<p>It won&#39;t be easy - but we&#39;re going China-Free this Christmas.&#0160; I&#39;ve started to collect resources and I&#39;m happy to share my finds - please let me know if you know of any other online shops or websites that have ideas on how to avoid China-made toys.</p>

<p>Angry Chicken&#39;s <a href="http://angrychicken.typepad.com/angry_chicken/2007/08/not-made-in-chi.html">&#39;not made in china&#39;</a> post is pretty much perfect.</p>

<p>Sign the <a href="http://www.democracyinaction.org/dia/organizationsORG/momsrising/signUp.jsp?key=2362">petition.</a></p>

<p><a href="http://store.playmobilusa.com/on/demandware.store/Sites-US-Site/en_US/ViewApplication-DisplayCachedWelcomePage">Playmobil</a> - Made in Germany.&#0160; I used to love Playmobil when I was little.&#0160; Thankfully, they&#39;re still around.</p>

<p><a href="http://www.etsy.com/category_top.php?top_tag=toys">Etsy Toys</a> - There&#39;s plenty of unique, one-of-a-kind handmade toys - and you buy directly from the artist.&#0160; Awesome!</p>

<p><a href="http://www.step2.com/">Step2</a> - It looks like most of their products are made in the US, but check the box - they do have a factory in Korea.</p>

<p><a href="http://www.oompa.com/cgi-bin/category/0">Oompa</a> - Has a &quot;Made in Europe&quot; shop</p>

<p><a href="http://www.kettlerusa.com/page17.html">Kettler</a> - Awesome toys made in Germany, including their famous trykes.</p>

<p><a href="http://www.greentoys.com/index.html">Green Toys</a> - Toys are made from corn plastic (wait...corn?)</p>

<p><a href="http://www.americanplastictoys.com/">American Plastic Toys</a> - If you&#39;re getting tired of wood and felt...</p>

<p><a href="http://www.madeinusa.org/nav.cgi?data/toys&amp;">www.madeinusa.org</a></p>

<p><a href="http://www.maplelandmark.net/toys.lasso">Maple Landmark Woodcraft</a> - Made in Vermont</p>

<p><a href="http://www.maukilo.com/index.html">Maukilo</a> has a great Haba store (HABA makes all its toys in Germany)</p>

<p><a href="http://www.gymnic.com/mascheraeng.html">Rody</a> - We love our Rody Pony!&#0160; Gymnic Rody and bouncy balls are made in Italy and can be found all over the internet.</p>
