения природы

• развития речи

• мелкой моторики

• тематических занятий ко Дню окружающей среды

И да… взрослые тоже обычно зависают над баночкой дольше, чем дети 😄

💚 Главное эко-правило

Не обязательно делать всё идеально.
Достаточно делать маленькие добрые вещи регулярно.

Потому что планета не просит совершенства.
Она очень радуется заботе 🌍

Rev, Roam & Row cabochons: Tiny Travels in a Handful of Cabochons

Ready to hop on a train, board a boat and float off in a hot air balloon—all before breakfast? These adorable resin cabochons might be tiny, but they pack a whole transportation network right into your palm.

Imagine it: one moment you’re revving your engine down a busy road, the next you’re roaming the skies and before you know it—you’re rowing the seas. It’s like having your own travel agency in miniature!

✨ What’s inside this little world?

Think of them as pocket-sized travel buddies. Among the mix you’ll find:

• ✈️ Plane & hot air balloon — for dreamers who like their traffic jams above the clouds.

• 🚂 Train, truck, bus, scooter, bicycle — because roads get boring without a little chaos.

• 🚤 Boat, cruise liner, submarine — just in case your adventure takes a watery turn.

• 🚦 Roads & traffic signs — because even tiny worlds need a bit of order.

• …and a sprinkle of mystery pieces that make every set feel like a treasure hunt.

🎲 What can you do with them?

Oh, where do we begin! 

• Play I Spy: Hide them in a busy bag or sensory bin and shout “Spot the submarine!”

• Sort & Learn: Air, land, sea — which cabochon belongs where?

• Craft Adventures: Glue them to cards, notebooks or scrapbooks for instant “wow”

• Storytelling Props: Build a tale that starts with a taxi and ends with a rocket ship

• Party Magic: Tiny treasures for little explorers who never tire of “vroom” and “zoom”

📏 How small is “small”?

Each cabochon measures about 1.5–2.5 cm (0.6–1 inch) — just the right size for little hands, crafty projects and anyone who believes big adventures can come in tiny packages.

So the next time wanderlust strikes but your passport’s gathering dust, just remember: you can Rev, Roam & Row—without ever leaving the living room. 

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Construction I spy trinkets

 

Construction trinkets set

Other Themed I spy trinkets

Music I spy trinkets

 Music I spy trinkets (v2)

  

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Weather trinkets

 

Weather I spy trinkets 

New Space trinkets

 

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Firefighters trinkets

 

New theme set in TomToy theme I spy trinkets section - Firefighters

Young boys love fireman theme and will be excited to spy firefighters trinkets

• You can use this set to make your own fabric I spy bag, I spy bottle or in other craft project
• Learn about firefighter gear - firetrucks, protective gear, tools
• Teaching fire safety at home and outdoors, rules for using matches and lighters, escape plan

Fire fighters Theme I Spy trinkets, 1-3cm, Set of 20

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Princess trinkets

Princess theme trinkets for I Spy bag, I spy bottle and other educational games or crafts.
This set created with mix of charms, beads, buttons and miniatures.

QUANTITY: 20 trinkets

MATERIALS: Plastic, resin, alloy, wood

SIZE: 1-3 cm (3/8- 1 inch)

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St.Patrick trinkets

Saint Patrick's day theme trinkets for I Spy bag, I spy bottle and other holidays games or crafts.
This set created with mix of charms, beads, buttons and miniatures.

QUANTITY
20 trinkets

MATERIALS
Plastic, resin, alloy, wood

SIZE
1-3 cm (3/8-1 inch)

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Alice in Wonderland trinkets

Alice in Wonderland Theme I Spy trinkets


Alice in Wonderland theme trinkets for I Spy bag, I spy bottle and other games or crafts.
This set created with mix of charms, beads, buttons and miniatures.

QUANTITY
20 trinkets

MATERIALS
Plastic, resin, alloy, wood

SIZE
1-3 cm (3/8- 1 inch)

 

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Girl theme trinkets

Girl Theme I Spy trinkets
Girl theme trinkets for I Spy bag, I spy bottle and other educational games or crafts. This set created with mix of charms, beads, buttons and miniatures.

QUANTITY
20/50 trinkets

MATERIALS
Plastic, resin, alloy

SIZE 1-3 cm (3/8- 1 inch)
     

SHOP I spy trinkets

Space trinkets

Space theme trinkets 

QUANTITY
20 or 50 trinkets
Only different trinkets without duplicates in set, picked randomly.
The pictured trinkets are only an example of what you might get, not all of them might be included, the content is changing constantly.

MATERIALS
The trinkets are mix of charms, beads, buttons, cabochons and miniatures made of metal, plastic and wood.

SIZE
most trinkets are 1-3 cm (3/8- 1 inch)
 

SHOP I spy trinkets

CVC trinkets

CVC, consonant-vowel-consonant, are short simple words, that are perfect for beginning readers.
QUANTITY
Select the quantity:
● 33 CVC set, consonant-vowel-consonant words, like cat, hat, bug, mug.
● 52 CVC+ set, also includes double consonant at the beginning or end of the word, like sock, clock, truck, duck.
MATERIALS
The trinkets are mix of buttons, beads, charms made of wood, plastic and metal, except of paper tag
SIZE
1-3.5 cm (0.4-1.4 inch)
Fillers for I spy bag, bottle
  

 

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