Finding eco-friendly brands for your babies and children a headache? Fed up with gendered clothes and accessories?
Meanwhile Boutique has the solution: discover 7 ethical clothing and accessory brands for children that put ecology at the heart of their products. For playing, dressing, and even learning, here is our selection of playful, unisex, and eco-friendly items for the little ones!
You can also find our selection of 15 eco-friendly gift ideas for children.
#1 - Gang of Monsters: vegan sneakers for children
Vegan sneakers for children - €85
[ Discover the brand GANG OF MONSTERS ]
A great choice of sneakers for children to combine comfort, style, and durability every day. Made by Gang of Monsters, a young French brand launched by Laurène and Aurélia,, each pair is vegan, eco-designed, and made in Portugal with recycled materials from grape waste. The brand aims to offer sturdy, fun, and colorful sneakers while raising awareness about the importance of responsible consumption and foot development.
Their pairs are suitable for children from 24 to 31. Comfortable and practical, they feature a shaped sole to support the foot and a little monster in the sole to be assembled to distinguish the right foot from the left, while promoting children's autonomy. Velcro closure for greater ease in everyday life.
Set of 7 washable wipes for baby
€22.00
[ Discover the brand L'ATELIER D'ANAE ]
Founded in 2022 by Virginie, L’Atelier d’Anaë is a French brand of organic and eco-friendly pajamas for baby. Made in an artisanal workshop located in northern Portugal, the products are 100% GOTS certified organic cotton, made in respectful conditions for men and women. The brand offers hand-illustrated unisex patterns, available in six sizes, as well as washable wipes sewn in France, reusing fabric scraps.
Driven by strong values – slow fashion, vegan, made in Europe, social solidarity – L’Atelier d’Anaë strives to reduce its impact at every step: from limited stocks to its recycled and recyclable packaging, through ethical production.
#3 - Moomie: colorful, joyful, and eco-friendly clothes and accessories for baby
Long-sleeved T-shirt in several colors
€39.00
€19.50
on the left: Recycled cardboard memory game, handmade in France
€25.00
on the right: Educational card game, handmade in France
€29.00
[ Discover the brand MOOMIE ]
Founded in 2019 by Sophie, Moomie is a French brand that offers many items for babies and children: clothes, games, cushions, accessories, children's decor, pacifier clips, bath accessories, wipes... All clothes are unisex, and combine quality, comfort, joyful patterns, and colorful tones. Made in small batches of GOTS organic cotton, they embody real eco-responsibility: less but better, without excessive promotions.
#3 - MA VIE PRATIQUE: educational kits
Activity kit for setting the table
€39.00
Activity kit for washing hands
€39.00
[ Discover the brand MA VIE PRATIQUE ]
Ma Vie Pratique designs and makes activity kits around daily life for children under 6 years old. The brand was designed by a Montessori educator. Each activity comes in a screen-printed pouch that contains the kit as well as an illustrated mini guide, which shows the adult the steps to introduce the activity for the first time.
A kit consists of 3 to 10 objects to allow an organized and logical sequence of the activity. Hands are at the heart of this process. The objects come from noble, durable, and responsible materials. These eco-friendly products are reusable for life!
#4 - LILA'S ESSENTIALS: ethical accessories of softness and comfort
Organic cotton comforter & Wooden teething ring - 5 colors
€16.00
[ Discover the brand LILA'S ESSENTIALS ]
Lila’s Essentials, launched in 2019 by Maria Vincenti in Paris, offers zero-waste items for baby, designed and sourced in France (Nantes, Cambrai, Paris). The brand focuses on multi-use accessories, handmade and sewn in 100% GOTS certified organic cotton, naturally dyed, with zero plastic (including in the packaging!).
#5 - LIBELLULE FABRIQUE: zero-waste accessories for children & babies
Upcycled backpack for child - Several patterns and colors
€36.00
Mbotou baby carrier in wax fabric
€64.00
[ Discover the brand LIBELLULE FABRIQUE ]
Libellule Fabrique, created in 2020 by Pauline, from Vendée and based in Savoie, offers zero-waste accessories for the whole family, designed and handmade in Saint-Jean‑d’Arvey (Savoie).
The brand initially specialized in organic cotton washable tissue dispensers (coming from Benin, India, Tanzania, certified OEKO‑TEX) and PUL* from recycled bottles, made in France, with the contribution of an ESAT. It now offers an extended range: bags, pouches, wipes, "Mbotou" baby carriers, all customizable, handmade, in limited series and made to order.
Driven by strong values: zero waste, upcycling, local, ethical and social, Libellule Fabrique supports integration through the ESAT and is committed to sustainable and responsible fashion.
#6 - KLAK: eco-friendly socks with cute messages
on the left: So Cute socks - €12.00
on the right: P'tit Coeur socks - €12.00
[ Discover the KLAK brand ]
KlaK was created in 2019 by its founder, Alice, who wanted to offer socks with original, funny and impactful messages, inspired by a desire to shake up the rules with humor and style. KlaK offers socks made in France, in a workshop near Limoges, combining quality and originality. Each pair is designed to be mixed with another, allowing you to create fun and personalized combinations. The socks are made from certified organic cotton, what could be better for baby's little feet?
#7 - SCROLLINO: fun and compostable books!
Scrollino Sprouts Growing Book - Red Clover
€14.95
Scrollino Sprouts is a fun and eco-responsible collection to discover on Meanwhile Boutique, designed to introduce children (and adults) to home gardening, while having fun. Each kit in the collection allows you to grow edible sprouts (radishes, arugula, red clover, mustard, cress), while following illustrated instructions on a roll of paper to unroll… Scrollino style!
The concept combines hands-on activity and discovering nature. Thanks to Scrollino's original format, children develop their curiosity, their autonomy and their fine motor skills.
Each Scrollino contains:
- A roll of activities and day-by-day instructions,
- organic seeds to sprout,
- A ready-to-use growing kit.
Scrollino books are available in French and English.
[ Discover the SCROLLINO brand ]
Ludmila and Sylvain offer you a 100% innovative, fun and original concept of unrolling books with Scrollino. Made on recycled and compostable paper, their system allows you to have fun, learn or create in a new way. Each book can be unrolled using any type of object and offers a different concept to allow you to collect them.
To give as a gift or simply out of curiosity, discover our collection of eco-responsible items for babies right now:
Sources:
*https://flaxandstitch.com/fr/qu-est-ce-que-pul
*https://travail-emploi.gouv.fr/les-etablissements-ou-services-daide-par-le-travail-esat
