Joobles to Delight Your Little One This Holiday
December 10, 2008 by Laurie
Filed under Contests, Product Reviews
I often think that simple toys are the better choice for little kids. It allows them to use their imagination and they don’t tend to overstimulate their little brains. Sometimes less is better. I am a huge fan of eco-friendly toys, not only because they are safer for the environment, but more importantly, safe for our children. I think this world is exposed to enough chemicals!
I am always eyeballing all those cute little knit toys that I see. Some of them are just too expensive for my budget, or are poorly made. I was recently introduced to Joobles, and they are adorable! Each with a little personality of their own, these cute and cuddly critters are a perfect snuggle companion for your special little someone. Bubs, the youngest of my twin boys, is my snuggle bug and the one who takes his blanky to bed. When I first got “Cally the Cat” he was very quick to give it a nice big hug. I love Joobles!, they are soft, and so squishy which makes snuggling up with them irresistible. They have just the right amount of stuffing, and are so well made and you can just tell they were handcrafted with all the important details.
About Joobles
Where do Joobles come from? Started by a Peruvian family — a mom, a dad, and their daughter — this company provides work and hope to hundreds of rural and urban Peruvians all over the country. Small groups of impoverished workers are trained to run their own small businesses making hand-knit clothing and accessories. In addition to providing much needed employment, they train workers throughout Peru in such valuable skills as quality control and production planning. Fair Indigo also works with this company’s charitable arm by donating free breakfasts and school supplies to children of the workers
Each incredibly soft animal is made with eco-friendly dyes and organic cotton grown in Peru. Calley 
the Cat stands 11” tall (as all the friends do) with adorable whiskers and a huggable green and yellow body. For parents hunting for eco-friendly toys, all of the Joobles are made with cotton grown without the use of pesticides, insecticides, herbicides, fertilizers, or other chemicals. Eliminating these chemicals is not only better for baby, but also for workers and for the environment.
Bella the Bunny
Buzzy Bug
Calley the Cat
Fair Bear
Icy the Penguin
Jiffy the Giraffe
Mel the Monkey
Mooey Cow
Pip the Dog
Buzzy bug, good wages for the workers ;o)
I learned that Fair Indigo and American Apparel are the only major retailers selling sweatshop-free clothing in the US.
Hi. I like Calley the Cat so much! Anyway, what I learned about Fair Trade is that it is a remarkable way for poor people to lift themselves out of poverty by making crafts. I hope to inspire all of my friends and family to become Fair Trade aware.
The dog is adorable. My little niece or nephew would love it. I love the idea of sweatshop free toys, products, etc! It just stinks that there is such a price difference between the two.
fair trade is important, it really just means that everyone gets an honest days pay for an honest days work, it’s eliminating sweat shops and poor conditions in factories! That’s how I take it anyways and I think it’s a great thing that we should all start thinking about when buying overseas!
fair pricing
fair trade is so important for paying the workers what they deserve and workplace rules and regulations. fingers crossed for my little boy! pip the dog is a cutie!
Fair trade means that producers are paid fair prices for the products they produce, instead of the minimum prices that the marketplace will allow, as is the case in the mainstream market today.
I think that Calley the cat is awesome.
Thanks for a great giveaway.
Fair trade is a rapidly growing movement dedicated to paying workers fair wages rather than minimum ones.
I have learned that Fair Trade means that producers are paid fair prices for the products they produce, instead of the minimum prices that the marketplace will allow, as is the case in the mainstream market today.
Fair pricing
They pay fair wages to the good people who make our clothes and accessories instead of the minimum wages that dominate the clothing market today that’s awesome. The dog is so cute!
wow any one will do for my little one thay are all so sweet
oh i’m also takeing one of the buttons if i have not yet done so as well thanks
I just love Buzzy Bug. He is so cute. Fair Trade fair wages for work done so famalies can get out of poverty. Thank you so much!
I learned:
we pay fair wages to the good people who make our clothes and accessories instead of the minimum wages that dominate the clothing market today.
Sounds great. Thanks!
I would choose Callie the Cat.
Fair trade got its start in Europe and first appeared in the United States in the mid to late 1990s focused on paying fair wages to coffee growers in developing countries.
I learned that fair trade got its start in Europe and first appeared in the United States in the mid to late 1990s focused on paying fair wages to coffee growers in developing countries.
Thanks for the contest!
honest days pay for an honest days work
Fair trade means fair prices, fair wages, and better social and environmental standards, all in all better equity in international trade, thanks and happy holidays.
I learned that McDonald’s and Wal-Mart are using coffee beans harvested by growers in developing countries who are paid a living wage rather than the minimum one. We should all support companies that embrace this idea.
I like Calley the Cat.
Bella the Bunny is really cute! Thanks for the contest.
It means fair wages and it is meant to prevent worldwide poverty.
janetfaye (at) gmail (dot) com
fair wages to the people who make the clothes & Accessories
i’m still quite young (mid 20s) but have been trying to support fair wage companies for a long time. i think its extremely important to support companies that treat their workers with respect and dignity. fair trade fosters better relationships between worker and owners/managers. i didn’t know that fair indigo and american apparel were the only large fair trade clothing companies in the us… thats quite a shock to me! i hope more companies begin following fair indigo’s lead & i will definitely be placing orders with them in the future (they have really cute stuff!).
What I learned is: that fair trade apparel largely consists of small shops selling indigenous clothing but is growing into other markets.
Fair trade is all about paying workers a liveable wage…not just a minimum wage required by law. Thanks, justicecw@hotmail.com
I learned the importance of fair trade. It allows workers to get fair compensation for their work.
Fair trade means “we put people first. We handpicked the best, most ethical factories around the globe and presented them with a new concept: paying workers a fair wage…” Thanks for the giveaway!
I like the idea of fair trade everyone deserves the same pay for doing the same job. Interesting fact i found By 2004 fair trade coffee accounted for 2% of total coffee sales in the US.
Thank you for the giveaway.
After reading the site, I learned more about Fair trade and how important it means to us in this world! Thanks for a great giveaway 🙂
I would love to win Calley the Cat.
Fair Trade is so important and I thank you for making more people aware of it.
I learned that “Unfortunately, because fair trade clothing is 1) still in its infancy and 2) more complicated to certify than agricultural products, there is currently no independent third party certification process for fair trade apparel.” We, the consumers can help buy not buying from companies that don’t practice fair trade.
“Fair trade is a rapidly growing movement dedicated to paying workers fair wages rather than minimum ones” Great giveaway, I’d love the Calley cat one!
I’ve learned that workers are paid fair wages rather than minimum wage and it started in Europe
Ilove the dog. I think it is important for every one to be paid a fair wage for their work
It’s about not paying slave wages for those who make their products…bravo for them doing this.
We love mooey the cow.
Angie
Basically, Fair Trade means that workers are paid fair wages based on THEIR cost of living, not the cost of living of the big corporations who benefit from underpaid workers. So the workers get paid fairly, the costs do get passed onto the consumers, but not in a large enough amount that anyone would ever notice! Great idea, I’m surprised it’s not practiced more!
This plushie is so appealing to me. I used to sell The Body Shop items simply because of the fair trade. I have been teaching my children about people in our country who help less fortunate countries by giving them work to support themselves and their families. Really would be awesome to give them a fair trade Jooble!!
I heart Calley the Cat:)I’ve learned that workers are paid fair wages rather than minimum wage and it started in Europe!ty 4 the entry:)
fair wages for workers and fair pricing for all 🙂
Calley the Cat is my favorite.
I learned that a company is fair trade when it pays a living wage to its workers no matter what country they live in.
I learned that they pay fair wages. I like the Mooey Cow.
Not surprisingly, fair trade was established in Europe, and the concept simply wants workers to be paid fair wages for their work. I love Buzzy Bug.
I learned that Fair Indigo and American Apparel are the only major retailers selling sweatshop-free clothing in the US.
Evey worker deserves fair and equal pay! Also they deserve the right to earn a living wage…I love Pip the Dog
fair wages for work.
I learned that by 2004 fair trade coffee accounted for 2% of total coffee sales in the US and was growing at an average annual rate of 75%.